Casio VZ-10M User Manual

VZ-10M Theory: Flow of Operations____/
Although the VZ-10M features an extremely complex operating system,
it has been designed so that actual operations are quite simple ~ after a
few hours you'll be amazed at how simple the VZ-10M is to operate, and
hhow versatile itis,
In order to appreciate the beauty of the VZ-10M, its insportant to have
€ clear initial understanding of its basic “flow of operations” - in other
words the basic order of operations you will probably want to follow 10
make the most of the VZ-10M.
‘Simply speaking, VZ-10M operations can be divided imo four different
“modes” - which, as you might expect, correspond to the four modes listed
‘on the front panel of the VZ-10M ~ the NORMAL mode, the COMBI-
NATION mode, the OPERATION MEMORY mode, and the MULTI
CHANNEL mode,
You can select a MODE by pressing the corresponding mode key, and
then select any MENU (or the PLAY sub-mode) with the MENU keys
(or PLAY key).
For a clear understanding of each, take a few moments (0 read through
the following text.
NORMAL MODE,
‘The NORMAL mode is what you might think of if you've used a “nor-
mal” single-patch synthesizer that does not feature the extensive sound.
layering and memory capabilities of the VZ-10M
‘The NORMAL mode can be further broken down into 1Wo sub-modes
= the PLAY mode and MENU mode. The PLAY mode is selected for nor-
ral performance, while the MENU eode(s is select for Curther editing
‘of sound and effect data. In the PLAY sub-mode, you can freely choose
any one of the VZ-10M’s 64 preset sounds or RAM card sounds, edit it,
and use it in performance.
‘The NORMAL mode isthe basic performance mode, where “patches”
created through the VZ-1OM's modular sound source system can be selected
and output individually for L-patch performance. You can make use of
the wide range of VZ-10M sound effects in this mode, for expanded per-
formance versatility.
‘You can also use the NORMAL mode to create new patches by altering
values for existing patches and writing them in either the internal or card
‘memory. Or create entirely new sounds by initializing a memory area and
programming values from “scratch” (initialized data).
‘Once you've created sounds you want fo save, you can write them to one
of 64 internal memory areas in the NORMAL mode, or to an optional
RAM card which holds as many as 128 sounds,
‘One importam thing to remember when you select the NORMAL mode
is that you're working with only 1 patch at a time - you can recall one
patch at a time, edit one patch at a time, perform with one patch at a
time, and write an individual patch to memory.
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Casio VZ-10M Specifications

General

Brand	Casio
Model	VZ-10M
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English