Synths ⇝ Casio ⇝ Casio VZ-10M

The Casio VZ-10M is a rackmount version of the Casio VZ-1. It is a late-1980's synthesizer with a sound generation engine based on phase distortion, which is similar to Yamaha's FM. Casio called it iPD, for "interactive phase distortion". It has 16-voice polyphony and has 64 each of user and factory preset patch memories.

It can also store 128 patches on an RC-100 RAM card.

Specifications

Year Released: 1989

Polyphony: 16 notes

Multitimbral: 8 parts

User Patches: 64

Preset Performances: 64

Screen: 64 x 96 pixel backlit display

Power Consumption: 15 watts

Dimensions: 482.6 mm x 276.5 mm x 98.1 mm

Weight: 5.6Kg (12.4lbs)

This is a 2-space rack unit.

User Demo Videos

Rating

Sound Samples

WAV samples are available on freewavesamples.com.

File Downloads

Casio VZ-10M Manual

Casio VZ Series SysEx Patch Collection

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