Synthesist Dylan Pank shared this “switched on” style Casio CZ-101 arrangement of Scarlatti’s Sonata in D minor K.1.
The arrangement highlights the multi-timbral capabilities of the CZ-101 – which are more capable on this synth from 1985 than most modern synths.
Technical details:
“Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.1, arranged for 4 parts, controlled via midi from Musescore 3, recorded direct into Audacity, reverb and stereo conversion added in Audacity.”
I think it’s beautiful. What a nice gritty sound.
nice piece, nice synth, but these sounds are really awful.
The CZ-101 was my first synth and it was really a pro-level synth (for the time) packed into a cheap consumer package.
Yea, people who I know who had them really loved them.
I get the impression there is are many things about it that make it special.
a 90’s phone ringer
I had a CZ-101 when they first appeared and loved it. In a way, it was the first module-with-courtesy-(mini)-keys. I only halfway figured out how to program it, but it was always a great partner for pads & bells. I also managed a few wannabe D-50 sounds by using it for attacks. People snorted when they saw a Casio logo, but not after they heard it as part of a monster poly stack.