Theory: Flow Of Operations - Casio VZ-8M Operation Manual

Theory: Flow of Operations

Although the VZ-8M features a 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 unit is to operate, and how versatile it is.
In order to appreciate the beauty of the VZ, it's important to have a clear
initial understanding of its basic "flow of operations" — in other words
the basic order of operations you will probably want to follow to make
the most of this synthesizer.
Simply speaking, operations can be divided into four different types —
these correspond to the four basic operational "modes" — the NORMAL
mode, the COMBINATION mode, the OPERATION MEMORY mode
and the MULTI CHANNEL mode.
You can select any of these modes by pressing the corresponding key on
the front panel. After selecting the MODE, you can select any of the edit
ing modes. To select either the VOICE PARAMETER menu (VOICE
menu) or EFFECT menu, press the EDIT key so that the key's LED indi
cator lights. To select the TOTAL CONTROL menu (TOTAL menu), sim
ply press the TOTAL CONTROL key.
But before you start pressing keys, take a few moments to read through
the following text. This should give you a clearer understanding of the
relationship between the different basic modes.
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.
The NORMAL mode can be further broken down into two sub-modes
— the PLAY sub-mode and the MENU sub-mode. In other words, you
can "play" or perform normally in this mode, or use any of the three
editing MENUs to edit and create individual patches.
In the PLAY sub-mode, you can freely choose any of the sounds con
tained in the VZ's preset, internal or card-memories, and use it in perfor
mance. If you want to edit the sound, you simply select any of the editing
MENUs which contain a wide range of "FUNCTIONS" for sound edit
ing. Whenever you've selected any of the three editing MENUs, you're
working in the "MENU" sub-mode.
The NORMAL mode is the basic performance mode, where "patches"
created through the modular sound source system can be selected and out
put individually for 1-patch performance. You can make use of the wide
range of the sound effects in this mode, for expanded performance versa
tility.
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.
Once you've created sounds you want to 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 64 sounds.
WRITE TOTAL EOIT BANK SHIFT
COPY/INIT CONTROL M ON/OFF
WRITING
PATCHES
TO MEMORY
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