


The CZ is also heavily leaning on the onboard FX units like delay, reverb, chorus, flanger, multimode filter and more. It has a bit more of a mellow vibe to it. This allows for a good set of tone shaping options and caters much more to entry level users compared to the DX7 which in that regard is much more complicated.Ĭompared to the DX7 the CZ sounds not as bright and sharp. There are two additional modulation envelopes and LFOs you can combine in various ways in a slot modulation matrix. Additionally, there is a ring modulation options and an extra noise generator. You have 8 waveforms for each oscillator and an extra custom one you can draw yourself. The architecture is two sound generators that use a two-oscillator combo that you can phase distort with in combination with three envelopes. This emulation has the advantage to use the entire screen for the GUI and you are not limited to a two row LCD screen for information. A close relative to FM synthesis that has the same digital sounding vibes but allows for a huge range of sonic possibilities.

In this review the focus will be on the newcomers. They also updated their existing instruments as well.
