street priceThe Casio CZ-5000 is a vintage digital synthesizer released by Casio in 1987. It was one of the first synthesizers to feature phase distortion synthesis, a type of synthesis that creates sound by altering the phase of an oscillator. The CZ-5000 also featured two digital oscillators, an 8-bit digital signal processor, and a 16-voice polyphonic architecture. It was popular among electronic musicians for its unique sound and its affordability.
Country of origin / production: Japan
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Synthesizer | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| With Keys | |
| Archetype | |
| Digital (D) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 16 |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | 2 part(s) |
| Split/Layer | Layered patches memory |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Synthesis Method | Digital Subtractive |
| Oscillator Type | Digital |
| Technology of Sound Generation | PD (Phase Distortion) |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Sine |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Square |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | Up Saw |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) | White Noise |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count | 33 |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Single Voice Preset | 32 |
| User-defined Single Voice | 32 |
| Envelope Generator (EG) | |
| Pitch | AADDSSRR |
| Filter | AADDSSRR |
| Amp | AADDSSRR |
| Modulation | |
| LFO: LFO Count | 1 |
| LFO Waveforms | |
| Square | |
| Triangle | |
| Up Saw | |
| Effects | |
| Chorus | |
| Vibrato | |
| Sequencer | |
| Tracks count | 8 |
| Note Capacity | 7000 |
| Tempo (min value) | 40 |
| Tempo (max value) | 256 |
| MIDI in/ out | |
| IN | |
| OUT | |
| THRU | |
| Keys | |
| Type | Synth Action |
| Velocity Sensitivity | |
| Size | 5 |
| Number of Keys | 61 |
| Display | |
| Display type | TFT |
| Color resolution | Monochrome |
| Resolution: Symbols Count | 32 |
| External controllers | |
| Sustain foot pedal | |
| Expression foot pedal | |
| Audio out | |
| Stereo | |
| All voices mixed in one output | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 2 |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified | 1 |
| DAC | |
| DAC Frequency | 40 kHz |
| Resolution | 12 bit |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 220V |
| Voltage | 240V |
| Voltage | 100V |
| Voltage | 120V |
| Voltage | 50-60Hz |
| Power consumption | 26 W |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 127 mm |
| Width | 1025 mm |
| Depth | 341 mm |
| Weight | 11.7 kg |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&plastic | |
| Color | |
| Grey | |
| Production start | 1986 |
| Production end | 1991 |
| Production ended | |
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