casio vl-tone

[seanbaker]

anyone know how to program the ADSR on this? I know how to program it, but I don't know the order of the parameters? Attack, Delay, Sustain, Release, vibrato, tremolo, voice select. Anyone know where I can download a manual for this piece of antiquity?

[Bucktunes]

Originally posted by seanbaker:

anyone know how to program the ADSR on this? I know how to program it, but I don't know the order of the parameters? Attack, Delay, Sustain, Release, vibrato, tremolo, voice select.

Attack - The time lag between playing the note, and the note reaching full volume. A low number gives you instant response, like a plucked string or struck mallet. A high number will give you a slow fade-in.

 

Decay (not delay, I believe) - Determines how quickly or slowly the note will fade after peaking. A low number will get a quick fade like a marimba or banjo. A high number will make a long, slow fade like a low piano string.

 

Sustain - Sets the volume the note will "settle" on after decaying. A low number will fade the note into silence. A high number will sustain the note for as long as you hold the note.

 

Release - Determines how quickly or slowly the note will fade out after you release the key. A low number will stop the note immediately as you release the key. A higher number will cause the note to fade out more slowly after you release the key.

 

Vibrato - A rhythmic fluctuation in pitch.

 

Tremolo - A rhythmic fluctuation in volume (Fender guitars and amps have these last two terms reversed! )

 

Voice select - I assume this just chooses which sound (patch, program, tone, voice, etc.) you will be playing.

 

As for getting a manual, good luck. Even the big manufacturers don't go far out of their way to support their older instruments. They'd rather sell you one of their new ones.

 

Peace all,

Steve

[seanbaker]

Thanks. I know what the parameters mean. I just don't know which order they are programmed on the VL-tone. The way it works is you enter in an 8 digit code to program a sound. I need to know which digits represents which values (attack, decay, sustain, release, etc.).