MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Casio RZ1 drum sampler status in 2023 *edit*

While Haze was messing around with:

I Can Play Piano - Piano Favorites (c)2007 Fisher Price / Mattel (preliminary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2wY_22mxQ

Casio RZ1 emulation improved significantly in 2022 since DarkMoe's video clip showed various items that had been first emulated in 2018 including Casio RZ1 system.

My 2018 post shows a few links about the Casio product.

Here is current 2023 status of Casio RZ-1 which lists items still yet to be done.

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https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/casio/rz1.cpp

Casio RZ-1

Sampling drum machine

Sound ROM info:

Each ROM chip holds 1.49s of sounds and can be opened as raw
PCM data: signed 8-bit, mono, 20,000 Hz.

* Sound A: Toms 1~3, Kick, Snare, Rimshot, Closed Hi-Hat, Open Hi-Hat,
and Metronome Click (in that order).

* Sound B: Clap, Ride, Cowbell, and Crash (in that order).

Note: Holding EDIT/RECORD, DELETE, INSERT/AUTO-COMPENSATE and
CHAIN/BEAT at startup causes the system to go into a RAM test.

TODO:
- Metronome
- Make audio input generic (core support needed)

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In case wanting to know what is yet to be done with RZ1 emulation,

Espen Kraft made a good tutorial video clip that shows features in RZ1 not yet emulated.

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Casio RZ-1 The sweetest 8 bit sampler and drum machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVVT61vIS4Q
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The clip is informative of showing the metronome feature and MIDI input feature that are an important part of the Casio drum sampler. The melodic sample demonstration near end of video clip that shows how drum sampler is used is impressive by itself. Video is worth watching as well as his other video clips from his page.

Espen Kraft

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5swc5zZU-xdI8T2RzhL4Q

btw: If this drum sampler unit could be emulated/preserved, this would be the tops. This unit sounds better compared to many of the other units out there.

Böhm Digital-Drums | German Linndrum | Free samples included

Dr.Böhm, the organ manufacturer released this "German LinnDrum" in 1983 under the name Böhm Digital-Drums. Extraordinary disco vibes can be had from these lo-fi, but still glittering drums. They come best to life when sequenced internally from this unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpTOQ6QMVf0

Edited by gregf (05/22/23 08:34 AM)