Cosmo Synth (Casio CZ-3000)

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Who knew Casio could make such a machine. They are very underrated as a synth company and certainly need to return to their roots.

[@filtomsun]

This was my first synth, PAD! ;)

[@PureAmbientDrone]

@@filtomsun I ended up getting one some time ago. Don't have it now though.. their huge!

[@filtomsun]

@@PureAmbientDrone I gave mine away but I'm very tempted to get a replacement. And you're right, huge and heavy. Built like a tank.

[@maxmatson1578]

@@filtomsun Same here! It was my very first synthesizer.🎹🎧💫😵

[@TheGreatPizzaMasterpiece]

I have the CZ-5000 and I love the 8 stage amp envelope and also using it for phat and evil sounding bass sounds, but man do I wish it had velocity like the CZ-101 would have made them a real MIDI powerhouse. Especially if there was a velocity on/off or parameter adjust like on an Ensoniq of the era. Still there is a brightness to the sound that, like this example here - very lush! - through the right reverb and effects is quite nice. You’ve done the machine quite well, thank you!

[@stolevole]

This is probably the best demo that I ever heard. Such a pleasure to listen to. Beautiful sounds, so tastefully arranged... great!!! Thank you!

[@way2muchNFO]

Classic soundtrack.. the future would be proud

[@mastercylinder1939]

What a fantastic track, I keep coming back to it occasionally for a new listen. Always inspiring.

[@matiasgrimoure4533]

Pasaron 6 años y sigo alucinando con este track. La paleta sonora que lograste en esta pieza es increíble ❤

[@moogdome2562]

Wow. This is the best demo of a synth the world has ever seen. love the music, close-ups Just wonderful. Never knew these were so awesome. Thank you for sharing. I want one.

[@lukystreik]

one of the best CZ demos I ever heard! thanks for sharing!

[@TommySasaki]

This too awesome. My 80s heart is bleeding nostalgia and sorrow.

[@zdave6083]

Don't be a wuss.

[@amulpatel]

loving this.. floating feeling

[@marcgrauss3425]

Again a veeery nice tune, bravo !!👏👏 I sold many of these affordable Casio CZ in the 80's. I felt it had a big potential - while I was missing time to dig deeper during this period... I worked some months ago with the Arturia VST CZ V and I made some pieces mainly dedicated to this serie. The Arturia CZ V comtains many additionnal features that enrich this synth - giving it eventually better converters... I have also been able to retreive in SysEx the few sounds that I have designed at that time for my demos. 😊 Thank you for your piece that celebrates so well the qualities of this serie.

[@salomonavilapelayo9031]

I am 22 and have a cz-101 that came with the box and manuals. It even had the original seal stickers. The other one is a cz-5000 that I have. Bought from eBay last year for a good deal and came with its original case. It was shipped from Tokyo lol, so even better. This synths are amazing! Thank you for sharing as well! Glad you lived through that decade.

[@j1m1j3nkins5]

These are just astonishing in the creative hand. Mine has been for sale ten times, until I turn it on (to see if everything still works) then it becomes my primary synth for the next year. Casio did digital correct.

[@ukaszkusmirek6872]

This is probably the best demo that I ever heard

[@guillaumelavaud5082]

Great demo.

[@SatoshiandMakoto]

This is a very delicate and fantastic sounds. I want to listen more tracks,superb job. Well Done!

[@kennethgibson5728]

i had a 3000 and I was amazed at how easily I came up with sounds FAR better than the presets.

[@sergicamposaviles5942]

ooohhh amazing cosmo tecno!!!

[@scottcupp8129]

This thing is amazing!!! I had a CZ1000 back in the day but it was stolen unfortunately. I have several industry giant synths in my collection but I would love to have one of these

[@DismalTide]

What a showcase!

[@willvitkovitch4518]

nice time lapse to make it look like it has a sequencer or something! : ) I love this machine!

[@petersamiutenki]

This is awesome! I like it very much! Great job! I almost forget what beautiful machine I have in my closet! The CZ-5000. Greatings from Poland - Piotr.

[@RetroPlus]

Wow that sounds... surprisingly modern

[@lorensteele2962]

Awesome synth music

[@axs203]

Fantastic sounds!

[@RicardoDiLago]

love your music style and sounds, great compositions- not overloaded with sounds but all carefully put together. I wish i would have such skills

[@mmrva]

Dear God...I searched for a nice demo to show possibilities of CZ. Now, listening to this amazing track I don't wont to sell it anymore. Fantastic track my friend. Fantastic.

[@AsphaltKobold]

Phantastic song and great old synthie! :D

[@gjc82071]

Great, awesome, excellent! The CZ line/series are very underrated synths. I have a CZ-1 & also an HT-6000 ("SD Synthesis" line was also underrated) The CZ (& HT) are really great synths, capable of some really unique sounds. In the right hands, (as your video proves) they're capable of amazing things.

[@michalkuric5595]

beautiful !!

[@kiwictor3752]

Great sounds.

[@airtonrodriguesdeoliveira9447]

Super Synth!

[@ikworgek]

Great demo love the cz series!

[@danielwiklander8614]

"sound quality is obviously somewhat lo-fi" That's half the point of these old digitals. Great sounds!

[@WilliamSalmela]

Yes, the grittyness of the waveforms gives a nice character to the sound, but high noise floor and hiss is uncool.

[@clusterchord1]

fantastic track... echoes of berlineschule era and some 80s soundtracks..

[@etnotronica8038]

Great track!

[@StarfieldBound]

Thank you for this well produced demo.

[@popcycles]

Holy crap this is so good

[@JanBain]

Excellent... very good theme.

[@littlebritain64]

You wrote a perfect description of the CZ series sound. Maybe a little equalization or using an harmonic enhancer would greatly help. And with a proper analog filter this synth would have made best synths shoeshine's rags!!

[@blurchy]

A Great Synth, miss my CZ1.

[@TransistorBased]

There's a CZ-3000 for sale right now in Wisconsin. It's a chain store called Music Go Round. They'll ship 😄

[@jotty70]

Awesome !

[@maxmatson1578]

My very first synthesizer Was this exact same Casio CZ🎹 awesome video!🎧👌👍

[@TheSlowBallBoy]

Overshadowed by the DX21/27/100 and lower-end Junos of the time but very capable of great sounds if you got your head around the PCM programming and complex envelopes. And at about a quarter of the price! Crisp punchy basslines and echoing lead lines in particular. Great box of tricks.

[@simonlacelle1902]

Amazing piece, great demo. 10/10 would explore space to

[@starlost1801]

yeh thats a great piece of music love the cz synths

[@soundfilet]

wie schön der klingt.....

[@amonster8mymother]

Cool track. :)

[@juzuga]

Amazing! I'm just buying the Casio CZ-5000 synthesizer. I'm on fire !! :)

[@MinimalWave1982]

+Juha-Pekka Katajisto same here! :)

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

+MinimalWave1982 im buying a cz3000. is $125 worth the money

[@janne-mikaeljarvinen8593]

CZ5000 is a great synth. Had mine for few years & not gonna ditch it off(:

[@moogdome2562]

If your on fire, Can I have your synth?.

[@Oxygene1841]

A brilliant piece of kit,I've had my 5000 ages it's an absolute classic....

[@NachoMartyMeyer]

amazing

[@sOnIcBo0mBoY]

Nice demo.. sounds warm and versatile, I'm just learning FM synthesis and will move onto PD with my CZ1000 next .. inspiring nice1 : )

[@RicardoDiLago]

actualy very nice sounding synth. never considered a casio, because of its toyish image to be honest. But this sounds truly serious. well done!

[@demonkoryu]

The CZ stuff is the best Casio ever made. It can make sounds that nothing else can make.

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

RicardoDiLago the cz lineup is amazing and very unique. The 3000, 5000, and 1 are the more professional models. the 101 and 1000 are cheaper and less powerful, but they still have the same synth engine and can sound very similar to this. imo this sounds good but it's bit basic, external effects will help a ton you idiot

[@Glenfiddich101]

your reply was good enough without having to call him an idiot don't you think ??

[@reneotten2288]

Glenfiddich101 idiot!

[@sP33DyEdOld]

@@reneotten2288 lol and Yes at that time Casio's where like toy's for children like al the feedback on this comment.

[@PC0067]

C'est igénial ce son qui ressemble à une guitare en arrière plan de la compo. C'est superbe. Vous devriez en faire d'autres

[@discodave6153]

Great track, really enjoyed that.

[@chicoandtheman7599]

This is very cool.....it's just pure awesomeness. (don't know what else to say) PS: I like this entire piece, very much,....but I especially love the intro. (that monophonic lead sound is really cool)

[@reneotten2288]

Amazing, very well done. Please post more :-)

[@TransistorBased]

Everyone needs to send this to Casio to remind them why the CZ line needs a remake. But honestly, Behringer has teased one, so we might be taken care of

[@PHAEDRIDER]

very pretty . im getting one in a couple days. cant wait to mess with it.

[@bloots23]

great track, great synth..

[@WilliamSalmela]

I find myself using the SDE-2000 a lot. It's an early digital mono delay with simple modulation function, but sounds to me a bit more organic than many of those clinical plug-in delays.

[@EarlOfMaladyCrescent]

Amazing piece of music! I've got a Casio CZ3000 & was thinking of trying to sell it, but it's kinda growing on me now. I think this video may have swayed me a little! But also, I gather these CZ Synths are now hard to find for sale & mine is worth more than I paid for it! 😃 I kinda feel lucky to have it.

[@StudioF]

Brilliant.

[@_multigrin]

Brilliant indeed!

[@MIDERA]

Wow, excellent!!!

[@CabalisOrder]

omg thouse are some awesome synthwave sounds!!!

[@SuperVox]

very nice sounds

[@erwan-coic-film-music-composer]

Good job Will !!! ;-)

[@chicoandtheman7599]

This is sooooo good.

[@moogdome2562]

Excellent demo, enjoy your playing. The Casio name seems to stink, regarding cheap goods, and by synth snobs, into the other famous brands, well that's why they all sound the same and have empty pockets. This is an incredible synth. Very underrated and overlooked. I hope to add one to my collection for ambient sounds. Very cheap on the secondhand market at the moment for those who can afford one.Need to fill my piggy bank before I buy anymore. But a serious classic synth for me. I want one. Thank you for sharing.

[@Grow_Everything]

Agree 100% This synth is an absolute beauty and has a truly one of a kind sound. It's a shame people limit their palette on synths so much when there are so many that sound entirely unique to one another.

[@taigkyo]

??? Over the years I've had two CZ3000's, a 5000 and a CZ1; and I used to play my bandmate's CZ1000. This sounds very CZ to me. With tasteful effects, arrangement, & musicianship too, I might add.

[@smleonard55]

These are great boards and i wish i had bought one at the time but just couldn't get the programming. At the time i used DX21 and later a DX7. Great track. Cant remember if they had a built in arpeggio unit? Did once play on the CZ 5000 and had a mess with the sequencer! What a monster!

[@Jeffpilar]

Very Nice. Good Job.

[@dennismossinkoff7993]

some new analog devises op\amp's and you are there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@popcycles]

That rubberband bass ❤

[@carlosgarciasandoval9993]

Grandioso!!

[@dekatran]

Fantastic track!!! very Jarrish!

[@invisibletenants]

The CZ 1, 2000S, 3000 and 5000 have a relatively decent chorus effect that really sweeten the sound and make it sound much more Fairlight ish. Without it, it sounds like ol' gritty CZ101/1000/230S.

[@EMantraOfficial1]

As an artist i salute you ..cheers

[@paulanderson79]

I paid these scant regard in the 1980s but I am starting to see the error of my ways.

[@glazbeniurednik05]

This is very nice music, for relaxation and for deep minds. Very deep music! 5!

[@JobimSynthMusic]

I need to stop watching your videos, because it's the second out of two that make me want to buy the instrument. not healthy for my wallet! another excellent job here!

[@ColgateLP]

250$ - 300$?! im gonna buy one of these for sure. I think to find them is the bigger problem especially here in switzerland. I like your patch sounds they sound very big. Greetings

[@jpnoll1781]

wonderful!!

[@68ElPadrino]

Ok thank u n I sure will check them out. I'm trying to get in all kinds of music me being a upcoming producer.

[@fmsynths83]

I have a CZ 3000, it weighs about 12 kilograms!! it was built with plastic sheeting and steel.

[@ouchcubic]

i had wn patches. but the user memory battery backup was corroded, so i coulnt save anything. too bad, it had great sound.

[@Aejotz]

Great tune! I'm a big CZ fan. I use a 101.

[@DrRichtofenXx]

scored this for $30 on fb marketplace hopefully i can honor it with good use

[@TransistorBased]

That's a steal. I want to find another, but it's just so huge and heavy.

[@BlueAngelo]

Good vibes!

[@WilliamSalmela]

There's a lot of Casio CZ patches in the web. I used many of these sounds I downloaded, maybe tweaked them also a bit, but for my taste the programming of a CZ is too slow..

[@spodule6000]

I seem to remember the figure 13kg - must have read this on the web somewhere. Only the top panel is plastic, the main chassis is formed from steel sheet (at least it is on mine).

[@TransistorBased]

I'm picking one of these up for $100 tomorrow. There's no way I could pass that up! It should be an odd companion to my pair of PT-1s.

[@Wardell43]

CL has one for $50 right now, which is why I'm here doing my research.

[@TransistorBased]

Imurimag Ination Get it. No question. It's fantastic

[@Wardell43]

I bought it. He also had a Yamaha AW 1600 recorder for $100 with all kinds of goodies! I got the Casio and the Yamaha for $130. It's in great shape and came with a Casio hard shell case and a stand.

[@Wardell43]

I'm a guitarist, but I played keys in a beach band a while ago and use a Yamaha p-90 piano and a Casio XW-p1. I haven't set them all up yet to see what kind of racket that I can make.

[@TransistorBased]

@@Wardell43 I ended up selling mine to make space for a DX7. As much as I adore the DX, I still miss the Casio. I'd swap it into my band's rig any day.

[@manuelalejandroorqueravald6511]

Excelente!

[@chemosis8259]

this sounds great compared to alot of other demos

[@user-JM1967]

Stereo super!

[@snyxolschmidt5183]

this song makes me goose bumps. i will use an casio cz emulator as vst.

[@markwalker4183]

We need an album release! ;)

[@michaelmos7497]

Very nice sounds and a very well arranged musical example. Compliment. Compared to the synthesizers of the 80s / 90s from e.g. Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Kawai, Ensoniq etc. were not always taken very seriously. In my opinion, very little has changed so far. Too bad. Because in terms of sound, Casio synthesizers offer a lot. I had two Casio CZ 1000 synthesizers for a few years from 1984 and worked a lot with them (Germany).

[@LFOVCF]

Does a nice whistle.

[@matiasgrimoure4533]

I really like your song. I would like to hear it with headphones while i ride my bike at nite... and run into the woods i guess. Could I? you know... download it?

[@SynthLove27]

--- Very good work man ! With or Without FX, it's good. Very famous synthesizers, used to use onboard FX and nobody speaks about it. Do not worry man. haters will criticize you because the synth is Casio, or is not so good ... blah blah blah,,, (Sorry my english)

[@SynthLove27]

You show people, what can be done with an CZ synth. Multitrack and FX are part of the process.

[@WilliamSalmela]

Sorry, but you're wrong. It's 100% Casio CZ-3000 but WITH EXTERNAL EFFECTS on some sounds. (See description).

[@jamesedinger4956]

Really wish Casio would make a new rack version of their phase distortion synths and keep it simple like the CZ-3000.

[@derekbaker3279]

Hi James. The reaason that Casio stopped making synths with a Phase Distortion engine is that Yamaha successfully sued Casio for copying Yamaha's FM Synthesis engines (it's true...Phase Distortion & FM Synthesis are basically the same process.). Yamaha's legal victory forced Casio to cease production of their CZ synths & other pro level synths, so I seriously doubt that Casio will ever reissue any of those synths. 😞

[@jamesedinger4956]

@@derekbaker3279 Understood, however, Yamaha must have changed their position in recent time. My Kronos can load and play original DX7 patches.

[@bloodyhell302]

kmrtv (why the F can't I reply to older comments??) FYI for you and everyone - Computer World was produced in 1981. The first Casio CZ synth appeared in 1984.