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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Casio RZ-1. Is this classic 80s drum machine and sampler the holy grail for nailing the vintage sound of early De La Soul (Three Feet High and Rising), Wu Tang Clan (The RZA), Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers or is it just a corny lofi beats maker? Can it stand it’s ground when compared to the Roland TR-707 or lofi sampler instruments like the Roland SP
...-202 or Roland SP-303?
Thanks to Levni for lending me this beautiful antique:
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:59 Overview Casio RZ1
01:25 Drum Sounds
01:54 Limitations
02:06 Faders
02:20 Multiple Outputs
02:34 Choke Groups
02:42 Sampling Functionality
03:15 Sampling Process ( More Limitations)
03:33 Sequencer
04:06 Even More Limitations (the Big Ones)
04:11 Backups (SysEx, MT Port)
04:34 Pricing
04:43 History of the Instrument, Famous Users, Thanks
05:16 Hate
05:39 Jam 1 (Old School House)
06:32 Jam 2 (Old School Dub Techno)
07:32 Finale (Boom Bap x Downtempo)
08:04 VerdictShow more