Chas Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 For years Casio CZ fans have been calling out for a modern re-issue of the CZ Phase Distortion synthesizer series. Could our prayers be about to be answered by Behringer? And they should call it a "BZ-1"!!! Here's the announcement on the Behringer Facebook page: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XW-Addict Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Wow but I imagine with a few additions of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianokeyjoe Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 maaannn! I will believe it when I see it! These jokers been talking about and teasing about these $100 and $50 micro mini synths since the 2020 and nothing.. Vapor. With inflation getting out of control and SYNTHFLATION even worse, I doubt it.. But we can all dream.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) Considering how much money Uli Behringer has had to spend already countering his other lawsuits, especially from Roland and I think Moog (there is a "Moog Foundation" so he pushed his luck on that one) if Casio decides to join in with another lawsuit-I don't know if he can afford to keep his huge Chinese factory open for much longer. He claims he is "reverse-engineering" not copying and so far he has gotten away with this lawyer-speak. And he claims he is taking advantage of the original manufacturers not bothering to follow through on what have become classic pieces of hardware. He has a good point there, although the XW-P1 comes close to sounding like a CZ if you know how to manipulate the CZ waveforms that are in it-not exactly a CZ. But Casio has stopped making the XW's too. And the MZ series. I would buy this if it isn't vaporware, the price is right and if reviews are favorable-but many have complained about Behringer's other clones-the model D, Pro-1 etc. as not quite being as good quality as the originals, so I have resisted the gearlust, and bought a small banged-up Alesis Micron instead which needed quite a bit of restoration but is like having 3 Behringer clones built into one and has a similar "form-factor" with 37 keys in a steel case and I can use it as a midi DIN out controller. Doesn't have the CZ waveforms in it though. Edited May 6, 2023 by Jokeyman123 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianokeyjoe Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 If only Casio made such return of the much beloved synth tech, we would all be happy! I Promise! But from what you say @Jokeyman123m they are on that trend of discontinuing actually good products that have the word "SYNTHESIZER" on them.. Why oh why Casio? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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