Casio SD Synthesizers
Feature Comparison Matrix

Casio SD Synthesizers

Section Title: Feature Comparison Matrix
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Casio SD Synth Features	HZ-600	MT-600	HT-700	HT-3000	HT-6000

Keys	61 Full	49 Mini	61 Mini	61 Full	61 Full

Built-in Speakers	No	Yes (1W+1W)	Yes (1W+1W)	Yes (2W+2W)	Yes (2W+2W)

Velocity (Initial Touch) Sensitive	No	No	No	No	Yes

Polyphony	8	8	8	8	8

Multi-timbral MIDI Channels	2	3	3	3	4

Programmable SD Synthesis	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, Expanded

Headphones Jack	Front, 1/4"	Rear, 1/8"	Rear, 1/8"	Front, 1/4"	Front, 1/4"

Volume Pedal/Line-in Jack	Yes, 1/4" Stereo	No	No	Yes, 1/4" Stereo	Yes, 1/4" Stereo

Line-out Jacks	L & R 1/4"	None	L & R RCA	L & R 1/4"	L & R 1/4"

MIDI Jacks	In, Out, Thru	In, Out	In, Out	In, Out, Thru	In, Out, Thru

Transpose	5 to +6	No	5 to +6	5 to +6	5 to +6

Chorus	Analog, 3 levels	Analog, no levels	Analog, 3 levels	Analog, 3 levels	Analog, 3 levels

RAM Card Patch Capacity (Upper/Lower)	120 / 60	None	20 / 10	20 / 10	20 / 10

Accompaniment Sequencer Memory (Banks x Chords/Operations)	None	1x 1304/395	2x 640/198	2x 640/198	2x 427/198

Pitch Bender Range	Selectable (Major 2nd, Minor 3rd, Perfect 5th)	Fixed @ Major 2nd	Fixed @ Major 2nd	Fixed @ Major 2nd	Fixed @ Major 2nd

Modulation Wheel	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

Programming Wheels	1	None	1	1	2

Auto-shutoff override	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Keyboard Split	3 split points	None	2 (only for auto-accompaniment)	3 split points	3 split points

Preset Patches	Piano, Harpsichord, Jazz Organ, Brass Ens, Symph Ens, Synth Bells, Magical Wind, Blues Harmonica, Light Harp, Plunk Extend, Elec Piano, Vibraphone, Synth Clavi, Strings, Synth Bass, Synth Celesta, Pearl Drop, Synth Reed, Fantasy, Typhoon Sound.	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	Synth Ens 1, Cosmic Dance, String Ens, Brass Ens, Pipe Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Guitar, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Synth Ens 2, Cathedral, Symphonic Ens, Synth Brass, Jazz Organ, Elec Piano, Harp, Funky Clavi, Flute, Synth Bells

"Internal" Patch Defaults (Rewritable except on the MT-600)	Piano 2, Marimba, Pipe Organ, Strings 2, Synth Ens 1, Synth Vib 1, Koto, Double Reed, Clarinet, Miracle, Elec Piano, Vibraphone 2, Violin, Synth Strings, Synth Ens 2, Synth Vib 2, Synth Harp, Slash Reed, Synth Guitar, Explosion	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	Synth Ens, Space Fantasy, Chorus, Synth Harp 1, Pipe Organ 2, Piano 2, Harpsichord 2, Harmonica, Synth Reed, Steel Drum, Brass Ens 2, Metallic Sound, Synth Sound, Fantasy, Jazz Organ 2, Synth Celesta, Synth Harp 2, Clarinet, Synth Guitar, Marimba

Auto accompaniment patterns	None	20 presets, non-programmable	20 presets, 10 internal, +10 card	20 presets, 10 internal, +10 card	20 presets, 10 internal, +10 card

Volume Sliders	Master, Lower Tone	Master, Accompaniment	Master, Accompaniment, Drums	Master, Accompaniment/Lower Tone, Drums	Master, Accompaniment/Lower Tone, Drums

Accompaniment Parts	0 (No accompaniment)	2 (Chord, Bass)	2 (Chord, Bass)	2 (Chord, Bass)	3 (Chord, Bass, Obligatto)

Accompaniment Bass Patches	0 (No accompaniment)	1	1	1	4 (Wood, Elec, Slap, Synth)

Accompaniment Obligatto Patches	0 (No accompaniment)	0	0	0	6

Programmable PCM Percussion Sounds	0 (No accompaniment)	No programmable percussion. Preset rhythms use the 15 HT-700/3000 drums.	15 (bass, snare, rim-shot, elec. toms (hi, low), ride, claps, hi-hat (open, closed), bongos (hi, low), timbales (hi, low), agogos (hi, low), claps)	Same as HT-700	18 (same as HT-700/3000 but adds gated snare, timpani, orchestra hit, cowbell, and drops the claps.)

Chord Inversions available for Custom Accompaniment	0 (No accompaniment)	0 (Not programmable)	8	8	14

Rhythm Intro	No (No accompaniment)	No	No	No	Yes

Rhythm Ending	No (No accompaniment)	No	No	Yes	Yes

Rhythm Variation	No (No accompaniment)	No	No	No	Yes

Accompaniment Variation	No (No accompaniment)	No	No	No	Yes

Auto-Harmonize	No (No accompaniment)	No	No	Yes	Yes

DCO Oscillators/Voice	1	1	1	1	4 for upper tones, 2 for lower tones

Available DCO Waveforms	32 (Some including noise oscillation)	DCO-based presets uneditable.	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	64 (32 basic, 16 including noise oscillation and 16 including ring modulation)

Programmable LFO Settings	Pitch only. Delay, speed, depth, wave (saw up/down, triangle, square, random)	None	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600

Programmable VCF Settings	ADSR w/ cutoff frequency, resonance, depth	None	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	ADSR w/ cutoff frequency, resonance, depth, key-follow, velocity curve

Number of VCF's	1 shared/channel	1 shared/channel	1 shared/channel	1 shared/channel	8 independent (1/voice of polyphony)

Programmable DCA Settings	ADSR, depth	None	Same as HZ-600	Same as HZ-600	ADSR, attack and decay curves (acute or obtuse), key-follow, plus velocity curves and depths for each of 4 oscillators

Independent DCA for Noise Oscillator	No	No	No	No	Yes (ADSR)

Detuning	No	No	No	No	Yes, higher than fundamental, fine or coarse (but not both together for a given oscillator)

Ring Modulation	No	No	No	No	Yes, oscillator 4 can modulate oscillator 3.

"Line Editor" Programming	No	No	No	No	Yes: simultaneous side-by-side view of all 4 oscillators' velocity, amplitude or detune, with 4 pairs of increment/decrement buttons.

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HZ-600 had 61 full-size keys, a modulation wheel, volume-pedal jack, MIDI THRU, and a 3-point splittable keyboard.

final_sentence: HZ-600 had 61 full-size keys, a modulation wheel, volume-pedal jack, MIDI THRU, and a 3-point splittable keyboard.