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1—Meet FIZMO
1—Meet FIZMO
Congratulations on your purchase of ENSONIQ’s FIZMO. FIZMO is a unique new synthesizer based on
ENSONIQ’s exclusive Transwaves: evolving waveforms that provide the basis for incredibly animated, alive
sounds. FIZMO utilizes both traditional synth techniques and its own array of potent modulation tools—as well as
ENSONIQ’s acclaimed effects—to create CD-quality sounds unlike anything heard anywhere else. FIZMO’s
extensive realtime controls and vocoder allow you to easily shape sounds with your hands and mouth as you play,
while its intelligent, interactive arpeggiator pulses away in the background.
Straight out of the box, FIZMO’s ready to go, with 64 great-sounding presets pre-programmed by ENSONIQ.
Turn the F, I, Z, M and O knobs as you play to hear the selected preset change shape. You can also build your
own preset from scratch using FIZMO’s many handy front panel knobs.
About the FIZMO User’s Guide
Notes, Tips, Warnings
As you read the User’s Guide, you’ll see notes tips and warnings interspersed throughout the text, offset by their
gray background. Each contains a particular kind of information:
• Notes provide additional information relating to the topic being discussed.
• Tips describe applications for the topic under discussion.
• Warnings provide important information that helps you avoid damage to your work, FIZMO or you yourself.
Button Illustrations
Where button or knob illustrations appear in the User’s Guide, buttons
referred to in the accompanying text are shown in black, while knobs are
shown with a black outer ring (except for the FIZMO knobs in Chapter 3).
Keyboard Range Mode
The button referred
to in the text
What’s in the FIZMO box?
In your FIZMO box, you’ll find:
• FIZMO • a power supply for FIZMO • the FIZMO User’s Guide
Tip: See Page 44 for information on FIZMO’s proper care.
The FIZMO Demos
FIZMO contains brief demonstration songs that can give you an idea of its sonic capabilities. To play a demo:
1. Press and hold down the preset bank-selection button.
Preset bankselection
Bank 1
button
2. While continuing to hold down the preset bank-selection
button, press the +/Yes button, and then release both
buttons. The display will show FIZMO’s first demo, d001.
Bank 2
3. Press the +/Yes button to begin playing the demo. To stop
the demo, press the button again.
4. To select the next demo in FIZMO’s memory, press the Variations up arrow button in the Effects
section of FIZMO’s front panel. (To re-select an earlier demo press the down arrow button.)
- / No
5. To exit FIZMO’s demo-playing mode, press the -/No button.
- / No + / Yes
Demo
Variation
Note: While the demo plays, FIZMO’s front-panel controls are de-activated; turning knobs and such will have no
effect. When you press the -/No button to exit demo mode, normal functionality is restored.
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