Ensoniq Fizmo Synthesizer

This is a fun machine to noodle around on. It's a bit digital-thin on most the sounds it makes, but it can make an interesting array of sounds. I'm very careful with this synth as it feels cheaply made. The buttons are a bit clunky and the readout seems like it will stop any day now. In fact, the little LCD readout pretty much sucks. Outside of that, I love this machine.

SAMPLE: Decomputerization is the best song I can think of that highlights the quirky tone of the Fizmo. The main synth lead in this track is the Fizmo.

Specs! Specs! Get yer specs here....

• Polyphony - 48 voices
• Oscillators - 4 MB of 16-bit internal wave ROM, featuring Transwaves 58 waveforms
• LFO Time - 8 LFO's (7 waveform choices, can sync to Arpeggiator or external MIDI clock)
• Filter - Resonant LP & BP 4 pole filters.
• Effects - 41 digital VLSI 24-bit effects
  • 8 Global Reverbs,
  • Chorus,
  • Flanger,
  • DDL,
  • Distortion,
  • Tunable Speaker,
  • Chatter Box,
  • Vocal Morph,
  • Auto-Wah,
  • Vocoder
• Keyboard - 61 semi-weighted keys
• Memory - 128 ROM sounds, Up to 128 RAM, 64 Presets

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  Tech Notes:

  Reset the Fixmo: Hold the "save" button and press "Compare". At the propmt, press "yes".

  Download Fizmo Users Guide (PDF)

  
  Acquired: 2000
  
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