Feature Comparison Matrix
| Casio SD Synth Features | HZ-600 | MT-600 | HT-700 | HT-3000 | HT-6000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keys | 61 Full | 49 Mini | 49 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 | No | 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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