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hey guys-- newbie with lots of questions

2002-11-21 by backseat76

Sold my 101 a few years ago (with cartridge).. yes I know, stupid of 
me....

Recently picked up a CZ-1 off Ebay for only $150... perfect shape. 
Love it. Love the multitimbrality and 64 internal patches... oh how I 
missed that CZ-101 sound..........

My question is this....... I had a book for the CZ-101 (that I sold 
with it).... it was called EZCZ or something.. does anyone have this 
book.... it was like a spiral-bound 6x9 inch book that seemed so 
ghetto and homemade.... but it wasn't, it was somewhat official.... 
the sounds in this book kicked ass (well, some of them anyway)... and 
I miss them.... my old CZ-101 had a plane takeoff patch... which was 
so damn authentic.... and the Van Halen "Jump" sound, which was 
insanely authentic as well.... I believe when I bought it from an old 
friend, the patches were in the EZCZ book.... it had about 1000 
patches you could make, in it.... it's how I learned to program my CZ-
101.... does anyone have this or know where to get it? I would gladly 
pay for you to photocopy it for me if you own a copy of it.... 

I know it's not part of the CZ Starter Kit (that one guy's site)... I 
don't have the kit yet but the page description states that he 
doesn't have the book I'm looking for.

Also, I am looking for a site that has programming diagrams (I don't 
want to pay for a patch floppy or anything).... the sounds I'm 
looking for are just... ambient pads, slow evolving stuff.. tripped-
out sounds... a-la Portishead, Hooverphonic, The Cure, that kind of 
thing... I also love the whole Depeche Mode/Erasure sound... any good 
patches like that that I don't have to pay for would be awesome, if 
you guys know of any sites. But mainly I'm just looking for the EZCZ 
book... it was a total black and white like photocopied book or 
something, with black plastic spiral binding. I need that book so 
bad.... anyway.. 

A little info on yours truly: been making music for about 8 years 
now, synth music for only 5.... I'm 26, grew up on 80's new wave 
that's why I love synths so much... I have a CZ-1, a Novation Nova 
IIX, Roland D-50, Fender Rhodes stage piano, E-mu Proteus 2000, 
Yamaha CS1x, E-mu Proformance piano module.... 

my band if anyone is interested.... http://beautysconfusion.com  -- 
we're basically mellow electronic downtempo stuff a-la Sneaker Pimps, 
Portishead, Curve, Garbage, Moby, etc...

thanks for any help if possible.. and it's great meeting all of 
you.... please write me back if you guys can help me find that book 
or if you can find me some really good patches, I know the power of 
the CZ-1/101... I used it for several years..... I just, ahhh I wanna 
see if I can get my old sounds back. :) Take care.......

-Skip from Beauty's Confusion
http://beautysconfusion.com
Florida, USA

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