Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, sealed <sealed@m...> wrote:
> Tim's finding about the bend range 99 is new to me. I haven't
> checked if such setting is possible on my CZ. But It would be great
> if we can bend a sound through 8 octaves....
> 
> Sealed

With the CZ arhitecture, it is possible to have a patch with bogus 
data--values beyond the limits of what you can get with the CZ user 
inteface.  If I remember correctly (circa 1985-1989), you could 
create wider ranges on several parameters.  I'm not sure if PB was 
one.

So far as I can tell, no matter what value beyond the normal range 
you send via sysex, the CZ will not go beyond PB Range = 12. (Tested 
on CZ-5000.)

Get the sysex manual for the CZ line (available online somewhere-
"Guidebook for MIDI Nov. 1985"), create a patch, edit the patch data 
using a hex editor (debug works nicely in MS-DOS).

Hope this helps.

Dr. Steve