Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi,
I've made such an editor that puts nonstandard values into CZ.
http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/index.html

But my editor deals only with patch data, and I haven't tried wider range 
for non-patch data like pitch bend range. So bend range 99 was interesting 
to me. I thought of testing with my C, but it would take time.
Thank you very much for clarifying the result. I'm pleasedly surprised 
to hear that you have figured it out in the 80s. Please let me know if 
there's anything of interest....

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