For about 10 years I used a CZ-101 both live and in my home studio. For the first 3 years I had no other MIDI equipment and therefore HAD to use the mini keys. Yes, I got used to them (although it was always easier to use for single lines than chords). My setup then was a Hohner Pianet T, a Casio CT-202 with full-size keys and the CZ-101, all held together with Velcro! The Pianet got stolen in 1988, and I replaced it with a Casio CPS-101 electronic (not sampled) piano with MIDI. The first result of this was that I effectively retired the non-MIDI 202, since I could now play the CZ either from the piano or from its own keyboard, using the MIDI send channel as a coupler. In this way I could choose to layer sounds or play the two keyboards separately. If I were you, I'd use your full-size controller as a master keyboard and keep my options open. The ONLY difference between the 101 and the 1000 is the keyboard size. By the way, my CZ-101 died a few years ago and I replaced it with a CZ-1!
Simon Beck
London, UK
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From: euporia420
To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:55 PM
Subject: [CZsynth] Have CZ-101, is it worth getting a CZ1000?
Hey guys, just joined the list a week or so ago, when I picked up a
beautiful condition CZ-101. I just saw an add for a CZ1000, and was
wondering if the full sized keys justify me going through the effort
of buying the 1000 and selling the 101 on eBay. The size of the 101
is pretty sweet, but those mini-keys are annoying as hell, and I
couldn't imagine playing anything acurately during a live performance.
Maybe that will change with some practice?
Fulls size keys sound nice, but I'm wondering if I should just keep
the 101 and get another keyboard controller in the future. I
currently use my K5000S as my main controller. I'm not sure the build
and key quality of the 1000 can really give me a much better
controller than the 101, after all, it's a cheep old synth. I don't
think Juno's make the best controller either....lol. Should I keep my
101, and get a nice newer contoller later; or go ahead and replace my
101 with a full sized 1000.
Any suggestions, thanks,
David Beckman
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Re: [CZsynth] Have CZ-101, is it worth getting a CZ1000?
2003-09-30 by Simon Beck