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Re: A new CASIO GZ-50M page + Casio Brochure Contents + VZ info

2004-09-01 by steve_the_composer

Thanks for the details on the GZ-50M.  I was curious.  My last Casio 
was the VZ-8m, which predates the GZ-50M by a few years.  Then I 
started getting in Roland gear (CM-64, CA-30, and CF-10).

BTW, I have a "Casio Professional Music Products" brochure in good 
condition.  I tried to scan it, but I was never able to get decent 
results with the cover--it is about 85% black.  When I get my scanner 
hooked up, I may try to scan the interior pages in black and white.

CONTENTS:
front cover shows: VZ-1, VZ-8M, VZ-10M, FZ-20M, FZ-10M, PG-380
page 1: FZ-20M NEW + FL-D1/FL-D2 (HDD OS/Utlities Disks)
page 2: FZ-10M, FZ-1 + accessories: MB-10 (RAM board), MK-10 
(external cable for hookup to  computer or another FZ), FL 1-14 
(sound disks), FE-1 (blank disks)
page 3-4: VZ-8M NEW, VZ-10M NEW, VZ-1 + accessories: RA-500 (RAM 
card) and RC-110 -> RC-150 (5 ROM cards)
page 5: PMP-300 NEW, PMP-400 NEW [210 sound Tone Bank series]
page 6: PMP-500 [465 sound Tone Bank], CSM-1 NEW
page 7: HT-3000, HT-6000, RA-100 card
page 8: HZ-600, DH-200 NEW
page 9: CPS-700 NEW, CSM-10P NEW
page 10: PG-380, MG-510
back cover: CS-6 -> CS-9 (stands), AD-5 (AC adapter), SP-1, 2, 10 
(sustail pedals), VP-2, VP-10 (volume pedals), RA-500 (card), HC-5aG, 
HC-150 (hard cases), SC-22 -> 24 (softcases), LIST OF OPTONS [table 
of which of the 18 units takes which accessories)

BTW, I knew that the VZ-8m has 128 ROM patches and 128 ROM op-mems, 
but I didn't realize the VZ-1 and VZ-10m only had 64 of each.  (All 
have 64 user patches and 64 user op-mems).

I also knew the VZ-8m has a sysex command so you can select which 128 
presets are called via midi program change commands:
1. ROM Preset 1 + ROM Preset 2
2. User Memory + ROM Preset 1
3. User Memory + ROM Preset 2

I never knew that the FZ-20M had an OS to work with compatible SCSI 
drives (including the Apple HD-20SC, HD-40SC, and HD-80SC). Evidently 
SCSI tranfered data at .25MB/sec.

--Steve

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