Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

you may already be familiar with these sites. not a virtual synth, but 
with these programs you can access the hidden parameters. i haven't 
gotten around to using them,but ive been lucky enough to aquire some 
awesomely whacked out sounds with randomly selected hidden parameters 
via dying batteries.
http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/cz1.html
http://www.matucana.de/download_e.html

shayne

CZsynth@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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>      1. Re: Another CZ question
>           From: "Simon Beck" <simon@...>
>      2. Re: Re: Modulating velocity on cz1/3000/5000?
>           From: Scott Carr <scott@...>
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>Message: 1         
>   Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:12:01 -0000
>   From: "Simon Beck" <simon@...>
>Subject: Re: Another CZ question
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>Additional waveforms? There aren't any. Oh, and the 5000 doesn't have velocity - only the CZ-1. I know - I had a 101 that died, and I replaced it with a CZ-1. The sound capability is identical on both; the polyphony (in each mode) is doubled. The Mod wheel simply adds a variable depth controller to the existing Vibrato, and after-touch can only be routed to volume or vibrato. Velocity is more versatile, but is still really just an extra function added to each of the envelopes. The most important feature of the CZ-1/3000/5000 over the 101/1000 is undoubtedly the sustain pedal input. Now if you could add THAT to a 101...
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>Simon Beck
>London, UK
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>  Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:37 PM
>  Subject: [CZsynth] Another CZ question
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>  I wonder if it's possible to somehow replace some cz101's sound chips 
>  with those of a CZ 5000 to get the additional waveforms and velocity? 
>  I know that sounds kind of silly, but I'd like to customize my CZ101 
>  to have the features of a cz5000 and keeping it small. 
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>   Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:20:28 -0500
>   From: Scott Carr <scott@...>
>Subject: Re: Re: Modulating velocity on cz1/3000/5000?
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>I'm a little surprised that no one (to my knowledge) has modeled the CZs into a VST or something. A 
>Super CZ on steroids virtual synth would be mighty cool....
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>This sounds like an interesting project.... If only I had the time + programming skills :)
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>Scott
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>>It does it in hardware but it's highly-integrated digital hardware.  I'm not 
>>familiar with the internals of the CZ-synths but it wouldn't surprise me at 
>>all if the LFOs, envelopes, as well as the sound generation stuff was all 
>>contained on one chip, making it completely impossible to add anything.   In 
>>all likelihood it would be easier to model the entire synth in software and 
>>add features to that (like FM7, there's no way you're going to get 
>>freely-definable algorithms, or whatever, on a real DX7, it's just not 
>>possible without re-creating the entire instrument).
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