Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Thanks Steve,

Three questions:

1.  Anyone figure out a way to get a cz-1 to
activate the full 64 voices on the ez-cz
cartridge because like Steve says, it doesn't
work correctly, you can only activate 32 voices. 


2.  Why does it seem that even though the CZ-1
was the top of the line that it doesn't have as
much options for it as regards cartridges,
editors and other stuff?  I love that synth and
yet it seems like it is the most unloved of the
whole cz line?

3.  One other thing, ARE YOU SURE the EZ-CZ
cartridge works on the cz-101?  I thought the
EZ-CZ did not work on the cz-101's only the RA-6
cartridge.

Happy phasing-distoring,
micah


--- steve_the_composer <smw-mail@...>
wrote:
> It is indeed a 64 voice cartridge.  The two
> switches are used to
> select how you access the banks. With the
> CZ-3000/CZ-5000 you can 
> access A/B [16 patches] and C/D [16 patches]
> wthe the switches in one 
> setting. To access another set of 32 patches
> (and to flip A/B with 
> C/D) you need to move the switches.
> 
> The four possibilities are:
> 
> (1) A/B set 1 going to CZ A/B; C/D set 1 going
> to CZ C/D.
> (2) A/B set 2 going to CZ A/B; C/D set 2 going
> to CZ C/D.
> (3) C/D set 1 going to CZ A/B; A/B set 1 going
> to CZ C/D.
> (4) C/D set 2 going to CZ A/B; A/B set 2 going
> to CZ C/D.
> 
> The switch settings for these configurations
> are:
> 
> (1)
> X_
> X_
> 
> (2)
> X_
> _X
> 
> (3)
> _X
> X_
> 
> (4)
> _X
> _X
> 
> Where X represents the position of the switch
> when you are looking at 
> the EZ-CZ right side up (hump on top/connector
> on bottom, switches on 
> left side of the front.
> 
> I believe this was done so that the CZ-101
> could access 4 different
> sets of 16 patches.
> 
> Basically, you can leave the top switch in the
> left position and move 
> the bottom switch to go from set 1 to set 2.
> (With both switches on
> the left, moving the top one will simply swap
> AB with CD [set 1].)  
> 
> Also, I don't think the banks work properly in
> the CZ-1.
> 
> BTW, if you don't have the original packaging,
> it suggests to replace 
> the batters within a year. (Of course, mine
> were still good after 5-8 
> years of non-use.) The package also says memory
> will remain up to 5 
> minutes while changing the batteries.
> 
> But don't blame me if it doesn't.  I'm just
> telling you what it says.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> PS: If you have a digital camera, could you
> make and send me a jpg of 
> the EZ-CZ showing the switches?  If so, I will
> try to make a guide to 
> post in the files section.
> 
> Hmmmm.  Just opened mine up. Looks like the
> original batteries. They 
> must be almost 20 years old!!!! In addition to
> the switches, some 
> resisters and capacitors, and a couple of
> diodes, there's a SONY 5F 
> 11 - CXK5864P-15L chip and a TI 605BN -
> SN74HC00N chip.  (At least 
> that's what I think they are.  My eyesight is
> not what it used to be.)
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "M.J.B."
> <yazzofever@y...> wrote:
> > On a side note,
> > 
> > I've ran into something interesting.  I've
> always
> > thought that the EZ-CZ aftermarket cartridges
> > that work in the CZ-3000,5000,1 are 64 voice
> > cartridges.
> > 
> > But I've worked with one one time that I
> could
> > only pull up 32 voices.  Was that cartridge
> > damaged, was I not using it right, or were
> they
> > sold like that?
> > 
> > micah
> > 
> > y[]a[]z[]z[]o[]f[]e[]v[]e[]r[]
> 
> 
> 
> 

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