Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

See replies below.

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "M.J.B." <yazzofever@y...> wrote:
> Thanks Steve,

Glad to help.

> 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?

I think its because the earlier CZs were rather revolutiony, 
competitively priced, popular with consumers and software and patch 
designers, etc. Also, at the time, there were some cracker-jack 
product support [marketing] people in the US who really promoted 
people getting onto the CZ bandwagon. By the time the CZ-1 came out, 
the market [and perhaps marketing] had changed.   
 
> 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.

No, I am not sure; I could be 100% wrong on this point. The 
instructions do say for the CZ-3000 and CZ-5000. I think it was an 
assumption I made decades ago and never really thought it out or 
tested it. I never owned a CZ-101, though I played several--friends' 
and in stores. Sorry for the erroneous assumption.

> 
> Happy phasing-distoring,
> micah