Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Jez <jezosaurus@g...> wrote:

[snip]

> Yes, i still subscribe. At the moment, the discussions are some very
> US centric union issues, and the usual "VL-70m is the only thing to
> use"

Thanks for confirming that I'm only missing stuff that I have no 
interest in.

> It came with the manual, and I've already found some decent resources
> on the Net.

> Do you have any recommendations for an editor? I don't fancy
> programming it through the menus.

I used the front panel, and it is not the most user-friendly way to 
design patches.  Phonophobe uploaded some Atari software that runs on 
a PC with Atari emulator software--Steem. I never found the time to 
fully master the software/emulation process.  I just checked the CZ-VZ 
Files group and there's some software there.  I don't recall if I 
tried it.  Maybe others here have other leads.  

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/CZ-VZ-Files/files/

Also check out the VZ patches in this group. cliffe123 posted two sets 
of VZ patches that cover a wide variety of the VZ's capabilities. 
Summa and phonophobe have some neat patches, and then there are the 
original VZ ROM banks. I am not sure where my VZ patches are.

We (VZ-8m owners) have space for 64 user [INT] normal patches and 64 
combos in addition to preset banks 1 and 2 in ROM [PST1 and PST2].

Hope to hear some VZ sounds and music from you.

--Steve