Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

To complete this...

The CZ-1 can be up to 8 times multitimbral. A fixed amount of voices can be
set for each of the 8 possible midi channels. I used that mode quite often
when I only had a few synths and HD - Recording was too expensive... 

The others do have (besides the poly mode) a midi mono mode, that way 8
voices can play up to 4 (for CZ101 and 1000) or 8  different sounds and in
the mode one voice is always assigned to one midi channel... 
I think the CZ5000 behaves a bit different and was only multitimbral when
used with the internal sequencer, but I'm not sure about this...

The CZs are a lot easier to programm then the VZ due to their subtractive
synth like architecture the VZ are more like DX synths but sound a bit
warmer but not as subtractive as the CZ... 

Summa

At 08:55 04.09.01 -0400, you wrote:
>The CZ-1 is the top dog, it's the only one that is velocity sensitive and
>allows you to program op mems like what you see on the VZ10. A brief
>breakdown is this:
>
>CZ101/1000: 4 note polyphony(CZ101 has miniature keys and is smaller),
>layering 2 patches forces the CZ101/1000 into monophonic mode.
>
>CZ3000/CZ5000: 8 note polyphony,adds mod wheel, layering here reduces the
>polyphony to 4 notes, the CZ5000 also has a really basic built in
>sequencer.
>
>CZ1: 8 note polyphony, velocity sensitive, channel after touch, DCF and DCA
>can respond to velocity,LFO modulation and volume can respond to aftertouch
>and there are op-mems so that you can save key splits and layers as patchs.
>
>
>Go for the CZ1 it's much more useful and not that much more expensive these
>days. 
>
>Jon
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	HC [SMTP:hcmetz@...]
>	Sent:	Monday, September 03, 2001 4:20 PM
>	To:	CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
>	Subject:	[CZsynth] CZ series overview?
>
>	Hello,
>	
>	I am new to Casio synths - I have recently bought a VZ10m, and while
>I am still trying to understand it, I am pretty happy with it already.
>Therefore I may venture further and get me a CZ.
>	
>	My question therefore is pretty general: Is there a site that
>outlines the differences between the CZ series synths? Like CZ100, CZ101,
>CZ1000...? I think I have seen a CZ-1 being sold on ebay, that seemed to be
>the top dog!?
>	
>	Also: I understand that the VZ10m is not really the rack version of
>the CZs, but different - are there are other rack models out there?
>	
>	Thanks for any hint or URL on the issue
>	
>	HC
>	
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