Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Howdy,

 That is a good question. i have not used computers at all in music. 
but now i've decided to at least load some CZ sounds off the net. 
What do I need to do this? I have a dual usb/midi adapter, that's 
all. Where do I get a program to download sounds and put them in the 
synth/ thanx
Rig

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Fulfil Objective" <kasploosh@...> 
wrote:
>
> Also, I have been using the patch dumps you made and I definitely
> appreciate the work.  It's fun to pump the machine full of new 
sounds
> in just a few seconds.
> 
> I have not been able to get a functioning patch editor and librarian
> working on my computer, though, and that's still big hangnail in my
> life.  I can dump sysex data back and forth with MIDIOX.  But I 
wish I
> had a little (free) program on my computer that would let me
> manipulate the sysex data.  I've read back through this yahoo group
> for ideas, and tried all of them I could find.
> 
> What I would like to be able to do is rearrange/rename the patches 
in
> any given sysex dump.  For example, you have them arranged in what
> looks like rough alphabetical order.  I would like to make a dump 
that
> is all organs, one that is all electric pianos, one that is all toy
> pianos, one that is all basses, one that is all synth leads, etc. 
> That way they would be more suited to my needs.  It's just hex data,
> so it doesn't seem like it would be that hard.
> 
> Also I'm on the lookout for a patch editor, so that I can quickly 
make
> changes on a computer and shoot them over to the keyboard.  It seems
> like that would be faster and better than messing with the little 
LCD
> screen and nested menus.  I've read back in this group as well, but
> haven't had any luck.
> 
> I even ran the Atari emulator and tried CZDROID and CZRIDER.  
CZRIDER
> was really promising as a patch editor, but it wasn't quite 100%.
> 
> I also tried CZPATCH and CZEDIT running under DOS emulators, but had
> similar problems.  The programs worked, but they couldn't talk to 
the
> keyboard, probably because they are being run under emulators.
> 
> Here is a list of the things I've tried and some of my notes:
> 
> 
> CZ Sysex Editor
> ---------------
> by Alfonso Hermida
> - Won't send data to CZ-1.
> - Saves as .syx, so I can send the saved data with MIDIOX.
> - But MIDIOX doesn't transmit the patch names.
> - Also, when saving as .syx the program doesn't save the patch data.
> - Can't control where patches are sent.
> - Can't transmit velocity and aftertouch data.
> 
> 
> CZDROID running on STEEM Atari Emulator
> ---------------------------------------
> 1986 by Tom Bajoras
> - Droid function for random patches is cool
> - Edits patches fine, but doesn't send them to the CZ-1
> - Doesn't save data in a sysex format, so patches created here can't
> really be used.
> 
> 
> CZRIDER running on STEEM Atari Emulator
> ---------------------------------------
> by Bob Melvin
> - Edits patches nicely
> - Saves patches to disk
> - Recalls saved patches
> - Can send a collection of patches to CZ-1, but patch names aren't
> transmitted.
> - Can't retrieve patch data from CZ-1.
> - Can't transmit patch names.
> - Can't control where patches are sent.
> - Can't transmit velocity and aftertouch data.
> 
> 
> CZPATCH running on DOSBox DOS Emulator
> --------------------------------------
> 1991 by Karl Schmidt
> - Librarian only
> - Can't talk MIDI with CZ-1, maybe because of emulator
> - Seems difficult to use for renaming and regrouping patches.
> 
> 
> CZEDIT running on DOSBox DOS Emulator
> -------------------------------------
> 1988 by Gary P. Richardi
> - groovy DOS patch editor.
> - editing patches works fine
> - Can't talk MIDI with CZ-1, maybe because of emulator
> - Can't retrieve patch data from CZ-1, hangs
> - I should try this with legit DOS instead of emulator
> 
> 
> CZLIB
> -----
> by Matthew Suffidy
> - Librarian only, not a patch editor
> - Could not make it talk to CZ-1.
> - Made for CZ-101, Maybe it has a different handshake than CZ-1?
>