Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

--- In CZsynth@y..., acolling@h... wrote:
> hi, i'm new to the casio cz, as i only got one a couple of days ago. 
> one of the things that attracted me to it is that it has 8 part 
multi-
> timbrality. my only problem is that i dont know how to set a 
> different channel for each voice. when i go into the midi settings 
> for a voice and set it to m.mode and then change the channel i do 
> this for another voice and all the voices are set on the same 
> channel. if someone could let me know how to set this up i would be 
> very grateful.
> thanks in advance
> ali

Hi Ali

I have a CZ 3000 and the no manual problem as well.
Using multi on the CZ is perhaps a little weird at first, but actually 
quite easy. There are two things to bear in mind: the CZ will give you 
8 part multi, but only from incoming midi signals, not the key 
board. Also: have you checked out split and layer modes which give you 
2 part multi-timbre (with selectable voices) from the keyboard?
 
Here is a guide for Getting 8 part multi from the CZ:  
1) Go into the midi settings.
2) Change mode to m.mode
3) Underneath you will see midi channel. Set this to the starting midi 
channel you want the CZ to respond to. Ie: if you want voice 1 on 
channel 1 leave it set to one. If you want voice 1 on channel 2 set it  
to two. (and so on...)
4) next to channel in brackets is another number. It can be set 
between 1 and 8. These are the possible number of voices you can use. 
If you want 8 voices, set the number in brackets to 8. 
So: if you are in m.mode with midi channel set to 1 and the number of 
voices set to 8, your CZ will respond to incoming midi channels 1 to 
8, giving you 8 voices. 
5) How do you set the patches (or voices if you prefer)to be played on 
each channel???? This must be done from your sequencer: Create your 8 
sequence parts and make sure that each part sends a different patch 
number out to the CZ. You will then hear your 8 
timbres/patches/voices...

Hope that helps. 

Adam