Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

I don't even know what a TG-500 is without looking it up.  So I looked
it up.  I'm not allowed to look at other makers of synthesizers
because there are so many great things out there, and I would end up
wanting to buy them all.

I went through the Casio CZ-1 Sysex implementation recently, as part
of my effort to rearrange existing patch dumps.  I have this crazy
idea that I can convert the sysex data into XML data, edit the XML
data, and then convert it back to sysex data.  Essentially, this would
mean being able to write a patch as easily as you can write a text
file, and then have a small application convert it to a sysex message.
 I think it's possible, but we'll have to see if I'm dedicated enough
to the project.  I won't be able to work on it for at least a few
weeks, because I have to do money work & other projects.

m¡ke


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@...> wrote:
>
> Aaahhhh I'm blushing. You have a sharp eye catching this one. I haven't 
> been following the CZ-1's on Ebay in a while. I just went out in this 
> huge Nor'easter blow we're having and picked up a TG500 240volt from 
> Ebay that was only $70.00 'cause nobody else bid on it here in the 
> states. Bad day to drive through the ski areas of New England.  
> 
> Right now I'm working on several banks for the Korg Poly-800 II and for 
> the obscure Peavey DPM Spectrum Synth (a rompler with portamento and 
> all analog waveforms.) Once I get this TG500 powered with a converter 
> I'll try my hand at one of Yamaha's best synth's from the 90's. 
> 
> Don't worry even though I mentioned the "K", "P", and "Y" words my CZ-1 
> still blows them away for its unique envelopes and raw energy.
> 
> CZ's forever, Fran
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Fulfil Objective" <kasploosh@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > So I was looking at an ebay auction for a CZ-1, and one of the photos
> > showed the LCD in operation.  It looked immediately familiar, because
> > it displayed a patch I had used before.  Not just similar, but exactly
> > the same.  The LCD read "CZ1 FM NasalSwep" and was in memory location
> > H-8.  That comes from the first of Narfman's sysex dumps, I think,
> > since all of his patch names start with "CZ1".
> > 
> > So there's some more evidence that the patches are used and 
> appreciated!
> > 
> > Ebay Item # 260108386096
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260108386096
> >
>