Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi Ali,

You asked about an editor: 

If you are using PC or Mac: go to a music retailer that sells emagic 
software. Ask for a demo version of Sound Diver. This is free. The 
only buts are: *You can't build up a patch library that's storable in 
your computer, because you can't save patches in the program.*Midi- 
out terminates after 30minutes so you have to restart the program to 
keep going. *if you decide you like the software its a little costly. 

However, its still very useable: * It has a good graphic interface *it 
will send sound parameters to your CZ just fine. * when an edited 
sound is sitting in your CZ's temporary memory you can then save it 
manually and fill your CZ up with patches, no problem. *there are 
editing interfaces in Sound Diver for many other synths as well.

So, your available library will be limited to the 32 patches you store 
in your CZ. I don't mind this too much as I find when I gain 
experience editing on a synth, I start remembering how to set up my 
most favoured patches from scratch. Also, I often work with a bank of 
sounds for a period of time time and then deliberately erase them so 
that I can move on to new things...

Another possibility is to find a cheap Atari computer (or maybe an 
emulator for PC??). There are some very usable (ie: as good as Sound 
Diver) Atari CZ editor/librarian programs available at Tim's Atari 
Midi World site for free. 

Regards 
Adam