Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

It would be great if you could, but alas, the PG380 only has MIDI 
out. It has no editing facilities on board, either, nor any user-
programmable memories, it's just a playback module. It does have RAM 
and ROM card slots, though, for extra sounds, so what all PG players 
do is buy a VZ1/10M module and a RA500 RAM card, and program user 
patches on the VZ and save it to the RAM card, then put the RAM card 
in the PG.

I have heard that some people have reported that their RAM cards no 
longer work (they do have a replaceable button battery in them that 
will need replacing) even after replacing the battery. If anyone has 
a dead RA500 card they want to get rid of, you can donate or sell it 
to me. I want to try and develop a DIY RAM card for the VZ/PG synths, 
but I need to open it up and see what's inside so I can clone it. 

I will then write up an illustrated DIY instruction manual on how to 
make one, and upload it to this site. I think the overall cost of the 
parts should be about $30.


cheers, Graham

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Fulfil Objective" <kasploosh@...> 
wrote:
>
> I don't know anything about the Casio guitar synths and I don't have
> enough time to research it properly, so what I'm about to suggest 
may
> be totally wrong: If this guitar synth is compatible with the VZ
> series of keyboards, wouldn't it also have sysex (MIDI messages that
> communicate the internal state of the synthesizer)?
> 
> If it has sysex, that would be a really great way to back up your
> sounds.  Back them up to a computer via sysex and save them with
> unlimited space forever.  Sysex is way cooler than cartridges, if 
it's
> available.  It can be a pain to figure out, but it's worth it.
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "gmeredith1" <gmeredith1@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, does anyone know where I can get one of these? Or anyone 
interested 
> > in selling me one of their spare ones? I need one to edit and 
save my 
> > Casio PG380 guitar synth's custom user sounds. I never see them 
on 
> > ebay, they seem as rare as hen's teeth...
> > 
> > Cheers, graham
> >
>