Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi there,

Joined this group a few weeks ago and thought I'd introduce myself (seems 
like such a friendly place).

My name's HereBoy (sometimes), I'm based in London, UK and I've been 
using two CZ101's for about 10 (?) years. I love these synths! These days I'm 
working on Mac G3/Logic but I started out using Atari/Creator.

With my group Sugardog <http://jump.to/sugardog> we make 
breakbeat-fueled dance music (we've been variously called Breaks, Funky 
House, Downtempo Drum n Bass, Nu-skool Electro, etc.) and usually have at 
least one CZ doing it's thing in there somewhere. We release 12"s on our 
own LAZY label <http://listen.to/lazy> and have had good DJ support (Andy 
Weatherall/Groove Armada's Andy Cato, amongst others), but sales-wise, 
we're still waiting for our first million <grin>.

I've always used the CZ for pads, etc (they sound pretty crap alone, but 
seem to sit just right in a mix - esp. with a bit of Roland Space Echo), but 
what I really like is using randomizer software to create freqy sounds that I 
wouldn't imagine. I used to use the ancient text-based ST program 
"STPATCH", with it's "weirdness factor", but these days I use a friends copy of 
SoundDiver. This doesn't seem to make the same "quality" sounds, but 
maybe I'm just hankering back to a plastic age of 8MHz computers... waffle... 
waffle...

Anyway, I talk too much. Nice to be associated with other CZ users. 

Korg Triton? Pah! I'm gonna get Cosmic!

Laters.
HereBoy