Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, steve_the_composer wrote:

> I am wondering if the engineers here think this is possible. If so, it 
> would be nice to breathe new life into the CZ Stereo Chorus. (See 
> schematic on p. 3 [original page number] and block diagram on p. 44.)
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i'm not an engineer, but my vote is use the built-in chorus if it does 
what you need, otherwise run the CZ through outboard effects. if you've 
never run a CZ through a quadraverb or SE-50 (or just about any other used 
multi-effects box for <50$), you're missing half the fun.


> Also, I am wondering if someone would be motivated to develop an add- on 
> board to increase the capabilities of the sequencer (on-board storage 
> and slection of songs, inputting of non-documented note values, etc.)
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re-writing the OS is beyond what i would take on, but i would say the best 
"return on investment" for anyone who wants to do that would be a new OS 
for the CZ-101 that adds velocity control and real-time programming of all 
parameters using midi CCs. do that, and a patch-dump is just sending a 
bunch of CCs, which means more patch memory isn't a priority...

if someone did that, i'd sell my (big, huge, heavy) CZ-1 in a second and 
grab a 101. it's been a while since i've opened one up... are the circuit 
boards in a 101 small enough that it can be rack-mounted?


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