Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "charlie from PARRY" <charles.copp@...> wrote:

> the external device using the controls had better be
> programmed to handle the cz's sofisticated sysex !!!
Hmmmmm.

> its just not a single layer of commands embedded in the sysex its a double layer.
Hmmmmmm.

> do these controllers have the ability to "encode" and "decode" on a
> bite-wise level?
If you write a program that generates CC data and inserts it into the midi stream, you most certainly can do this on a bit-wise basis. Let's say for example you wanted to thin the CC data you are placing on the midi stream, your algorithm could generate values for the CC command skipping bits 0 and 1 and setting them to zero. 

On the receving end. I suppose if someone is going to modify the CZ OS, they could have the CZ ignore bits 0 and 1 from incoming CC data (and maybe do the same on pitchbend). 

> i think my cz is great alone and any changes wouldn't make it a cz
> anymore..
I don't think anyone will be forcing you to modify your CZ OS if you don't want. As the saying goes, "if it works, don't fix it."

> velocity sensitive is not present , but it does repond to control change 7 main volume
The CZ-1 has velocity sensitivity. 

> charles