Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Thanks for the confirmation and for the correction, Fran. I stand corrected on the CZ-1 aftertouch. I probably had no occasion to use it and had totally forgotten it existed. --Steve

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@...> wrote:
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> The CZ3000, CZ5000, and CZ-1 will accept and send CC64 for sustain. The CZ101/1000 do not support the sustain pedal.
> The CZ-1 keyboard does have aftertouch (channel pressure) and will also accept it through midi. It only controls vibrato though. 
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> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@> wrote:
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> > Just to add a few footnotes to an excellent reply.
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> > > 3. Taking out the sequencer of the CZ-5000, the aftertouch keyboard and the extra memory of the CZ-1, can we state, that the CZ-3000, CZ-5000 & CZ-1 are> basically the same synths?
> > 
> > a. The CZ-1 has velocity sensitivity. (That is, it sends and receives velocity information from 0 to 127 as part of each note on command. As far as I know, the CZ-1 does not have aftertouch. (That is, pressing harder on the keys after they have been pushed down does not send aftertouch or pressure data, nor does the synth engine receive this.)
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> > b. My CZ-3000 even has the memory space of the CZ-5000. (That is, you can transfer via sysex sequencer dumps.) I am not sure if all CZ-3000s have this, though. Of course, without a sequencer, this is not really useful.
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> > c. I believe someone checked some CZ synths with an oscilloscope and found some differences (possibly phase inversion), but I don't remember the spcific models tested. The discussion may be in the archives.
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> > d. I agree: between a CZ-3000 and a CZ-5000 do not pay a premium for the 5000 just for the sequencer.
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> > > 4. Are the CZ-3000, CZ-5000 and CZ-1 multitimbral?
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> > As noted, yes. However, I seem to recall that while the CZ-3000/5000 can play 16 1-osc. notes, via midi (and the sequencer on the 5000), you are limited to 8. 
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> > > 5. Has anybody got any idea/suggestion how can I make my CZ-1000 respond to a sustain pedal? I tried this thru another keyboard (via midi) but the CZ-1000 didn't delivered the desired effect (which of course all my other synths do in such manner). Being sad about this :(
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> > I don't know about the CZ-1000, but the CZ-5000 and CZ-1 have an input for a momentary contact sustain pedal. The CZ-1000's midi implementation chart should tell you if it responds to CC 64 (sustain).  
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> > Hope this helps.
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> > --Steve
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