Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi Lin!

At 23:31 17.01.02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Hi, all! I just found this group, and I thought maybe I could learn 
>something here.
>
>I recently dragged my CZ-1000 synth out of the closet where it's been 
>for several years I bought the thing about 6 or 8 years ago mainly 
>because it was very cheap. I came with the manual and a bunch of 
>magazine clippings of articles with programming hints, but I never 
>seemed to find the patience or time, and never could really figure it 
>out. Well, I finally decided to go through the manual, and it's 
>finally starting to make a little sense.
>
>My biggest problem with this machine is that damn tiny, dark display. 

Hmmm... I'm not sure if the display of the CZ-1000 is supposed to be lit,
but the one of my CZ-1 has some kind of light foil at the back of it's
display... 
In case it is broken it's possible to replace it...

>I can hardly read it. Is it supposed to be lit? It's not - I wonder if 
>there's a bulb I could replace. Also, those 4 cursor control buttons 
>are very unresponsive, and you sometimes have to push them several 
>times before you hit them just right and get something to happen. 
>Programming this thing is very tedious and frustrating.

Well, I have the same problem it seems to happen when the buttons weren't
used for some time. After using it more often they'd start to work again...

>Is there any software I can use to program this thing via MIDI from my 
>computer? I use Cakewalk Sonar, which has Studioware panels for some 
>popular synths, but not any Casios.

I still prefere programming my CZ directly, since I'm used to it, but I
found some links at synthzone with editor software. Other than that it's
possible to use an ATARI ST emulator STEEM and run CZ editor software (check
Tim's ATARI midi World) on PC and in case you're a mac user there's probably
on a similar software avaiable too...

http://www.synthzone.com/casio.htm

Check bookmark section of that list...

>I think I could get some interesting sounds from this thing, but right 
>now the main thing it gives me is a headache!

Yep, in the meantime you're also going find some sounds in the files section
of that list... 

Summa

			     
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