Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Thanks JPS,

As I got further and further into investigating why I could get no After
Touch modulation, once I'd found the After Touch settings and readjusted
them to non-zero levels, it was ultimately the need to have the MODULATION
button in the TOTAL CONTROL section *ON* that was eluding me.

What I found most interesting about your post though was your comment about
the unnatural amount of pressure needed to trigger the After Touch on your
board, because I have found the same thing now that I've actually got it
working. Is this the way all the CZ-1 boards are, or is this the result of
much use, breakdown and age, and perhaps something that could be serviced to
have more of a natural responsiveness again?

Cheers,
James



On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM, jpshea <webform@...> wrote:

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> Both the Modulation Wheel and Keyboard Aftertouch are available as mod
> sources for the Vibrato LFO.
>
> In the EFFECT section, see the "M.WHEEL / AFTER TOUCH" button. Set
> Aftertouch to max, then press down (hard) on the key.
>
> The "MODU-LATION" button in the TOTAL CONTROL section needs to be on.
>
> See p. 9 of the Operation Manual. After touch is discussed in detail on p.
> 18.
>
> I found that on my keyboard, I had to press really hard, and this wasn't
> generally conducive to playing style.
>
> A well programmed VIBRATO Delay was much better. In fact it is amazing that
> so many VSTI's don't implement this simple, but critical feature.
>
> Don't forget that you still have plenty of envelope steps up your sleeve
> *after* the note off event (i.e. after the Sustain point), so you can still
> do things like echo type effects, swells or clicks with the DCA, DCF etc.
>
> Regards,
> JPS
>
> ps: CZ-1 spotters may be interested in having a listen here:
>
> http://music.thejesuscleaver.com
>
> plenty of CZ-1 bells, bass, and strings in there!
>
>
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "wjamesmeagher" <w.james.meagher@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I've had my CZ1 (my first "real" synth) for a few weeks now and have
> > managed (with the user manual and reading a lot of previous posts made
> > here) to figure out its PD programming, and also how to transfer SysEx
> > to and from my computer.
> > I am however a bit stumped regarding the "aftertouch" feature. At first
> > I assumed that the aftertouch on my CZ1 simply wasn't working as varying
> > the pressure on the keys while holding them down sonically seems to have
> > zero effect no matter what tone I'm using. Then I thought I'd actually
> > record the MIDI info coming from the CZ into Logic while I played a few
> > notes and varied the pressure - sure enough it seems to be sending a
> > fairly steady stream of Channel Pressure messages which I assume are
> > coming from the aftertouch function of the keyboard . . . but still no
> > noticeable effect on the sound no matter what tone I'm applying it to.
> > I can't find anything in the Operation Manual regarding any settings or
> > functionality of the aftertouch so at this point I'm just scratching my
> > head. I seem to remember reading somewhere some time ago that the
> > aftertouch only affects Vibrato on the CZ1, but even when playing with
> > the Vibrato settings on various tones I can't seem to hear anything
> > happening as a result of the aftertouch pressure applied.
> > Here's an image of MIDI info coming from the keyboard into Logic as I
> > hold down one key and vary the pressure:
> > [CZ1 aftertouch MIDI info in Logic]
> > Any ideas what I'm missing here? I'm sure it's probably something
> > ridiculously obvious!
> > Cheers,James
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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