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Re: [CZsynth] Re: More cz goodness

2011-12-07 by charlie 'chop' copp

yep !
 you are right ,
 but just to add the cz in mono ,mode will play 4 voices on 4 indipendant
channels,,,
so some legato /duration will be obtainable...

yahoo

charles





----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Forr\ufffd" <dan.for@...>
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:40 AM
Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: More cz goodness


> This technique has some limitations:
>
> - can be used only in non legato music, where notes are not
> overlapping. Chords are possible.
>
> - PC must be send slightly before note. Ideally during pause.
>
> - Some synthesizers need some time to change the program so there can
> be some delay after PC message.
>
> - PC will abruptly stop sounding previous note on most synthesizers.
> Release part of envelope will probably not sound until the end.
>
> - on synthesizers with effect processors PC will mute the effect and
> needs more time to be done.
>
> Daniel Forro
>
> On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Phillip White wrote:
>
> >
> > there is no such thing as a specific program change on every note
> > function. prog changes are included in the MIDI spec so are not a
> > function per se of the synth unless it is incapable of accepting prog
> > change commands. The thingy is a sequencer like cubase which sends
> > out a
> > prog change command to change a patch. say you have a piano sound on a
> > patch and at some stage in the song on the same track you wish to now
> > play a brass sound on the same instrument but a different patch. You
> > simply send out a prog change. What I was doing to amuse myself was
> > for
> > every note in a sequence I would send a prog change. The CZ has 16
> > assignable patches (I didnt have a cartridge) and I would send out 16
> > prog changes in rapid succession. As an interesting side effect I also
> > had a LED lightshow on the CZ.
> >
> > Another example
> >
> >
> >
> > http://web.aanet.com.au/cupcake/cz/jihad.mp3
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/12/2011 4:40 AM, Peter Sedin wrote:
> >> cool! does cz has a "programn change on every note" thingy??
> >>
> >> 2011/12/4 hector<hectorcrawfish@...>
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