Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

I tried using Midiquest but it would only upload the first 16 or 32 patches from the CZ-1. It's been a while so I can't remember the exact number. What frustrated me the most is that all the velocity settings were ignored. I tried working with MQ support and they weren't any help at all.

I used Unisyn to save the single patches from the 450 patch  CZ-1 collection I uploaded here to the files area. However every patch was tweaked by using the front panel on the synth. At least Unisyn didn't ignore the velocity settings and allowed me to convert each patch to a sysex file.

There's also Sounddiver but I'm not sure if the editor supported all of the CZ-1 parameters. Plus to get it to run on a newer Mac you needed an XS key and the public beta version Apple had available has long ago disappeared from the web.

Hopefully you've checked out the patch collection available here. The CZ-1 is a very expressive synth and much easier to master than say Yamaha's FM gear. If you have any questions or want to work on any sounds let me know. I would also like to hear any of your creations if you're into sharing your work. 

Fran

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Daniel Forró <dan.for@...> wrote:
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> CZ synths have passive SysEx dump, and also need handshake MIDI SysEx  
> protocol with confirmation message after each data block. I don't  
> know if Midiquest can do it - check its manual.
> 
> Daniel Forro
> 
> 
> On Jan 12, 2012, at 3:20 PM, c.jones1078 wrote:
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> > Has anyone gotten this to work (with the CZ-1)?
> > I've been trying for a while now, it seems the synths sysex isn't  
> > the greatest or
> > is basic and doesn't allow it to work properly with Midiquest.
> >
> > I hope I'm wrong, I would love to use this synth with an editor...
>