Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Get the CZ101,It has no internal battery to leak all over the  
motherboard (it uses normal batteries for everything) the CZ1000 is  
the same machine but has full sized keys,I never liked the buttons on  
it but they are a lot cheaper than the CZ101.
Obviously the CZ3000/5000/CZ1 sound "thicker" because of more  
polyphony but at a higher price and are prone to PSU f**k ups.
If you can find one a VZ8m is a good compromise and shouldn't cost you  
too much but it won't load CZ sysex data like the rest of the VZ  
synths if that is important but will load VZ1/10m.
There was also a weird home version called the CZ230S which was a  
preset CZ101 with a built-in drum machine and If I recall you could  
program it over midi?

J

On 4 Nov 2012, at 23:56, mm47 wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I'm new to this group!
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> I intend to buy a CZ soon (probably on ebay) as I started to love  
> their sound (heard on some youtube videos).
> I might also consider the VZ series, but only if it can exactly also  
> reproduce the CZ-1000 sounds.
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> - Are there differences in terms of sound between the CZ models?
> - How do they compare in terms of programming interface?
> - How do they compare in terms of MIDI, and which has the most  
> complete implementation?
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> MIDI implementation might be on key point in my choice as I heard  
> they can cumbersome to program, and anyway was thinking that I could  
> build a panel for CTRLR.org.
> So, I'd choose the one which can be completely programmed via MIDI,  
> or the one which has most of the parameters programmable.
>
> I'm leaning towards the CZ-101 or the CZ-1000.
> Of the CZ-101 I like the portability and the fact that it could fit  
> on my desk :)
> Of the CZ-1000 I like the 49 keyboard format, but not much (the  
> feeling of) the membrane buttons (also, are they prone to break/ 
> malfunction?)
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> However my choice will be also depending on the MIDI implementation,  
> and if I can program them from the computer....
> so any information or advice is much appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Best,
> Marco
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