Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi,

Yeah they are great machines,I wish I hadn't sold mine 3 or so years  
back and it had a RA3,I let it go for £95
The CZartist editor is superb,def worth buying an Atari for,my Atari  
still runs my studio/spare bedroom in conjunction with PC, there is  
some wonderful free software out there for it.

J


On 5 Nov 2012, at 11:06, k9k9dog wrote:

> if you get a cz101 you will fall in love with it instantly.
> it is a plastic classic!
> but try to get a RA3 RAM cartridge with it, as it doubles the
> number of presets, essential.
> there's is an atari editor for it called czartist, which may even
> make you get an atari! this exists also for the VZ series, which
> is a different synth with different textures.
>
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "mm47" <marcoballins@...> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> - 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?
>>
>> 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?)
>>
>> 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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