Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

i think the 101 model is more tasteful because of the programming interface. those buttons on other cz models are just horrible to listen to when programming sounds, the 101 simply has better buttons. i guess that is also why it has a heavier price-tag. portability is another reason of course!





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 Från: José Ángel Morente <msxjam@...>
Till: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com 
Skickat: måndag, 5 november 2012 10:01
Ämne: Re: [CZsynth] choice of a CZ synth
 

  
The VZ1 is a different machine. It cannot reproduce the original CZ sounds
although it's a more powerful synthesizer. I own both the CZ and VZ and I
love them.

In my opinion, the CZ1 is the best CZ synth; it has double polyphony, 64
memory location (the CZ101 is 16 only I think), velocity, aftertouch, it
has a nice analog chorus that is perfect for strings and pads, you can
split the keyboard, stack programs, etc. and it is still quite easy to
program.

The price for a nice condition CZ1 is usually equal or even less than a
CZ101 or CZ1000, because some people get the CZ101 because the '101' model
is more famous (and it is heavily related to Erasure ;-) ).

I got mine for 180€ only.

Cheers,

JaM

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On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 12:56 AM, mm47 <marcoballins@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to this group!
>
> 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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