Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

sound quest / midi quest  will do just that ,
 via midi cable and usb hubs
sound quest will allow sound design via a pc  etc

"hands free" programming, synth edit etc

charles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mm47" <marcoballins@...>
To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:11 AM
Subject: [CZsynth] Re: choice of a CZ synth


> Hi all!
>
> thank you all for the suggestions and considerations!
>
> I have other synths, so the casio won't be my only one.
> From this perspective, I don't care much about polyphony: 6 voices would 
> be enough for me.
> Also, I am not sure I really want multitimbral, though having it would not 
> be bad :)
>
> Patch storage and sequencer are not important for me.
> I also don't care about key-straps, as I am not performing on stage, only 
> using it at home.
>
> I think the most important aspects for me, beside the sound, is a complete 
> MIDI implementation, that will allow me to program patches ENTIRELY using 
> the computer.
>
> So, the big question is: which of the CZ can do that?
>
> I understand from comments that most (some) have actually good interface 
> on the synth. Nonetheless, I am still looking for programming only from 
> the computer. (Beside patch storage on the PC, I am also thinking about 
> integration into a DAW, namely Ableton Live in my case).
> This might be the key parameter in the choice, other aspects being 
> secondary.
>
> I had a quick look at the MIDI specs of the CZ-1, and it seemed to me that 
> it had more MIDI capabilities.
> But I could not understand, if all sound parameters on the CZ-1 are 
> programmable via MIDI, and what is the situation with the others.
>
> Thank you templarser. I will definetely have a look at your page:
> http://templarseries.atspace.com/cz.html
> However, do you know already, off the top of your head, if some parameters 
> cannot be programmed via MIDI on some CZs?
>
>
> About the VZ, I also really like it's sound, but from couple of demos I 
> had the impression it's a different synth, the VZ having more clean, 
> bright, or even harsh, sound, while the CZ being more lo-fi, organic (not 
> in terms of organ). It is actually that organic feeling that I am looking 
> after!
> So I thought I won't get from the VZ the exact same sounds as the CZ... (I 
> know one day I'll probably get a VZ too! ;)). Am I wrong here?
>
> Back to the CZ, are there differences in the sound engine sound (besides 
> polyphony)?
> And how do they compare in terms of, for example, noise?
> I would be tended to think that the CZ-101 might have more noise (like the 
> DX-100 has more noise than the DX7, at least that was my impression, since 
> I don't own those), but this might be a wrong assumption.
>
> Thanks.
> Best,
> Marco
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