Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi Jason,

I did not look if MidiQuest has the plugin for the CZ.
It is actually an option... though I am not going for it, given the high price.
CTRLR is freeware and seems to work pretty nicely.
Of course if other free editors/VST-plugins for the CZ already exist, I would not (maybe) spending time making a new one.
Otherwise I would not mind making a CZ panel for CTRLR and prefer it over the MidiQuest alternative (I have been making a panel for the Kawai XD-5 and it's actually quite fun).
Atari or other old stuff is definitely not an option for me: I want to use current Mac OS X and Live.

Best,
Marco


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, Jason Adkins <jason_ralf808@...> wrote:
>
> Hi again,have you researched MidiQuest because I think that will auto- 
> create a VST plugin for your DAW,I have seen it working with similar  
> vintage synth's like the K3 or DX27 on Cubase VST5/SX3/5 so I don't  
> see why it shouldn't work with the CZ's because they have a pretty  
> good midi implementation.Of course if you want to get technical you  
> could always run the ST emulator STEEM and run the old stuff.
> 
> J
> 
> On 5 Nov 2012, at 11:11, mm47 wrote:
> 
> > 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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