Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Yeah--I kind of didn't think it was a timing issue.

If you had gotten the CZ to respond to the glide mode change, that would have been significant progress. 

Considering that you have a famous name brand usb-midi interface cable (and considering that the mio tests worked flawlessly), I am not sure your problem is the interface cable, but it might be.

Several years ago, I bought a sound module that was shipped to me packed in the wrong kind of packing peanuts--the ones that cause static. The module was perfect except that it couldn't receive midi data. I suspected that the static may have damaged a component.

However, your CZ is receiving midi data. You clearly have roundtrip midi because you are both sending and receiving note data at the same time. It is perplexing. 

Have you ruled out operator error? Did you try sending a note on command (or patch change commands) from midi-ox to make sure you are using midi-ox correctly? (Yeah--you are probably doing it correctly.)

Keep us posted.

Steve 





 


--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "dedlandar" <dedlandar@...> wrote:
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> I appreciate all the suggestions you guys are making, a shame none of them are working.
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> I tried limiting the low level output buffer to 1 byte, 1 buffer, with the  buffer delay at 1ms. First it said the number of buffers is 1, so it will default to 2. When I tried to send/receive (F0 44 00 00 70 10 20 70 31) there's an error telling me there are not enough buffers available, and that there isn't enough memory to complete the task. It gives me this error for any number of buffers less than 7. At 7 or above, it gives me the usual result. (nothing) I've tried setting it to other things, like 1000ms between buffers, as I figure a slower rate would be more effective. But I still get nothing.
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> Before I suspect the CZ is defective, I may try the sound card game/MIDI port approach, I never knew about that. Come to think of it, the local electronics hobbyist shop has an old PC with a sound card that actually has a standard MIDI port on it, I may look into getting it although it might be an ISA card.
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