Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 08:31:45PM -0000, steve_the_composer wrote:
> GORDON: > I can't read either of those messages, because the Yahoo! Groups site appears to be pretty badly broken right now.
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> STEVE: As for not being able to read messages, perhaps there is a problem with your computer. I recommend getting messages as a digest. That way you can re-read posts.

I get individual mails.  I can't get on the Yahoo groups website at all at the moment.

 
> For your convenience, I have copied the referenced STEVE post in its entirety below. (The part which you deleted in your reply was only a part of that.)
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> GORDON: > What exactly did you do?  I find that if I send everything in one go, the CZ-1000 crashes every time.
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> STEVE: Once you figure out the problem you are having with the website take a look in the files section for the folder named "Using Midi-Ox with your Casio CZ." Those are the screenshots that go with http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/CZsynth/message/5876.
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> Out of curiosity, which interface(s) are you using (and what computer/OS/SP)? If you are using one of those really bad 1x1 usb-midi cable interfaces, that might be your problem.

Well one of the "problematic" ones is an E-Mu 1X1, but for the most part it works better than all the others.

Is there one in particular you recommend?

> Also, if you are simply capturing a patch dump and trying to send it to the CZ unchanged, that will not work.
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> If you want me to test some short sysex strings on my CZ-5000, I can give it a try.  If you have some patch dumps, load them to a temporary folder and I can give those a try.

Maybe a CZ5000 is different.  With my CZ1000, sending:

F0 44 00 00 70 20 00 70 31

sends it off into la-la land instantly, most times.  This happens with all the interfaces, including a "real" MPU401 type (which *does* deal with sending individual random bytes).

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