Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Hi Nate,

> 1)  i'd like to use some guitar stompboxes to make the cz sound
even 
> cooler than it already does.  i'm thinking about some kind of 
> distortion (maybe a big muff) and/ or something envelope filtery, 
> like maybe a q-tron.  does anyone have experience with these or 
other 
> pedals?  any recommendations?  any warnings?  terry:  i really
liked 
> some of your orbital decay tones.  how do you achieve them?

 The best advice on stompboxes is to try them at your local music
shop if you can. Just bring the CZ-1000 with you and experiment. 
I found the all in one boxes have the best bang for the buck. They 
usually have a noise gate in the beginning of the chain. And I usually
bypass the compressor section, leaving distortion, delay, reverb,
panning, wah, for some interesting effects. I've also used a Nord 
Micromodular to add LP filters, MIDI volume, even vocoder. Most of 
the samples on the OD site used a Lexicon MPX100 for reverb. (sweet)
I also have a Digitech GSP2101, nice panning delays but thin sounding
distortion. The distortions I use range from simple amp overdrive to
small portable battery powered boxes.
 Remember though that the CZ1000/101 have a crappy headphone out.(loud
hiss).Be sure to use the line out. (quiet)
 Let me know if you find something cool. It's really a roll of the
dice to find a cool sounding device, as most are designed for the 
range of guitar and not matched for line level inputs. I'm sure there
are some gems out there.

Terry (The Casio Kid)