Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

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On Sun, 5/3/15, Alex Hurst casiocz4000@... [CZsynth] <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 Subject: [CZsynth] new member greeting
 To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Sunday, May 3, 2015, 10:35 AM
 
 
  Also, there is a book called, "An Insiders Guide to Casio CZ Synthesizers", by Andrew Schlesinger.
It covers all aspects of making sounds on CZs. It is an invaluable resource.

Rig
 
 
 
   
 
 
     
       
       
       Hello. I am really glad to have found this group. I
 used to own several old bits of Casio gear, a FZ10, 1, CZ
 3000, 5000 and once a 1. I loved them all but struggled with
 the sequencing and midi interface side of things and never
 progressed beyond lot of synthesis and sampling, and some
 basic sequencing on an Alesis MMT8. I sold what I had about
 4 years ago and have hugely regretted it now that I have
 moved, got more space and realised what I miss. I decided to
 try differently this time, and to get back the gear I loved
 and be much more disciplined re finally mastering
 sequencing. It was really the computing side that got in my
 way and i regret that. Use of the gear, a mixer, FX units
 etc came naturally. Im enouraged now by all the programmes i
 just ddnt know existed. People have recommended a lot of
 sequencers, and I hope to get some tips here. Recently, I
 picked up some gear but i have not had a lot of luck. I had
 a CZ3000 delivered which suffered
 
  severe damage. Im speaking to someone about a repair (and
 if anyone can recommend anyone in London I would be
 grateful). If its not cost effective Ill get another one and
 pick it up. I also kept my eye out for months for an FZ and
 nothing appeared. I found a Hohner HS1 in Germany and had it
 shipped. Sadly this handsome silver machine is in dire need
 of help. Its noisy - which i dont really like but can live
 with, but has more serious issues such as it has stopped
 actually sampling (it did work for a few days but then
 stopped, although the in built synth works fine). The screen
 is bright and that isnt an issue. Before it stopped picking
 up what i tried to line in and sample i tried to format a
 disk and no matter what it says disk not ready. I dont know
 if I need to try disks from germany or what is going on, but
 given all the other serious problems with it that need a
 solution, if the disk drive doesnt work hopefully i can get
 round that with an editor
 
  or other programme someone else might be able to suggest.
 Again if anyone knows of someone anywhere who knows their
 way around an FZ10/HOHNER I would love to get this serviced
 and brought back to life. I regret badly ever parting with
 my FZ1 which worked like a dream. 
 
  
 
 On the good news front, because i couldnt play the CZ3000, I
 found a VZ1 - my first, and im loving it. Amazing rich
 sounds, and a beautiful black synth. I have never found
 something i couldnt edit but with this...wow,i actually cant
 get edit at all - it really is as difficult as everyone
 says, but i am so impressed with what you can get out of it
 just by layering sounds, im excited to see what it can do.
 Im hopeing there is an editor i can use for this - which
 would be a first for me. I never used one with any of my
 former synths. 
 
  
 
 Music wise, I am probably not going to mention anyone you
 have not all listened to to death. Im 38 now and was lucky
 enough to find aphex twin, warp and rephlex records when i
 was 16/17, and i have loved that and particularly aphex ever
 since. Im also a big fan of kraftwerk, bochum welt, some
 orb, J-M Jarre, B-O-C, Vangellis, John Carpenter. Im always
 interested in recommendations. I love ambient, and homemade
 electronic music basically. 
 
  
 
 Alex
 
 
 
 
 
     
      
 
     
     
 
 
 
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