Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

That is, studio APARTMENT musician! Heh, heh

Howdy partners, 

I'm Dave, I'm new here, and I'm not from Texas. But I must say I am a 
durn good musician and I'm lookin' to come out with guns blazin' and 
make some rootin' tootin' good music with this here Casio CZ-1! But I 
need some help. Money is very tight right now and I don't have lots 
of money to lay out for fancy-schmancy equipment. So can any of you 
MIDI geeks out there help me find stuff that's low-low-low priced, or 
even free? 

I write, play keys, and sing. Just so you know, here's what I have 
already and am already using to make extremely primitive, pre-MIDI 
but decent-sounding music.

* CZ-1
* Zoom effects unit
* AIWA outboard EQ
* Tascam 404MKII analog 4-track
* Windows Pentium III, 127 MB RAM, CD burner, running Windows ME; GS 
Wavetable SW synth card "With Roland sound sample digital samples"
* Radio Shack dynamic mic

As you can see, except for the computer, I'm still in about 1988 as 
far as technology is concerned, and I will be there for awhile until 
I get a good job and get my credit straightened out. BUt I have 
discovered that between tweaking the CZ-1 and effects unit, I can 
make a somewhat convincing snare (a little distortion and the right 
type of reverb can make for a very realistic snare sound), piano, 
distorted guitar and even hi-hats and crash cymbals. I need a good 
acoustic guitar patch, tho. 

So what I'm looking for is first freeware, next extremely inexpensive 
software, for Windows. 

* Sequencer
* Multitrack recording/mixing/editing application
* Drum machine application? 

Also, how good is a CZ-1 as a MIDI controller? 

Any and all help will be greatly, and gratefully, appreciated. 


*****P*E*A*C*E**L*O*V*E**&**B*L*E*S*S*I*N*G*S***** 

David H 


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