2015-02-07 by Daniel Forró
Yes, it s so as you have written. I also think that the last Yamaha interesting synth is FS1r (which is what I have written). After 1998 they offer only
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2015-02-07 by JAMIE logan
fit an oled as they dont req On 3 February 2015 at 18:40, daveogarf@yahoo.com [CZsynth]
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2015-02-07 by Daniel Forró
I m afraid CZ series doesn t have this command in its SysEx implementation. Daniel Forro
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2015-02-07 by gordon@...
... You can t. About all you can do over sysex is send patches, pitch bend range and enable tone mix mode. -- Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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2015-02-04 by Daniel Boles
Yes but what you call newer here simply means 90s/early 00s, instead of the 80s - sadly time continues to move faster than me/us, and so the 90s and 00s are
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2015-02-03 by nebelfuerst@...
Is there a sysex-string to change the midi-channel of a CZ-1000 ? My CZ powers up to channel 1, but I need it to be on channel 4.
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2015-02-03 by daveogarf@...
Hi, all Has anyone out there, who owns any of the CZ Cosmo series had any difficulty with the contrast of the display, e.g. the brightness being good, but the
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2015-02-03 by Lee Borrell
All grist to the mill...it is just there seems to be a plethora of GM synths on ebay which are much of a muchness. Kudos to those who innovate and create novel
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2015-02-03 by Daniel Forró
I m quite sure Gordon loves old stuff as we all do, I feel some light humor and irony in his remark about terrible :-) But seriously - I don t think so bad
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2015-02-03 by Lee Borrell
Terrible?! With the exception of analogue modelling,if you want anything other than GM largely retro is the best option! Do remember that some of this stuff is
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2015-02-03 by gordon@...
... Think he nailed it with the underpowered power supply thing. You *always* want about 1A or more for these terrible old 80s synths. -- Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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2015-02-03 by bill bigrig
Sounds to me you have a thermal problem with a rectification circuit. I don t remember if there are regulators in there, but the symptoms you describe are what
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2015-02-03 by gordon@...
... You beat me to it! You *always* want power supplies that can supply more current than the equipment draws, and at roughly the right voltage. I run all my
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2015-02-03 by Lee
That s still an interesting observation. Sent from my iPhone
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2015-02-03 by dlonrattam@...
Okay, I spoke too soon. I checked some more online resources and found that the behavior I described can occur when the AC adaptor does supply enough current.
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2015-02-03 by dlonrattam@...
Hi folks, I m wondering if the following is a common CZ-101 issue that has a known fix... After having not used my CZ-101 for a while (which is in near mint
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2015-01-28 by nebelfuerst@...
Hi, I want to automatically configure all my synths by sysex. Therefore I want to send a sysex-string to the cz-1000 to make it switch to channel 4. Anyone
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2015-01-27 by Chadwick Wood
Hi all, I m the maker of that CZ Touch app actually. If you have any questions, just let me know. As far as I know, it s the only CZ patch editor for iPhone or
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2015-01-27 by cliffe123@...
This is something of what Wendy Carlos could do since i m very inspired by her album Beauty in the Beast. Her song peace Poem for Bali was pretty intriguing
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2015-01-13 by Daniel Boles
Can t watch this at the moment, but it will hopefully be nice to hear a proper demo, with more sound than camera noise...! There are a distinct lack of CZ-1
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2015-01-13 by soundprogramer@...
Hate internet preset based synthesizer demos! CZ line can do more interesting synthetic sounds so far.. Most sounds in this demo use fixed internal chorus that
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2015-01-13 by Daniel Forró
Dobar dan, Vukan, mostly good stuff, I like all those sounds with simulated resonance, long sustained pads, sounds with simulated reverb, and very good are all
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2015-01-12 by vukansto@...
enjoy! Casio CZ-1 Demo Sounds http://youtu.be/K-uwtStrDbQ http://youtu.be/K-uwtStrDbQ Casio CZ-1 Demo Sounds http://youtu.be/K-uwtStrDbQ Some interesting user
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2015-01-12 by analogmonster@...
Do NOT get one that doesn t fit in a 3.5inch floppy bay unless youre up for a lot of case modding. I ve been using these for a few years and they re great
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2015-01-12 by JAMIE logan
get the version that includes a proper 3.5 metal case a 1gb to 2gb card is big enough On 12 January 2015 at 10:01, Cornelius Schöler studio@motomoto.de
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2015-01-12 by Cornelius Schöler
Thanks for the posts ! hxc floppy emulator seems to be a good solution. What model based on SD-Cards would work with the Hohner HS-1/E ? Best regards Moto
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2015-01-11 by runwithb@...
I just thought folks might be interested in a new patch editor. I ve been messing with CZ Touch https://coffeeshopped.com/cz-touch for a bit, and it s quite
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2015-01-10 by JAMIE logan
not if the disks drive is mis aligned and when using a new floppy drive you get crc errors but when using the original its ok i have had this a few times on
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2015-01-10 by gordon@...
... I ve never really found floppies to be a problem. The Mirage is slightly less forgiving of dodgy floppies than the EPS, too, but sticking a nice new drive
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2015-01-10 by Rkm
+1 for Lotharek s hxc floppy emulator. Mine s in the mail now for my Ensoniq EPS sampler. My collection of 300 floppy disks will easily fit on a small SD
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2015-01-10 by JAMIE logan
i have over 500 floppy disks for mine from my rave days and hardcore from 1989 to 1995 of user samples which im still imaging On 10 January 2015 at 14:43,
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2015-01-10 by JAMIE logan
floppy disks have a life of about 5 years before becoming bad its always good to make back ups and why fz1 bank transfers are great as it allows you to back up
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2015-01-10 by Cornelius Schöler
Hello ! just got back my Hohner HS-1/E Sampler from servicing. Floppy drive was cleaned but still isn t always working correctly. Sometimes loads a disk, then
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2015-01-08 by device.monkey@...
Many thanks Daniel. You ve been very, very helpful. :-)
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2015-01-03 by w.james.meagher@...
I would take the stripped screws to a local RC/Hobby Shop and see if they have something that matches. I bet that if they don t they can tell you who will.
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2015-01-03 by Loscha
Hardware stores won t be able to help. The screws are about 4mm long, and a pitch of about 1.5mm. They re smaller than a typical grain of rice, and, yes, they
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2015-01-03 by Benjamin Tucker
I have not. But a little local hardware store is my source for various screws and bolts. Take one of the old screws and they will try to match it. good
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2015-01-03 by dlonrattam@...
Greeting CZoids, Has anybody ever sourced replacement screws for any of the CZ synth memory cartridges? Somehow, the screws can be incredibly tightly installed
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2015-01-02 by Daniel Forró
Hi, Jim, I understand, there are more ways, some don t show mail addresses. No problem, I have sent files once more. All the best. Daniel Forro On Jan 3, 2015,
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2015-01-02 by device.monkey@...
Thanks Paul, that looks like a really useful video. Bookmarked for later. :-) Jim
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2015-01-02 by device.monkey@...
Many thanks Daniel. Unfortunately, I use Yahoo Groups with a browser (Chrome) and I still can t see anything related to PMs on here. Nothing happens when I
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2014-12-31 by Benjamin Tucker
Thanks for posting this. Always helpful to have a video. If you need patches, check out the VirtualCZ a very fine CZ emulation/librarian -- now (12-31-14) on
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2014-12-31 by Paul Krull
On a slightly related note, I opened up my CZ-1 a couple days ago and cleaned my troublesome relay instead of replacing it which I ve been meaning to do. I
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2014-12-31 by Daniel Forró
Hi, Jim, I don t know which mail software or setting you have, I see address of sender in each message I got from yahoo group - in mail program in column
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2014-12-30 by device.monkey@...
Hi. Very sorry for my delayed reply - I actually thought my message hadn t been posted, so I left it for a while. :- Thanks for the replies. Daniel - I d love
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2014-12-29 by soundprogramer@...
CZ-1 is an upgrade of the CZ line synthesizers and have a bunch of new features that are not possible to downgrade to CZ-101, 1000, 3000 and 5000. Velocity
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2014-12-25 by Daniel Boles
Hi, I think all the CZ synths are compatible on some level, although maybe in some cases, only by sending entire banks - not sure if single voices can be sent
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2014-12-24 by Music Man
What about CZ1 sounds. I downloaded some CZ1 patch/banks but they do not seem to work with my CZ101. Am i doing something wrong?
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2014-12-24 by nebelfuerst@...
Thanks for the answer. I went for a second CZ-1000 now. The CZ-5000 was my alternative, but I was in fear to render my patches useless. BTW: Posting 3 times
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2014-12-22 by db0451@...
Have you tried it?... It should be possible. Check the manual(s); if anything like the CZ-1, they will specifically tell you what the compatibility is + how to
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