Good ol' FZ-1/10/20 disk drive issues
2009-08-26 by farrfromit
Owning a couple of CZ s and a few FZ s already, swore I belonged to this group already. Guess not, so first post ... Recently, I picked up another cheap FZ-20
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Re: cz101 strange behaviour
2009-08-19 by oli_larkin
i wasn t trying to mod it! thanks for the info
Re: [CZsynth] cz101 strange behaviour
2009-08-18 by charlie from PARRY
nope , thank god , stop trying to mod or circut bend this terriffic little keyboard, sounds like a loose ground on the pcm memory chip or a short of some
cz101 strange behaviour
2009-08-18 by oli_larkin
Last night my CZ101 went berserk on me. Now whenever I switch it on, when I press a key on the keyboard it s as if all the parameters get randomised. This
Re: [CZsynth] Any mods to make a CZ1 quieter?
2009-08-14 by Summa
I d use the off switch in the menue, since this should bypass the Chorus circuit. Other than that the S/N Ratio isn t too bad for a 80s Synths, so using a gate
Re: Any mods to make a CZ1 quieter?
2009-08-14 by narfman96
There is a gain pot in the output section that may be cranked up too far. Look at the Service Manuals when you get a chance.
Re: [CZsynth] Any mods to make a CZ1 quieter?
2009-08-14 by tim@tstevens.freeserve.co.uk
Do you mean turning it off with a hardware mod or just turning it down on the front panel? If yes is there an improvement to disabling it with a hardware mod
Re: [CZsynth] Any mods to make a CZ1 quieter?
2009-08-14 by Summa
Turning off the chorus helps alot... ... -- CZ/VZ mailing list : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CZsynth FMHeaven mailing list :
Any mods to make a CZ1 quieter?
2009-08-14 by discodave1974
Hey yall - Yeah I know, I shouldn t be trying to get crisp clean minimalistic type electro sounds out of a CZ, but it s all I got to work with and I just don t
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-12 by charlie from PARRY
a good call answer handshake sends a eox , i use a check if ready for recieve from my computer to the cz , this way you ll know something is connected
Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-12 by steve_the_composer
If you really want to wonder about the CZ, wonder why they didn t put an F7 after each and every message in the handshake protocol. That is far more
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-12 by Lee Borrell
I used a similar program to yours to process the PSS series. ... From: steve_the_composer Subject: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex
Re: more about sys description
2009-08-12 by steve_the_composer
Cool page--a blast from the past!!!!!! If I remember correctly I worked with a Passport and a Sequential MIDI interfaces with the C-64. I also picked up a
Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-12 by steve_the_composer
Its really a matter of personal choice how anyone develops a program. Someone might perfer to think of a particular sysex dump as a long chain of bits. Another
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-11 by Lee Borrell
http://templarseries.atspace.com/cz.html I mapped the CZ bytes going by Thong s map - as far as I can see the first few bytes use both nybbles - byte3,4,5
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-11 by charlie from PARRY
yep acknowledged lee ,good deduc-ing, busy right now, b back later with more decent input. charles ... From: Lee Borrell To:
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-11 by charlie from PARRY
yeah the cz101 sys ex dump differs tremendousilly from the pss dump because the pss only shares bits in a byte value ,, it outputs just the same as its read
Re: [CZsynth] Re: more about sys description
2009-08-11 by Lee Borrell
I am familar with Hex and binary - I teach IT and have an A level in computing. I use the MIDI system quite closely - so know it quite well. I think Charles
Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-11 by steve_the_composer
Thanks for the clarification, Lee. This helps me to understand what you guys are trying to do. I know what you mean about some CZ patch dump data needing to be
Re: more about sys description
2009-08-11 by steve_the_composer
Are you working in hex? Are you good with binary and masking? If so, think binary. Evidently with the CZ you have nybbilized 8 bit words--the 8 bits are
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-11 by Lee Borrell
Regardless of the nybble arrangement of the CZ - once the data bytes are in place inside a PC/computer the problem is the whereabouts of the bits,which are
more about sys description
2009-08-10 by charlie from PARRY
hold on is it as simple as taking a 16 bit nuber and using the msb and lsb of it ? basically dividing it by 256? or would i do a byte split into two separte
Re: [CZsynth] Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-10 by charlie from PARRY
hi steve , somebody off the list has already made me aware that these 256 bytes i get from the cz101 need merged to form 128 bytes which form larger numbers
Re: help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-10 by steve_the_composer
Back up a bit: What are you trying to do? Are you trying to derive a mathematical formula that correlates the time and internal values? So far as I can tell
help cz101 bytes sysex breakdown
2009-08-09 by charlie from PARRY
i found what i think is a fault with the refernce file in our file section ,, its thong s guide titled ... version ---------------------- ... to ------ ...
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-28 by gmeredith1
Unfortunately I was hoping to use it to make programming new sounds quick and easy, rather than performance oriented filter control etc. Anything is better
Re: [CZsynth] Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-28 by Summa
It s possible to assign some of the parameter to the wheels/aftertouch/foot controler, it s not meant to program the synth but to control the sound. Amp Env
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-28 by gmeredith1
Well, that s a real bummer. No chance of doing real time control then. Hmmph. Cheers, Graham
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-27 by Dr°3°Tri
Hi, i installed MIDI monitor + MIDI Yoke and checked with MOTU Unisyn MIDI editor which have VZ-8M profile, which kind of results i get from SYSEX output. I
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-27 by chris.hutter@poplife.ch
Hi If you use a Mac with OS X, try Sounddiver from Apple / Emagic. It s found at http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/emagic/Legacy_SW/OS X SW/ I
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-27 by zoinky420
... What you re looking at in that document is the data format for bulk dumps. You can only change an individual parameter via bulk dump of all parameters, so
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-27 by gmeredith1
Hi Steve, Thanks for the info about the VZ. I m trying to control the individual voice parameters of the VZ with sysex strings, not so much the things you
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-26 by steve_the_composer
The alpha juno link was helpful because it shows the kind of thing you are looking for. Unfortunately with both Casio CZs and VZs, we do not hace access to
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-26 by Dr°3°Tri
Thanks for info Steve. I have Waveidea Bitstream 3X which is sysex controller and id like to create profile for VZ-8M for it. Even small one would make huge
Re: Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-25 by steve_the_composer
The VZ has more you can control than the CZ. I have the VZ-8m. I think I have some sample patches [not op-mems] in the CZ-VZ Files overflow group. I have the
Re:Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-24 by Dr°3°Tri
I think that there was mentioned in the veezee page guestbook that it has rather difficult sysex implementation.. and i have not seen too much profiles for
Sysex control of VZ-10M?
2009-07-24 by gmeredith1
Hi, I have a Behringer BCR2000 controller and I want to control my VZ10M parameters live. Does anyone have a sysex command list for the VZ, or know where I can
Re: [CZsynth] Re: Casio's FZ Shareware Collection
2009-07-21 by jammie
good im glad i also have an extensive library a lot of rare dx7 banks from la studio dx7 and a full drum machine library and a very rare hoover libray from the
Re: Casio's FZ Shareware Collection
2009-07-20 by sz68sq
Thanx you made my day, Just purchased a brand new!! FZ10m, just dumb luck, found it on craigslist. I have successfully replaced floppy in my old fz10m, it was
Re: Casio's FZ Shareware Collection
2009-07-20 by jammie.emma
... http://rapidshare.com/files/232775292/FZ-1-Collection.zip
Casio's FZ Shareware Collection
2009-07-19 by sz68sq
Does anybody know where I can download the Casio FZ Shareware sample Collection. It was available a couple years ago but my Zip file is now corrupt. About 140
Re: [CZsynth] Re: cz 1000 sysex dump?
2009-07-19 by Lee Borrell
There is no buffer problem involved with the Commodore PSS program - it is written in 6502 to process the SYSx Dump - because the data is in nybbles - it
Re: [CZsynth] hellogroup i'm new
2009-07-18 by James W
Hi charlie. im James. i am a member of the group. I got to say the Casio CZ 101 is fun. once you start messing with the features, you will love to play
Re: [CZsynth] hellogroup i'm new
2009-07-18 by charlie from PARRY
these are the answers i am looking for , monophonic is very dificult for guitar or chord voicings , great for leads and drums.. ok i am happy with these
Re: [CZsynth] hellogroup i'm new
2009-07-17 by Simon Beck
The CZ-101/1000 is 4-voice multi-timbral in MIDI mode 4, but each MIDI channel is monophonic. I once heard a demo of a sequenced string quartet played in real
Re: [CZsynth] Re: cz 1000 sysex dump?
2009-07-17 by charlie from PARRY
yeah the pss has a drum section and a few effects that are sent in the sys ex , patterns and songs too! the pss is a good little powerfull keyboard, its the
Re: [CZsynth] hellogroup i'm new
2009-07-17 by charlie from PARRY
i m working on it ...thanks for the welcome-ing!!! working on a good set of patches , then i will upload ... probally just as a raw data file is this cz 101
New file uploaded to CZsynth
2009-07-17 by CZsynth@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CZsynth group. File : /CZ -
Re: [CZsynth] Re: cz 1000 sysex dump?
2009-07-17 by Lee Borrell
The synth seal page is interesting - it is also the case that the YAMAHA pss series have internal paramaters not accessible via the front facia. I created a
R: [CZsynth] hellogroup i'm new
2009-07-17 by F.Manduca
Welcome home, Charly! ... Da: charles Oggetto: [CZsynth] hellogroup i m new A: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com Data: Martedì 14 luglio