2005-06-30 by Summa
It s a pretty old material, I don t think anyone will care for the copyright of the information anymore. The correct procedure would be to ask for the
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2005-06-29 by esynthesist
Mmmm... so it s copyrighted material. I did al little search on the internet and I think the book is still available. As the book is not from Casio (who
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2005-06-29 by steve_the_composer
I looked at the 1st few pages of the first pdf. The material is from The Midi System Exclusive Book by Steve De Furia and Joe Scacciaferro, (C) 1987 by Third
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2005-06-27 by esynthesist
Hi all, When I bought my CZ-1, the previous owner gave me a photocopy of an extract of a book containing all MIDI specifications of the CZ-series. It s not the
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2005-06-26 by Open Ocean Trance Project
btw us there a site or somewhere on the net where i could get the pdf version of the manual ? _________________________________________________________________
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2005-06-26 by Open Ocean Trance Project
hey thanks for the infos..i will give it a try definitely...this may explains why i usually get an error message while i am trying to use normal pc disks...
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2005-06-26 by Jez
IIRC, FZ10 disks are DD/720k. Just like a Roland MV-30 and a Korg DSS1. The best DSS1 resource on the net: http://www.glenstegner.com/dss1/ Has a copyQM
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2005-06-24 by Panos Chatzigeorgiadis
hi all just got a fz 10 m sampler and alreay found lots of disks on the net but cant find a way to transfer them into the sampler...is there any app that can
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2005-06-22 by M.J.B.
Great point Simon, Your analogy about the dx-7/dx-1 is right on, except for the fact that the dx-1 is about as big as a mini and cost about the same :), that
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2005-06-22 by Simon Beck
The main influence on the price of CZ-series synths is probably the name and reputation of the 101 - it was the first in the series (like Yamaha s DX-7) and
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2005-06-22 by P........
It propably has something to do with popularity - the CZ101/1000 is more popular than the other CZs, but that s just my theory. The portability of the CZ101
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2005-06-19 by Scott Nordlund
... Well that s certainly one way to solve the problem..
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2005-06-18 by esynthesist
Hi all, I just let you know that I didn t (have to) take the risk... After posting and reading the messages on this board, I suddenly found another CZ-1 in
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2005-06-18 by Scott Nordlund
... The service manual should make it pretty easy to diagnose the problem. Of course it would be more desireable to have the service manual as you re
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2005-06-17 by kmiddlemas@aol.com
Hi there, Try and get a CZ-1 instead of the CZ3000. Don t get me wrong the 3000 is a good synth (probably the best looking CZ) but it s nowhere near as
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2005-06-17 by esynthesist
Hi all, Thanks for the feedback so far (from the other members too :-). I will be able to test the unit thoroughly, the owner agreed on that. Not sure he will
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2005-06-17 by midcomsys
... Hi there, Usually the LED s are controlled from a central IC / controller board. However, it could be something as simple as a loose connector or wire
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2005-06-17 by Jez
Well it s not 100% operational if the LEDs are not operational. On that basis, what garentee do you have that you re not buying a dud? I recon you need to see
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2005-06-17 by Scott Nordlund
... I ve never heard of the problem (don t have a CZ-1 anyway). Most likely the LEDs are perfectly functional, it s something to do with whatever circuit is
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2005-06-16 by esynthesist
Hi, I can buy a CZ-1 which is 100% operational but all LEDs are dead. The owner says they all died at once some time ago. But the synth is still working, there
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2005-06-16 by Scott Nordlund
... HT too, including the HT-6000. I ve only been looking for that since I got my HT-6000 2 years ago.
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2005-06-15 by esynthesist
...update: unfortunately the CZ5000 manual seems to be the summary version (still 25 pages). But the other ones are full versions...
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2005-06-15 by Summa
Hi, many thanx for the info, seems to work with VZ and FZ series as well... Here s the direct link http://www.casionz.co.nz/default.asp?ObjectID=112 type in
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2005-06-15 by esynthesist
Hi, As a lot of people are looking for the CZ-1 en CZ-5000 manuals... You can find them on http://www.casionz.co.nz Just go to the support section and
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2005-06-09 by kmiddlemas@aol.com
Mikael There is one auctioned on ebay in the uk. It has only a day or so to go. Happy bidding! Link
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2005-06-08 by altemark
Hello list, i m looking to buy a VZ-10m/hohner hs-2 in the EU. Please contact me with your offers! Mikael Altemark
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2005-06-04 by Scott Nordlund
... wow, neat definately an interesting read, thanks for that.
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2005-06-04 by midcomsys
... for ... 1? ... I ve got those carts on sysex format also. Sadly I find them largely somewhat bland. There s a few goodish patches on RC30 (effects). Go to
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2005-06-04 by steve_the_composer
In the 1980s, I received some documents from Casio Product Support. Several months ago I scanned one on the HT line and converted it to text. I have placed it
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2005-06-04 by yazzofever
Hey guys, I ve been able to locate the vintage rc-10, rc-20, rc-30 rom cart s for the cz-1 online. Was there just three in the rc series? Are there other
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2005-06-02 by synthmanic
A very rare small Midi controller. It also can be powered by batteries. $125.00 plus shipping. Details here: http://hometown.aol.com/synthmatic/index.html
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2005-06-01 by KW
i belive it got to do with the postage cost. they re almost identical in sound generation so ppl do not seem to bother that much about backlite screen,
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2005-06-01 by M.J.B.
Let s face it ... Amen brother. The CZ-1 is one, if not my favorite synth I have ever owned. mb y[]a[]z[]z[]o[]f[]e[]v[]e[]r[]
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2005-06-01 by midcomsys
... for. ... 101 and ... when ... the ... That s probably correct. Most people have only used it s little bro s without the additional features the CZ-1
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2005-06-01 by Scott Nordlund
... It s probably because the CZ-1 is big and heavy in comparison to the 101 and 1000, sometimes people value something they can stick into a corner when they
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2005-06-01 by yazzofever
Take ebay for instance-I don t get it! Why does the cz-1000 s and the 101 s go for double what cz-1 sell for. Why does this happen? Does everybody else know
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2005-05-31 by Summa
... Sorry, I didn t knew that, the friend from US who told me about newark works for a company that checks power plants/lines so they probably need bigger
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2005-05-30 by Don Fluckinger
Hi just wanted to publicly thank Summa for much help in tracking down my missing power inlet-receptable for my CZ-5000...I ended up finding one at
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2005-05-28 by Oliver Koch
Hi folks, I want to exchange my FZ-1 into a FZ-10M. My question now: the FZ-1 has this external port. What about the FZ-10M? Does the external port also exist
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2005-05-28 by steve_the_composer
... It was clear to me, but evidently there;s that long-standing issue they have. ... I like the word play!!!! BTW, tonight I saw a number of posts that were
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2005-05-23 by Jez
Thanks for your help Steve. I did appreciate it - it was exactly the sort of feedback I was looking for. I find the WindController group quite hard to
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2005-05-22 by Shayne Cafferata
... o great, there go my sales : ( ... would a bribe have worked? i have lots of magazines.... o but now you can get them free from steve. darn. ;-) on topic
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2005-05-21 by Summa
I was about to block it too... ;) ... -- CZ/VZ mailing list : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CZsynth FMHeaven mailing list :
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2005-05-21 by steve_the_composer
Thanks for the reply. You may be right. My messages have now been posted there. Glad I am not lumped in with nigerian spammers and nefarious synth mag
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2005-05-21 by Shayne Cafferata
i think all posts there have to be approved. my synth mags for sale ad didn t make it. too bad as there is windsynth info contained in them. in my opinion
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2005-05-21 by steve_the_composer
Evidently my posts are being censored by the owner of the wind controller group. From what I gather, he is a vendor of electronic wind instruments and related
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2005-05-21 by steve_the_composer
Here s the post to the wind controller group that wasn t censored. ============================================================= I have been lurking here for a
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2005-05-21 by steve_the_composer
Jez, About an hour ago I posted a message in the wind controller group on the emulation issue with special attention to how I have used the Casio DH-100 and
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2005-05-20 by Tim Parkhurst
Get yourself a copy of the Power Play VZ book. This goes through the various velocity settings and using the VZ8M with wind controllers. I believe a copy of
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2005-05-20 by steve_the_composer
I have used it with the Casio DH-100. Does the WX7 output aftertouch data? If so, the VZ-8m has a few extra sensitivity S curves that wind players might
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