Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

So... I want to store three banks' worth of my favorite CZ patches as
sysex files.  Umm...why can't I find out how to do this from the
archives?  Is there a bulk dump command that will spurt out the data
for all 16 patches in internal memory, for saving as a sysex file (I
use the fairly rudimentary Alesis Freeloader to load patches into my
synths, including the CZ)?  If somebody can give me step-by-step
instructions on how to accomplish this, I would be really grateful...

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "travesty14850" <travesty14850@y...> wrote:
> So... I want to store three banks' worth of my favorite CZ patches as
> sysex files.  Umm...why can't I find out how to do this from the
> archives?  Is there a bulk dump command that will spurt out the data
> for all 16 patches in internal memory, for saving as a sysex file (I
> use the fairly rudimentary Alesis Freeloader to load patches into my
> synths, including the CZ)?  If somebody can give me step-by-step
> instructions on how to accomplish this, I would be really grateful...


i dont know the answer, but i would love to know it if you have figured it out!

im using DP 4.12 on mac osx (10.3.2) btw

i did this succesfully once with MOTU's Unisyn app.  it was really easy but i dont have the 
software anymore.


peace

evan

Hi ,

> > Is there a bulk dump command that will spurt out the data
> > for all 16 patches in internal memory, for saving as a sysex file
>
> i dont know the answer, but i would love to know it if you have figured it
out!
> i did this succesfully once with MOTU's Unisyn app.

with the cz synths, it is not so easy. You cannot even "record" the sound
data to a sequencer and replay them. Casio uses different messages for
sending and receiving, so you must use a dump program. Unisyn is one,
Sounddiver another who should do the trick. There is some freeware around as
well, just google "casio cz dump" or "casio cz sysex". I once wrote an atari
application that should work with atari emulators like steem. It is
available on my site www.matucana.de.

Hellmuth

I had success with MidiQuest. I seem to remember that I did have to do it 
patch by patch, rather than the entire banks.

Also, responding to the RAM card post - the RAM cards are great to have, 
gives you more storage for patches and the patches seem to last longer in 
the cards. But... probably a bad idea to rely on them for storage. Use a PC 
patch editor/librarian.

Andy

At 11:35 AM 4/14/2004 +0200, you wrote:

>Hi ,
>
> > > Is there a bulk dump command that will spurt out the data
> > > for all 16 patches in internal memory, for saving as a sysex file
> >
> > i dont know the answer, but i would love to know it if you have figured it
>out!
> > i did this succesfully once with MOTU's Unisyn app.
>
>with the cz synths, it is not so easy. You cannot even "record" the sound
>data to a sequencer and replay them. Casio uses different messages for
>sending and receiving, so you must use a dump program. Unisyn is one,
>Sounddiver another who should do the trick. There is some freeware around as
>well, just google "casio cz dump" or "casio cz sysex". I once wrote an atari
>application that should work with atari emulators like steem. It is
>available on my site www.matucana.de.
>
>Hellmuth
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