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Re: [CZsynth] Digest Number 129

Re: [CZsynth] Digest Number 129

2002-03-11 by Gary Thompson

Thanks, Terry, it works! I would've never figured something like that out on
my own.  You don't know how much trouble you save me...but yes you do!
Cause you're The Casio Kid!

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Subject: [CZsynth] Digest Number 129


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>       1. Re: Sending patches from Soundlib via Midiman Sport 1 Channel
>            From: "orbitaldecay_99" <orbitaldecay@...>
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> Subject: Re: Sending patches from Soundlib via Midiman Sport 1 Channel
>
>  All I had to do was
> > find the one or two patches I liked in the banks, press "Test" and
> > send it to the CZ1000 memory or cartridge 1 - 16 possibilities.  I
> > find that I can't do that with the CZ5000. When I send a test patch
> to
> > the CZ5000 I press and hold down "Write", then press "A" of memory,
> > then "1" it says "Write OK" but it lies--the patch is NOT stored.
> > What am I doing wrong?  The 3 AA's are good, too. Was I using
> Soundlib
> > incorrectly from the start?
>
>
>  The CZ series have some strange little differences in how they
> handle MIDI patch dumps. On the CZ500/3000, if you dump a single
> patch, it should be written to the edit buffer. However when you go
> to
> save this it writes the unedited patch of the current preset. To
> write
> the patch you just sent to the CZ5000/3000's edit buffer you must
> make
> some change to one of the preset parameters. For example go to DCO 1
> and change the waveform once then back to the starting setting. Now
> the "compare/recall" light should be lit. The patch is now in the
> edit
> buffer and can be saved to a preset slot. A pain but it works.
>  I had a patch editor doing random patches and had the same trouble
> saving the sent patch. And discovered if I edited the patch, I could
> then save it.
>  Some day I'll have to write a FAQ on the different behavior of the
> various CZ models.
>
> Terry (The Casio Kid)
>
>
>
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Re: [CZsynth] Digest Number 129

2002-03-11 by Gary Thompson

Thanks, Terry, it works.  I would've never figured this out on my own.  You
don't know how much trouble you saved me...even though I'm quite fond of
programming drudgery by now.  Thanks Casio Kid.  And I will buy that book
when you publish it...but I'll probably have a Kurzweil by that time....
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Subject: [CZsynth] Digest Number 129


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>       1. Re: Sending patches from Soundlib via Midiman Sport 1 Channel
>            From: "orbitaldecay_99" <orbitaldecay@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>    Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 01:17:13 -0000
>    From: "orbitaldecay_99" <orbitaldecay@...>
> Subject: Re: Sending patches from Soundlib via Midiman Sport 1 Channel
>
>  All I had to do was
> > find the one or two patches I liked in the banks, press "Test" and
> > send it to the CZ1000 memory or cartridge 1 - 16 possibilities.  I
> > find that I can't do that with the CZ5000. When I send a test patch
> to
> > the CZ5000 I press and hold down "Write", then press "A" of memory,
> > then "1" it says "Write OK" but it lies--the patch is NOT stored.
> > What am I doing wrong?  The 3 AA's are good, too. Was I using
> Soundlib
> > incorrectly from the start?
>
>
>  The CZ series have some strange little differences in how they
> handle MIDI patch dumps. On the CZ500/3000, if you dump a single
> patch, it should be written to the edit buffer. However when you go
> to
> save this it writes the unedited patch of the current preset. To
> write
> the patch you just sent to the CZ5000/3000's edit buffer you must
> make
> some change to one of the preset parameters. For example go to DCO 1
> and change the waveform once then back to the starting setting. Now
> the "compare/recall" light should be lit. The patch is now in the
> edit
> buffer and can be saved to a preset slot. A pain but it works.
>  I had a patch editor doing random patches and had the same trouble
> saving the sent patch. And discovered if I edited the patch, I could
> then save it.
>  Some day I'll have to write a FAQ on the different behavior of the
> various CZ models.
>
> Terry (The Casio Kid)
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
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Re: Digest Number 129

2002-03-14 by orbitaldecay_99

--- In CZsynth@y..., "Gary Thompson" <garyt82148@p...> wrote:
> Thanks, Terry, it works.  I would've never figured this out on my 
own.  You
> don't know how much trouble you saved me...even though I'm quite 
fond of
> programming drudgery by now.  Thanks Casio Kid. 

Glad I could help, Gary. I learn new CZ stuff mostly from groups like 
this.


> And I will buy that 
book
> when you publish it...but I'll probably have a Kurzweil by that 
time....

 I was thinking of putting a FAQ on my CZ webpage, so others can 
benefit from my mistakes/experience. Don't sell your CZ though. I
have 
many synthesizers, but still log more hours on the CZ-101 than any 
other synth. For me the CZ has that sound I've been endlessly 
searching for, freekin' awesome.
 My small Cz web page can be viewed here:
http://www.geocities.com/orbitaldecay_99/cz101.html
 I'll have to try to write that FAQ this weekend.

Terry (The Casio Kid)

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