Such a joy to hear someone say "Casio C-Zed!" :-) !

@bonzomusik

3 ай бұрын

haha, a few people have mentioned that

@AnthonyAnthony-tk4ye

2 ай бұрын

Seezette 😂😂

Awesome video and info! Bummer on the midi issues. Starting to see that the further back you go with great sounding synths, the less multitimbral and midi capabilities there are. Still a great synth :).

@bonzomusik

Ай бұрын

Yeah midi implementation on mid 80s synths is pretty simple generally, it was really early days! but didn't take long for things to become more fully featured

Great Video Dude. 😃👍.

@bonzomusik

Ай бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated 🙏

I wish that Casio would revisit the CZ series and reissue updated versions. They'd give Korg a run for their money.

@bonzomusik

3 ай бұрын

yeah that would be a cool product, like the yamaha reface or roland boutique stuff, make sound editing more intuitive and like you mentioned in your other comment, add fx

@ElectroIllusion

21 күн бұрын

@@bonzomusik - and more memory! Thousands of "user" patches would be so cool. Effects such as rotary speaker, and an effect similar to the Uni-Vibe, an MXR Phase 90 effects sound, delays, reverbs, and chorus!

that software doesn't work because the cz line didnt support midi-controlled parameter changing, unfortunately

@boozerverif

6 ай бұрын

if you check the manual, no matter which model of cz, there's a section that always shows the midi-programmable settings and they never include anything pertaining to the operators. i'm not sure if it was a cost cutting measure or they hadn't figured out how to do it but it's a shortcoming of the entire cz line

@bonzomusik

6 ай бұрын

you can transmit patches via system exclusive messages, thats basically what the programs do but yeah the midi is pretty limited it was still early days for midi though

My very first synthesizer was a "CZ-3000" it was a Bitch the program!😵‍💫🤣👌 And I had absolutely no idea what I was doing!?😱😂 But that thing had charm, and the fact that it was my very first real synthesizer 🎹🎚️ made it special for me.. I'd really like to have it again🎛️🎧👌

@bonzomusik

9 ай бұрын

The 3000 is probably the best of the CZ's, a bit more sophisticated than the 101 🤟

@maxmatson1578

9 ай бұрын

@@bonzomusik thank you 🙏 I really miss that synth🎹 I had absolutely no idea what I was doing with it programming wise😂 it being my first.. but when I got a cool sound out of it.. it was a good!🎛️🎚️🎧 I like messing with the preset "hurricane sounds" I think it was called? and just messing with the wave envelopes, and stuff to make it sound like weird electronic fireworks. in fact, I literally made a track called that with that sound!🎇🎆🎧👌

Really nice Video(s)!!!. Did you program the sound on 38:16 (second tune) on your own or is this a preset of the CZ?

@bonzomusik

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! The bass sound? Its not a factory preset, I think its possibly a patch I download or something I programmed I can't actually remember.

Lovely sounding retro synth but not easy to find one in good condition for under three hundred quid. Sounds nicer than a DX IMO The Virtual CZ plugin supposedly makes a very good editor.

@bonzomusik

10 ай бұрын

Yep, they cost a bit these days but do sound cool. Did wanna tryout the virtual cz plugin editor but it's not available in the trial version

A lot of the sounds would benefit from chorus, delay, etc.

What's the program between 00:37 and 01:07 please? The medieval one with Kevin Eldon in it (and I think Mark Heap?)

@bonzomusik

3 ай бұрын

Its Big Train and yep that's Mark Heap

Where the heck did you get that footage from!?

It doesn't have any after touch, but it was plenty of those 80's sounds. Namastè.

@bonzomusik

11 ай бұрын

it sure does!

Program changes on the fly on a CZ-101? Nah, Ye cannae change the laws of physics....😱

@bonzomusik

7 ай бұрын

I think could work OK on CZ that doesn't have firmware problems

@DylanPank71

6 ай бұрын

​@@bonzomusik Or maybe whatever midi interface you got is a bit crap. I had a cheapo USB to Midi cable to connect mt CZ101 t my mac (though I was running MuseScore rather than Logic) and it worked OK, but wasn't 100% reliable, seemed a bit unstable if sending more than 4 notes simultaneuously and introduced a bit of extra noise into the system. Plus the build quality didn't strike me as likely to hold up for long. I decided to treat myself to a nicer USB to Midi interface from a name brand, and it was awful. I had the problems you had here, only sending one Midi event at a time, plus dropped notes, massive latency, and it wouldn't send note-off information, so the Handel piece I'm working on now sounded very experimental. I went back to the cheapo cable and it all worked fine as long as I kept it to four voices at a time. I found the noise could be greatly reduced by disconnecting the Midi out from the CZ.

@bonzomusik

6 ай бұрын

@@DylanPank71 I was defo using a cheapo midi interface but also tried connecting it to a midi controller keyboard and it did similar things. Weird issue, interesting to hear you had similar issues with yours

@DylanPank71

6 ай бұрын

​@@bonzomusik Midi is definitely a little wonky on the 101 (I gather the 3000s and 5000s got a upgrade). I updated my workflow on Musescore (using .mid files rather than full score files) and got a great improvement on reliability. I'm consistently getting full 4 voice polyphony now (you can see an example in my latest vid). I wonder if it's because more modern Midi setups (DAWs, controller keyboards, etc) overload the CZ with additional info (velocity, etc) than it's ickle brain can handle. Have you tried hitting your CZ's reset button?

@bonzomusik

6 ай бұрын

@@DylanPank71 yeah I did try the reset button, Ive actually sold the CZ on now to make way for new projects but yeah would be interesting to try it out with an old midi sequencer, like you say it could be getting overloaded by excess midi stuff from modern midi implementation.

BRING THE CZ'z BACK ! Look at what Bonzo is reduced to play on because they didnt kip up with PD ! i bet he needs clean his hands after each and every use lol. All this struggle to have access to all that juicyness, because the knowers know; a CZ is a wet as a.....

@bonzomusik

4 ай бұрын

everybody needs some CZ in their life!

@baddriddimworkshop

4 ай бұрын

@@bonzomusikall power to da ceez'l !

VZV CZ Patch Editor is totally free 🙂

9.'43 is it a factory preset ?

@bonzomusik

4 ай бұрын

yeah, its one of the presets that loads into the user bank after a reset