Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

well in my cases the 2032 batteries i've replaced were 2032 batteries 
already..  some memory requirements are particular.. definitely be sure 
you do something someone else can validate as good before tinkering..




yea yank those batteries out if they are no longer working and you can 
work with what it is..




low poly CZ?  nah that's never really bothered me..  8 notes poly is 
plenty in my experience and yea the Sysex stuff.... i'm just getting 
into that stuff so I can't say either way..




I'm using Digital Performer 3 in combination with Unisyn 1.5..  i'm 
hoping I can easily save / load patches for songs as needed when i get 
more comfortable with the workflow.. we'll see..




I'm asking the guy who may do the CZ-1000 battery mod to take a look at 
some of those other mods around to see what it would take to do them.. 
the idea of adding knobs to a CZ for realtime fun sounds so sweet, but 
it could also turn into a money pit.. so I'm cautiously optimistic..




Thanks,
caleb








smw-mail@... [CZsynth] wrote:
>
> >> i'm going with a 2032 approach where i can replace batteries 
> without soldering ever again.
>
> I like this approach (assuming it will work). I have some older gear 
> that has soldered batteries I can no longer find, so maybe putting in 
> a CR-2032 holder somewhere inside might work!! Thanks.
>
>
> >> plus i've had more gear be destroyed or nearly destroyed by those 
> barrel shaped batteries.
>
> Excellent point.  I have one VZ-8m with a dead battery (but no leaks 
> or corrosion that I could see from peeking inside).  I just sysex data 
> when I need it, but it might be good to pull the battery out anyway to 
> avoid possible corrosion/leaks.
>
> >> my comment about memory is complaining to casio for only giving a 
> user 16 patches to work with internally.. come on man.. that's just 
> bad..  and i thought yamaha f'd up when they gave the tx7 32 slots.  :)
>
> No complaints about the low polyphony count on the CZ?  ;-)
>
> How about the lack of F7 at the end of sysex commands which use 
> handshaking? JMO, but that is so much worse.
>
> Steve
>
>