Overview
A patch editor/manager for the legendary Casio CZ series synths. It can be used with the CZ101 to CZ5000 and the CT6500 for which it can edit the "live" patch(es) in Normal or Multi-Channel modes and from which it can upload presets. The app uses a modern UI to make it highly ergonomic with both touch screens and mouse input.
VZV CZ can load and save standard MIDI sysex files (*.syx) which are CZ compatible. It can read patches from both the synth's patch memory and "live" patch (the current sound), send patches to the "live" patch and edit every patch parameter. Sysex data is displayed as hexadecimal for copying and pasting in the VZV CZ Console. User patch sets of 16 patches can be created and saved as .syx Sysex files. Sysex data is always saved to file as the default Channel 1 and is then routed to the current MIDI channel selected in VZV CZ.
VZV CZ should work with any capable MIDI interface but this is not guaranteed as some models cannot transmit Sysex reliably. It has been tested with the Roland UM-One, Behringer UMC interfaces and Tobias Erichsen's Loopback and RTPMidi network MIDI driver.
Features
Load, save and transmit patch data for CZ Synthesizers.Read and write Sysex patch files in standard .syx format.Modern UI for use with both touchscreen and mouse.Works comfortably on low spec Windows 10 tablets.Graphical envelope display with adjustable scaling.Console to copy and paste Sysex data as hexadecimal.Compatible with the CT-6500 (presets cannot be changed but live patches can be).Selectable MIDI channel allows working on any channel, or in Casio Multi-Channel mode, so that all channel patches can be edited.Multiple instancing for controlling multiple channels or devices.
What's new
V1.1.12
Bugfix: corrected Get/Send 16 start patch maximum to 33 to enable access to patches 33-48 on target.
V1.1.11
Changed DCO controls to give an "Off/On" setting for 2nd Waveform, as is used on onboard CZ synth parameters
Bugfixes:
Detune fine setting was only covering 1/4 of the range (incorrect bitmask)
Crash if first item in an Envelope was set to "End" and you clicked delete.
V1.1.10
Bugfix: Clicking "End" button with no envelope step selected caused crash.
V1.1.9
Bugfix: "Get16" was generating corrupted sysex files which could not be reloaded by the app
Feature: Increased "synth" tab to 8 banks (64 presets) to cover 32+32 CZ synths
V1.1.8
Bug fixed: incorrect DCW values sent to synthesizer.
V1.1.6
Fixed crash when app is launched without internet access or cannot contact MS Store to check for updates.
V1.1.5
New Features:
Envelope numeric parameters can now be adjusted by hovering mouse over value and using the mouse wheel. This makes for much faster envelope editing.
You can now run multiple copies of VZV CZ to easily control different MIDI channels or devices simultaneously. Ideal when the CZ is in multi-channel mode.
Minimum width reduced.
"Nothing" option added to MIDI inputs and outputs to allow easy disable.
Bugs fixed:
Crash when moving panels.
Detune +/- not auto-sent.
Incorrect values in default patch.
Additional Information
- Developed by VZV Software
- Version 2024.07.28
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Requires
Available on: PC, Mobile, Surface Hub
OS: Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
Memory: 1 GB
Notes: One or more good quality MIDI interfaces.
- Published 2020-02-05
- Size 5.37 MB
- File Type appx/msix
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Language
English (United States)
- Permissions
- Microsoft Store ID 9nbt2lcqv3nq
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