Casio CZ MIDI/SYSEX Casio CZ MIDI/SYSEX THIS IS AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT CZ101,CZ1000 and CZ5000 OWNERS. This document covers transmission of programming information ( both to and from the CZ ), setting of the controllers you previously couldn't access like tone mix level, and other bits besides. First off, let's recap on the simple stuff. The MIDI is a digital interface to musical instruments, and relies on serial transmission of data. These data are usually talked of in terms of bytes, and I shall be using hexadecimal numbers in this posting. There are basically two types of bytes sent over MIDI - control bytes and data bytes.

Control bytes are distinguished by having values over 0x80 ( 80 hex, 128 decimal ), and these have valious meanings: 1) NOTE ON ---------- A note on message consists of sending a 'NOTE ON' control byte, the note number you want to turn on, and the velocity at which you want to play the note. The note on control is 90 plus the channel number. So, for example, if you want to play note 32 ( = hex 20) at speed 64 (= hex 40), on the midi instrument receiving on channel two, then you would send: 92 20 40 NOTE ON, channel 2 Note #32 Velocity 64 If you wish to turn two or more notes on at the same time, the control byte need not be retransmitted. Eg to turn note 35 on as well, you could send 92 20 40 23 40 NOTE ON, ch2 ---32 on-- ---35 on-- These codes can be transmitted both ways on all the CZ 101,1000,5000, but since they do not detect note velocity, it is always transmitted and recognized as 64 (= 40 hex). 2) NOTE OFF ----------- Just send a note on message with velocity 0. Eg to turn note 35 off, send 92 23 00 NOTE ON,Ch 2 --35 off-- 3) CONTROL CHANGE ----------------- There are several controls that can be set from MIDI.

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Just send a 'CONTROL CH' byte, which is B0 plus the channel number, the number of the control that you wish to change, then the value you wish to set it to.

Casio CZ-1 Editor and Librarian for Windows and Macintosh Sound Quest's Midi Quest multi-instrument editor/librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your Casio CZ-1. Midi Quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a CZ-1 Editor and Librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else. MIDI Quest Pro, Midi Quest and Midi Quest Essentials allow you to manage the following SysEx data from the CZ-1: Patch Bank, Patch, Patch Bank (Manual Dump), Patch (Manual Dump), Operation Bank (Manual) and Operation (Manual). Integrate the CZ-1 with your DAW and use it the same way as a soft-synth or run the editor as a separate application connected to your CZ-1. You can display, edit, tweak, organize, audition, archive and manage your CZ-1 from the focal point of your studio. Midi Quest offers the widest selection of editor/librarian plug-in technologies: VST, AU, MFX, and Studio Connections.

Just as a VST or AU plug-in is loaded by a host, the Casio CZ-1 Editor and Librarian is designed as a module. This module runs in all three versions of Midi Quest: Midi Quest Essentials, Midi Quest, and Midi Quest Pro. Every version of Midi Quest includes complete Editor and Librarian support for the CZ-1. The more advanced versions of Midi Quest include additional features such as plug-in capabilities, patch generators, and advanced tools to manage larger MIDI systems and patch collections. Below is a small sampling of Midi Quest features. For more detail on Midi Quest and the differences between the three versions, please click here.

Editor MQ Essen tials Midi Quest Midi Quest Pro Info Each graphic editor is custom designed with logically grouped parameters to provide fast and easy editing off SysEx parameters Real Time Updates - all parameter edits are automatically sent to the instrument so the instrument stays in sync with your editor Parameter Editing - any way you want to.