dc2k Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 A nice demo of the cz-1 I found: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Awesome board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 This was a real fun instrument, I had several of the custom "EZ" cartridges that had 4 DIP switches to load 4 banks of sounds of 32 each, plus a huge softcover programming book that had some truly unique "real world" sounds like glass breaking, car accidents, animal sounds, weasel farts, can't remember who created this book. Did alot of programming on it. The ring modulator was also very cool. and it was constructed very solidly-metal case made it fairly heavy but not too bad. The keys were pretty solid too. Too bad the XWs don't have that same "heavy metal jacket" case, would be nice.Hmmm.........XW/CZ case..............no that's too much of a mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Jokeyman, one of the selling points of the XW was its lightness! Giving it a CZ1, or worse still, FZ1 style case would require owners to undertake weight training before they'd be able to carry the XW's anywhere! CZ's are still amazing boards now, the sheer depth of the sounds that can be created through the 8 stage envelopes is immense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 The heaviest part of it (yep I took this one apart too and voided my warranty even back then) was the particle board bottom! if you've ever had "potato bud" furniture, you know how heavy it is. The top part opened up, and was actually not very heavy-of course, the XWs lack of weight is very nice, I think the CZ was about 30+ pounds, it did seem to weigh a ton. I gave up trying to carry my TS-12 (50 pounds plus) and why I also have the PX-350 which isn't much heavier than the XW, amazing and yes a huge selling point at least it was for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta152c Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have a CZ-1- tore my shoulder muscle carrying it. Great synth though, best one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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