Casio CZ-5000 Resources

MIDI and Sysex Information

• Many thanks to youngmonkey for hosting this outline of all the sysex info for the CZ-101 and related synths!
• Kasploosh also has some tutorials related to sysex stuff on CZ synths.

Patch Editors

• CZ Editor is made by Coffeeshopped as well, but this one is open source (and free), and works on Windows and OS X, with Max.
• Virtual CZ is both a CZ emulator (i.e. a software synth) as well as a CZ patch editor, made by Oli Larkin. It supports all CZ synthesizers, and costs about $100.
• CZSYSEXY is a patch librarian and editor that runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux. A separate program is needed to transmit the patches it creates. Full version costs $24.
• An older Windows-based editor is available made by Alfonso Hermida.

Patches

• CZounds offers a large and growing number of patches for CZ synthesizers. Several sets are free for download, and the rest are sold in sets of 64 for $15 each. Each set has a different theme!
• CZ Pack 1 is a set of 20 custom patches that work with most of the CZ synthesizer family. By Coffeeshopped.
• Music Machines has links to a handful of free CZ Patches.
• CZ-5000 patches at Acidboxblues. They should work on the other CZ's as well.
• Patchman Music has patches for sale. $15 for a set of 42.
• Andreas Östling has a set of CZ-101 patches for free (by donation) on his site.

Manuals

• CZ-5000 Owner's Manual