K5synth

Hey all,

Me too, me too.  I've had Overtone since 1987/88, but my original PC
has long since died.  I downloaded your files Antoine, and almost got
it working today -with a MPU 401 emulator under XP (VDMSound
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/ ). 

Overtone seems to run fine, but doesn't detect the K5.  I'm pretty
sure the MIDI interface needs to be specified in Overtone. There are
instructions to set up a batch file in DOS toward the end of the
section 2.2 Installing OVERTONE in the manual.  I tried but it's been
a long time since I used DOS and it's kinda different using it under XP.

All that's needed is a batch file to load the emulator and set the
appropriate MIDI parameters (Appendix A – Supported Hardware, 
/:MPU:330 is the command for MPU-401 using port 330 which VDMSound sez
it uses).  It was still beyond me.
 
I don't remember what my Overtone  version number was but I think it
must've been an earlier one. It's on 4.25 floppy.  I had become so
used to programming on the K5 itself that I don't remember using the
editing features that much. Perhaps the later versions had more
features and were more useful?  I need it for the library feature
alone,  I presently have no backup for my internal patches. Somebody
stepped on my card a few years back. 

-John



--- In k5synth@yahoogroups.com, Antoine Deschênes <antdes45@y...> wrote:
>
> Great! Someone else with Syntonyx Overtone. I was the
> only one to have it until now. It's already in the
> files section with the manual. 
> 
> All I have to do is to re-post the program with the
> original content from the 4 floppies instead of the
> directory I had on my computer. Do you know what
> version do you have? Mine is 1.04 and the Read.me file
> contains the updates for the manual.
> 
> --- mg0711 <mjgallag@e...> a écrit :
> 
> > Hello to other K5 enthusiasts;
> >      I'm going to be upgrading to a Cameleon 5000
> > additive softsynth.
> >  So, I Must transfer all of K5 patches to Cameleon
> > useable files.
> >      To do this, I will have to record a few notes
> > to .wav at pp and
> > ff velocity levels.  Then, I will import those .wav
> > files to Cameleon. 
> >      I want to compare Cameleon harmonic data with
> > K5m harmonic data
> > and see how accurate the transfer was.
> >      I'll let you all know how it goes.
> > 
> > Oh, btw   I have a copy of the Syntonix Overtone DOS
> > editor for K5m.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> > 
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> 
> Antoine Deschênes,
> antdes45@y...
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