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Re: [k5synth] Re: Yahoo announcement

2019-10-22 by Antoine Deschênes

Hi all, the group with members and message archive can be migrated to groups.io, but files will have to be moved somewhere else (ex GitHub) -- Antoine

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Re: Yahoo announcement

2019-10-20 by sevo@...

There appear to be some archivers. See https://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Yahoo!_Groups https://www.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Yahoo!_Groups

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Re: Yahoo announcement

2019-10-20 by jere.kapyaho@...

That is very unfortunate. The Yahoo article you linked says that Conversations is a feature that is going away -- do you know if there is any way to package

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Yahoo announcement

2019-10-16 by d.etheridge1@...

This is insane from Yahoo: All members please note. Yahoo has made the decision to no longer allow users to upload content to the Yahoo Groups site. Beginning

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Re: [k5synth] hardware editor for K5

2019-09-20 by Martin Pavlas

Hi Bill, I am very sorry for a belated response - your message escaped my attention. If you are outside the VAT areas or you are a VAT registered business,

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Re: hardware editor for K5

2019-09-15 by Mark Lewis

I’ve actually considered doing that too but changed my mind and currently am working on a new synthesizer project which will include additive synthesis. I

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Re: [k5synth] hardware editor for K5

2019-09-14 by Bill Thompson

one more question - the price includes VAT, is there an option for folks who do not live in a country that collects VAT? On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 10:20 AM Bill

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Re: [k5synth] hardware editor for K5

2019-09-14 by Bill Thompson

I think it is a great idea! I think you have hit all of the high point, and while a graphical UI with multi-touch would certainly be cool, for me it is all

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Re: [k5synth] Display swap with T6963C ?

2019-09-14 by nebelfuerst@...

Time to give an update: I was missing the cable between Pin 3 and Pin19 to adjust the fontsize. Then I had to solder a voltage devider in between of the line

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Display swap with T6963C ?

2019-09-12 by nebelfuerst@...

As my backlight is dead, I tried to avoid disassembling the LCD by buying a replacement LCD. I read somewhere, that the type should be compatible with T6963C

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Re: Sysex permanent ?

2019-09-12 by nebelfuerst@...

Although I m quite a computer nerd, modifiying the K5 firmware is out of scope for me. The K5 is the only synth in my collection that behaves this way. Very

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Re: Sysex permanent ?

2019-09-11 by johnathan7890@...

My guess is that is programmed in the firmware. Sadly, like the send an email to tech support problem, you can t send a sysex message to turn sysex

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Re: [k5synth] hardware editor for K5

2019-09-11 by martin@...

yeah I really think that K5 deserves graphical envelopes controlled with touch. At this moment electra supports sliders and lists, but it is a starting point.

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Re: [k5synth] hardware editor for K5

2019-09-11 by Michael Dunn

Looks like a great device! I feel it could be ten times better (maybe?? :-) if the software employed graphical elements where suitable (spectra, envelopes,

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hardware editor for K5

2019-09-10 by Martin Pavlas

Hi there, this is my first post and I hope it will not be seen as a promo of my work. It is not my intention. I have recently bought K5M. It was always a synth

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Re: [k5synth] Manuals

2019-09-10 by Damian Davis

Sounds good too 🙂 Damian ________________________________ From: k5synth@yahoogroups.com on behalf of nebelfuerst@yahoo.de

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Sysex permanent ?

2019-09-10 by nebelfuerst@...

My K5 defaults the sysex Transmit/Send settings to off after powerup. As I m kind of automation nerd, I want to send the setup by sysex. The need to set these

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Re: [k5synth] Manuals

2019-09-07 by Fair light

Hello! I d be also interested in a scanned copy of the Kawai K-5 book. I d pay a few EU, USD for the dowloadable scans. I think many of us would be happy

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Re: Newbie question, dumping data

2019-09-07 by johnathan7890@...

Two things about the K5, it s bulk dump function requires both MIDI Out and MIDI In connections to the computer. Bulk dumps are sent as a series of individual

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Newbie question, dumping data

2019-09-06 by nebelfuerst@...

Hi, I recently bought a K5. I already updated to OS1.3. Now I want to dump the banks for backup. I set all channels ( normal and exclusive) to 1/ON. Then I

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Re: [k5synth] Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by Brian L. Stuart

Thanks in advance. I d be very interested in seeing this as well. BLS On Friday, August 16, 2019, 2:30:23 AM EDT, Dennis Hendricksen dennisdh@sasktel.net

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Re: [k5synth] Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by Sean Luke

... If you re planning on coding in Java, let me know if you d like help hijacking Edisyn s code to make your patch generation easier. Sean

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RE: [k5synth] Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by Dennis Hendricksen

I won’t be able to get it done in the immediate future, but will post when I have it finished. Dennis From: k5synth@yahoogroups.com

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RE: [k5synth] Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by jere.kapyaho@...

Seems like it is no longer in print -- both Amazon and Google Books list it, but it is not available (see

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RE: [k5synth] Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by Dennis Hendricksen

I have a copy of this book. I’m not sure I want to part with it, but perhaps I could make a scan version as long as it was no longer in print and couldn’t

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Re: Manuals

2019-08-16 by jere.kapyaho@...

Hello, I m also interested in the Kawai K5 - Making It Happen book by Dan Walker. It seems to be very hard to track down. I got a Kawai K5 some months ago,

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Re: [k5synth] K5 patch editor

2019-05-29 by Sean Luke

Edisyn works well on Windows and the Mac. But it will require Java and runs on *moderately* recent versions of those OSes. Sean

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Re: [k5synth] K5 patch editor

2019-05-27 by Fair light

Hello! Is there anybody who can tell me of how can I get a good working Kawai K-5 patch editor for PC, or for old Mac or for Atari? Any copies,

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Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-19 by cball@...

Hello thanks for the info. I didn t realize that capacitance from bad connections and fractured solder traces could happen. I am going to try as suggested to

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Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-18 by Sean Luke

What interests me is that your machine works for a bit, then fails for an hour. There are two possible reasons for this: - A component is failing when it warms

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Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-18 by cball@...

Hello thanks for your replies. I have purchased a new 1.2 ROM and have it in the unit. It responds the same way as the 1.0 ROM. I have been able to repeat the

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Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-17 by Antoine Deschênes

Maybe the ROMs are rotting out, but I d make sure the power supply is working properly first. I had one unit starting to have cracked solder joints on the

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Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-17 by Sylvester Leontiadis

Hi, It looks like a rom problem? Have you tried new ROMS ? ________________________________ From: k5synth@yahoogroups.com on behalf

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Re: K5m Verify Error

2019-05-17 by cball@...

Hello K5 Group, After letting the K5 sit for a few days with the battery disconnected and the display not plugged in, I decided to try it out again with no

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K5m Verify Error

2019-04-27 by cball@...

I have a K5m and I m trying to get it working. I bought it used as non-working and my unit is different than most. The ROM is in the alternate slot and

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RE: [k5synth] Re: K5 sound transfer

2019-04-25 by Iain Tann

Thanks for all the help but looks like the K5 has died. The screen started to corrupt, I turned it off and on and now I have nothing. If anyone has another

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Re: K5 sound transfer

2019-04-25 by johnathan7890@...

Two things you might try: 1. Switch the PGM= setting to the type of data you are trying to send it (i.e. Patch if you re sending a patch data dump, or

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RE: [k5synth] K5 sound transfer

2019-04-24 by Iain Tann

Thanks for the suggestion but it didn’t work. I am amazed that the battery is 25 years old and after plugging in the keyboard it is holding charge when I

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Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.