Re: New K5m
2013-07-24 by jdearing17
Congratulations on your acquisition! I think the noise is something to deal with, but there is a fix to boost output level. I have yet to do this to mine so I
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New K5m
2013-07-23 by Paul
Just got a very lightly used K5m from a friend of mine. I was really surprised at how different it was from my expectations! With hardly any examples of it to
Re: [k5synth] Re: Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2013-06-25 by bill bigrig
THANX! ________________________________ From: jdearing17 To: k5synth@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 12:00 PM Subject:
Re: Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2013-06-22 by jdearing17
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawai-K5-Synthesizer-MI-003-Main-PCB-Circuit-Board-Assembly-/350818138263?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ae63f897
I need schematics PDF for K5m please
2013-06-05 by stephen
Hi all just a quickie , can anyone help as i`m looking to replace my backlight and to get some component values / drawings etc Can anyone help ? cheers all
Re: K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-05-02 by kholt81936
Do these Chinese ones pin out similar to the original? How difficult would it be to retrofit one into the K5?
Re: K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-05-01 by stephen
Thanks Fran , I will keep my eye on these , to be honest i don`t really have the technical know how to even attempt to install one but i do know a man who can
Re: [k5synth] Re: K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-04-30 by Narfman96 - Narfland Studio
These are available on Ebay for $46.99 US with free shipping but you will have to wait for it to ship from China. Usually a couple of weeks to my upstate NY
Anyone got any replacement o/s Roms ?
2013-04-30 by stephen
Hi i`m trying to get hold of a Ver 1.2 o/s rom , Antoine said he could possibly burn one to EPROM , but i`ve not heard off him since ?!.. any help most
Re: K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-04-30 by stephen
How exactly did you source such a display ? do you have any info on who sells them and a price ?? thanks Steve
Re: [k5synth] K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-04-29 by Narfman96 - Narfland Studio
I replace the display with a LED backlit one and forget about the inverter. I tried finding the ND style inverters and never had much luck. ... I replace the
K5m Replacement display inverter
2013-04-29 by stephen
Hi there has anyone come across a suitable replacement display inverter for the K5m ? , i think mine has no output , i`ve tried replacing the foil but to no
Re: Replacement ROM for K5m
2013-04-29 by stephen
Hi Antoine , thanks for the reply , if you send me details of how i should pay for the rom i`ll send it straight away .. thanks and kindest regards Steve
Re: [k5synth] Re: sysex dump problems...
2013-04-29 by Antoine Deschênes
MIDIox works well usually. Do you know your current OS version? Version 1.0 usually has bugs, but can you give a better description of the problems? I m
Re: [k5synth] Replacement ROM for K5m
2013-04-29 by Antoine Deschênes
Hello, I still have a few empty ROM chips I can program with the ROM. The latest version I have is ROM 1.2 on the K5m. Cheers, Antoine
Replacement ROM for K5m
2013-04-28 by stephen
Hi Guys ,i`m new to this group and was wondering if anyone knows where to get hold of the latest / last available o/s Rom for my K5m , a call to Kawai yielded
Re: sysex dump problems...
2013-04-28 by anatronn
oops forgot to tell- I´m using WinXp...
sysex dump problems...
2013-04-28 by anatronn
Hello I´m trying to sent sysex banks to my K5 with bad results, can someone please recommend a sysexdump software that works with K5...? Thanks in advance :)
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2013-04-04 by Antoine Deschênes
Oops, looks like this message has been in my drafts for months.. OK, and apparently there are some Newhaven LCDs that work on the Wavestation and should work
Re: Problem with K5M
2012-12-08 by mrstar74
It is uploaded in the files section of the group but here is another try a that link.
Re: Problem with K5M
2012-12-08 by JoelB
Not able to find that sound on soundcloud and get a not found from the other link. Sent from my iPhone
Problem with K5M
2012-12-07 by mrstar74
Has anybody experienced the problem that can be heard in this recording? I started at c and went up a half step each time up to 2 octaves.
Re: [k5synth] Audio demos?
2012-11-26 by Antoine Deschênes
Electric Dreams there is made with with two K5s but I m not really sure for all the other tracks. http://soundcloud.com/idtmusic As you said, there are a few
Re: [k5synth] Audio demos?
2012-11-26 by Alvaro Correa
Paul, if it helps you: Jarre used a K5 (keyboard) in his record Revolutions (for me: the best album togehter with Equinoxe and Oxygene), and the guy KNOWS
Audio demos?
2012-11-24 by Paul
Like I said before, I know that demo video and audio on the web are pretty scarce for the K5. Thank you for the few audio examples on this group page. That
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by jammie
i fitted one in my k5m and theres loads of room you have to add washers the one from rs also fits the 01w t1/2/3/ex and the wavestation sy99 and the k2000 and
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by Antoine Deschênes
Such as eBay no. 190756697843 ? Sounds like googling for Yamaha SY77 display upgrade gives a lot of good options. I ve seen many cheaper LCD options compared
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by jammie
no its a proper led backlight 5005 lcd replacement module same chipset you have to remove the efoil invertor add a current limiting resistor from the 5v source
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by Antoine Deschênes
Ok, so after looking at the K5 service manual, the LCD we have in the K5 should be a Toshiba TLC-711A-E0. A little reading online seems to tell that the
Re: [k5synth] Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by Antoine Deschênes
My guess is it s either an LED backlight foil to replace the current EL one with the inverter, or it s a whole new LCD display. I m under the impression that
Re: LED Backlight
2012-11-24 by maggooster@gmail.com
I m interested in the LED back light option as well. Is it, possibly, just a matter of hooking up bright LEDs and placing them around the display? Using duct
Re: [k5synth] LED Backlight
2012-11-22 by Bruce Manning
Mark, I am interested. You can contact me directly. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone
LED Backlight
2012-11-22 by Mark
I noticed in another thread someone mentioned LED backlighting was available. What is the source/company please? I have both a K5 and K5m.. both with the
Re: Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-21 by ChristopherG
... I agree that the K5 can sound like an FM synth; some settings can also make it sound like a PPG Wave. If you leave some gaps in the partials and then use
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-21 by jammie
great start programming and get some lovely scapes to get better bass end is to always have the first partial fully on this being the sub oscillator ... From:
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-21 by J
Just got one (K5m) on eBay for $300 (including shipping) awaiting its arrival. Sent from my iPhone
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-20 by bill bigrig
anybody know where I canpick-up a main PCB? Mine has it s problems, I ve changed out some chips once, to no avail. I may try again, but I think I damaged a
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-20 by jammie
midi quest is really buggy there is a free editor for pc and a great atari editor and sounddiver 3 has an adaption if you can get a copy the only resemblance
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-20 by Alvaro Correa
Go for it 2 !!! I d also described the sound a bit close to FM ... but different!! I think an important matter when you re thinking about gear is to obtain a
Re: [k5synth] Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-20 by Bill Thompson
Go for it! There are few hardware synths left in my rack, and these are all keepers for me. The K5m is probably second only to an MKS-80 on the don t sell
Considering a K5 - Need a little help!
2012-11-20 by Paul
I m looking at maybe aquiring a K5 for my synth rig. I currently use an Ensoniq ASR-10, Roland Alpha Juno 1, Moog MG-1, and various VST synths. I m building
WTB: Kawai K5m.
2012-08-29 by Henrik
Hi all! I´m looking for a K5m. I´m located in Scandinavia. Best Regards H
Re: [k5synth] New file uploaded to k5synth
2012-08-06 by WT
Yes, I downloaded the circuit layouts but the way you labelled the servicemanual file made me suspect that it should be a Part 2 of the manual in addition to
Re: [k5synth] New file uploaded to k5synth
2012-08-06 by Antoine Deschênes
They re supposed to be in the folder. I didn t send 3 messages for the 3 PDFs. But yes, there are board layouts. cheers, antoine
Re: [k5synth] New file uploaded to k5synth
2012-08-06 by WT
Is there a part 2 to this manual ? WT ... From: To: Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 1:52 AM Subject:
Re: [k5synth] Re: Transferring original patches from Mac (snow leopard) to K5m?
2012-08-04 by Alvaro Correa
Congrats Matt!! Enjoy that wonderful machine. WBR Alvaro.- ... Congrats Matt!! Enjoy that wonderful machine. WBR Alvaro.- On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 11:51 AM,
Re: Transferring original patches from Mac (snow leopard) to K5m?
2012-08-04 by mskellam84
Thank you all so much for your awesome support regarding my question about tranferring patches to the k5m. I found that the generic Sysex Librarian program for
New file uploaded to k5synth
2012-08-03 by k5synth@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the k5synth group. File : /K5 Service
Re: [k5synth] Re: Transferring original patches from Mac (snow leopard) to K5m?
2012-08-02 by Antoine Deschênes
OK, hello again everyone, so for Atari ST emulation with bidirectional MIDI, you need Windows with STeem, Linux with Hatari or MacOS 8.0 for PowerST. NoSTalgia
Re: [k5synth] Re: Transferring original patches from Mac (snow leopard) to K5m?
2012-08-02 by Antoine Deschênes
STeem doesn t run on MacOS though, that s the problem, you end up installing Windows for any easy solution. Maybe SoundDiver or Logic though, since eMagic was