K5synth

Hi, my name is paul, i'm from argentina. I've recently baught a K5 
synth so i'm iniciating inthis new world. I've downloaded the PDF 
manual you posted and i'm reading it. But i have a really big problem 
and i'm desperate. It turns out that the sounds that came preset with 
the synth are awfull. I've been trying to send patches with many 
different programs but must have been doing something wrong. The 
synth seems to be working properly. When i connect it MIDI and play 
it with cakewal it doesn't seem to have any problems. But apart from 
using it MIDI i would like to have some good sounds indepedently from 
the computer. I just want the synth to have a good piano, some 
strngs, maybe a hammond, the standard sounds so i can take it to play 
with my band without bringin the whole computer. I've tried with 
patchers like the SySex of cakewalk and i couldn do much. Then i 
tried with the kfeunf editor and it seemed to have a connection 
problem (i could recieve from the synth but i couldn't send). And 
finally i been triyn to execute the Doctor T's atari editor with the 
steem emulator and it just doesn't want to work.
So please i need someone to tell me what to do. I need to be rescued 
or i will freak out. The only thing i want is to have some standard 
sounds saved on my synth, that's it. If someone can explain me how to 
do it, i will be thankfull.

Thanks

Paul.

>The only thing i want is to have some standard
>sounds saved on my synth, that's it. If someone can explain me how to
>do it, i will be thankfull.

Make sure you have your K5 set to receive System Exclusive messages. When 
you turn on your K5, it defaults to Not receiving sysex data. You have to 
manually set it every time you turn on your K5 and want to receive data via 
sysex.

This may not be related to your problem, but whenever I have trouble sending 
patch data to my K5, it's usually because I forgot to set the K5 to receive 
sysex messages. Hope this helps.

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> Make sure you have your K5 set to receive System Exclusive 
messages. 

Hi Leslie: Thanks for your reply. Can you tell my how can i configure 
my synth to recieve System Exclusive messages please? Is it when you 
enter to the midi section and turn on the trs and the rcv from the 
<exclusive> part? Please answer me. Thanks. Paul

>Can you tell my how can i configure
>my synth to recieve System Exclusive messages please? Is it when you
>enter to the midi section and turn on the trs and the rcv from the
><exclusive> part?

Yup. :-)

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Thanks, but its set and it doesn't work either.
> 
> Yup. :-)
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>Thanks, but its set and it doesn't work either.

Sorry to hear that. :-(

I willl reread your original message and see if I can think of anything 
else.

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Here is something you might try. Go to the Files section here in the 
group and go to the Patch Library. Look for a folder with my name on 
it, Leslie Sanford. Go through the MIDI files in the folders and 
pick an instrument out that you might like to use. Download the file.

With your favorite sequencer, play the MIDI file you've downloaded. 
Make sure everything is connected and set up properly with the K5. 
The patch contained in the MIDI file should be transmitted to your 
K5. After playing the MIDI file, check out the K5 and see if there 
is a new patch at A1. 

Make sure before doing this that you have backed up or copied the 
patch at that location because it will be overwritten if everything 
goes ok.

Let me know how this goes.

Analysed piano sounds from C2 to C7(only Cs, made a multi with them), 
sounded better than pianos coming with it but would need to have more 
sounds(sound changes are too heavy) . It has good organ sounds, not like 
Nathan said(but sound a bit synthetic), also has good bells, chimes, 
bass guitars. . .  It's better than factory sounds demonstrates it. To 
make it smoother(And make sounds more realistic), I suggest you to use a 
reverb.



Cthane1@... a écrit:

> I agree with Joel,
>  
> The K5 is a great synth, but it is not the synth for Piano, stings and 
> organ.  I love it becaue it does NOT sound like those instruments. I 
> have samplers for that.... 
> I have owned a K5000 for 2 weeks now and have decided to keep the K5 
> for the experimentation and programing purposes.  I saw a K5m sell on 
> ebay (with card) for over $200. Nice to see it still has that kind of 
> value.
>  
> Nathan
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: jbrave <mailto:onephatcat@...>
>     To: k5synth@yahoogroups.com <mailto:k5synth@yahoogroups.com>
>     Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 1:15 AM
>     Subject: Re: [k5synth] I need a guide please!!
>
>     One very common thing when a K5 cannot receive is to make sure
>     that the send and receive channel is set to 1, as many programs
>     default to that setting.
>      
>     The other thing I have to tell you Pablo, is that the K5 is not
>     the right instrument for the bread-and-butter sounds that you are
>     looking for - except perhaps Hammond organ sounds. This is a
>     synthesizer for experimental music making and exploration of sound
>     relationships. For a band I would get some kind of ROMPLER, like a
>     Korg m1, x3, x5, something with real samples of organ, strings,
>     piano, etc. The k5 can be made to do a decent job, but it's a lot
>     of work.
>      
>     Joel
>
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