Kawai Synthesizers

--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "gazzanewpy" <gazzanewpy@...> 
wrote:
>
> I now have my K1 working completely but for one curious thing. I am 
> testing out Rhythm Rascal, which allows you to create drum patterns 
> and then export them as MIDI. When I import the MIDI file into 
CBase 
> SX3 the K1 ignores them completely.
> 
> All other MIDI sections play fine, the channel is set to 10 yet 
> nothing. If I swap the channel to, say, 7 and select Bank 0, 
programme 
> 3 then I hear the pattern via the strings section but reset it to 
> channel 10 and nothing.
> 
> What am I doing wrong? I know the K1 was pre-GM so the GM Drum Map 
> won't work but should I remap the drum setup for the K1?
>

I am not an expert in no way at all.  I have a k1 II, and all my 
drums/percution (sp) is all set up on the 'lower-end' of the 
keyboard.  
one note for one type of sound.  It is my guess that the rythem 
porgram 
your using is setting the notes too high on the musical scale.  drop 
the input to the synth an octive or two possiably 3, and see what you 
get on chanel 10.  and well, I'm also thinking that a 'symbal' on the 
rythem program may not be a symbel on the kawai unless it was 
standaredized.  hehhe... so your base drum may turn out to be a silly 
little triangle!
reconfigering... I think that it might be eaiser to reconfiger the 
program with the rythem machine or what ever your using to fit to the 
kawai.  if the keys are standardized it may only need to be 
transposed 
to the right octive.  if not then you may need to change the 
insturments around in the rythem program to match up with the kawai.  
changing the kawai to match the rythem program I think would be a lot 
more work then needed.

Question????   I posted a message on here like monthes ago about this 
and got no responce.  what are you using for a computer with your 
kawai? and what midi tonebank and sound patch editor are you using?? 
I 
need one realy bad. the closer you can get to FREE the better. I"m 
poor! :(  I had like 3,000 sounds for my kawai k1 II on my old amiga, 
but then I upgraded the software years ago and the sound editor 
didn't 
work after that.  I still have the amiga, but no way to port them off 
to the IBM.  another question. is a sound file a sound file a sound 
file regardless of what the editor your using?  I have found the old 
amiga sound bank tone patch editor, and a way to decompress the files 
onto the IBM, within that archive there are 1,000's of tone patches 
and banks. I'm just wondering if I can use them with the IBM???? If 
and when I ever find a good sound editor for the IBM.