Kawai Synthesizers

Dennis,

CMOS battery, BIOS is that it powers.



Keith seekwhensir




--- Dennis Rowand <denyrow@...> wrote:

> If your computer has USB ports (Most new ones do)
> you can get a midi to USB 
> convertor. Much easier to use than the game port. My
> Dell did not come with 
> a game port so I bought the midi USB and it works
> fine. Mine is made by M- 
> Audio and has a USB connection on one end and two
> midi cables (in/out) on 
> the other. Very simple to use. Good luck. If your
> K-4 has NO sounds at all, 
> the battery might have died. It is a flat cell like
> a BIOS battery in a 
> computer. On my K-1, the battery was soldered in
> place and I had to get a 
> flat cell with leads tack welded on. DO NOT try to
> solder leads to the 
> battery. They fry very quickly and might even
> explode!
> Good luck.
> 
> Deny
> Miami, Fl.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alastor" <alastor32@...>
> To: <kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 2:45 AM
> Subject: RE: [kawaisynths] Re: Noobie in need of
> advice.
> 
> 
> > Hi, yaros,
> >  I'm a newbie and bought a used K4 too. Mine had
> patches in, but I could 
> > use K4win. You should have to use a MIDI cable
> that has the IN-OUT plugs 
> > in one end, and and joystick connector in the
> other one. This sounds 
> > weird, but you need that connector to plug it in
> your joystick port of 
> > your soundcard if you don\ufffdt have MIDI connector.
> Just remember to plug the 
> > IN jack in the OUT intake of your K4 and the OUT
> jack in the K4 IN intake.
> >  If you have any doubt, just follow this link to
> see how the cable looks.
> >
> >  http://www.pccables.com/05010.htm
> >
> >  I hope this helps. Enjoy!
> >
> >  Jose Angel
> >
> > yaros227 <yaros227@...> escribi\ufffd:
> >          Hi,
> >
> > I am more of a newbie than the first guy. I just
> bought a used K4 and
> > found out there are no presets nor any patches.
> Please tell me how to
> > load them to the K4. I downloaded the K4win
> software but do not know
> > how to connect from the K4 to the computer. What
> cables do I need? My
> > computer does not have a MIDI connection.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > yaros
> >
> > --- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "Ronald
> Hawkins" <siregbert@...>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I use K4win it works like a charm to edit any
> parameter in the K4,
> >> and works as a decent patch librarian. You'll
> want to make sure that
> >> you set up the Midi section of the software to
> use the midi ins and
> >> outs that are connected to the K4, and set the
> channel number
> >> (usually channel 1) that the K4 is going to send
> and receive sysex
> >> messages on.
> >>
> >> I registered this shareware, I was so impressed
> with it. I think
> >> registration used to be a requirement for editing
> the effect and drum
> >> parameters but last time I downloaded it, it
> seemed to be fully
> >> functional right off the bat without my having
> entered my
> >> registration key. I'd suggest registering anyway,
> it's cheap, and
> >> it's good.
> >>
> >> Sending and receiving sysex messages is as simple
> as using the Get
> >> Patch, Get Bank, Send Patch, and Send Bank
> commands from the menu.
> >>
> >> --- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "ottiscan2"
> <l_husky@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm new to the group and new to editing and
> downloading to a K4 and
> >> > will apolagize in advance for my lack of
> knowledge. If anyone can
> >> > answer a few of my questions it would be a
> great help.
> >> >
> >> > I have recently been using a midi interface
> (midisport) to edit
> >> > presets on my Bass Vamp Pro with its editing
> software and was
> >> > wondering if it's as easy to edit presets on
> the K4?
> >> >
> >> > I have downloaded two K4 editors, K4win and the
> MidiQuest demo.
> >> >
> >> > Will these tools be enough to do some editing
> in the K4?
> >> >
> >> > Can I save the edits?
> >> >
> >> > How do you get sysex files from the computer to
> the K4?
> >> >
> >> > Are the memory cartridges for the K4 still
> available?
> >> >
> >> > Is it possilbe to get a Hammond (hope that's
> not a bad word) sound
> >> > out of the K4?
> >> >
> >> > These are probably fairly basic questions for
> you veterans out
> >> there
> >> > but a mystery to me.
> >> >
> >> > I'm impressed with the K4's sound, I bought it
> for my daughter to
> >> > practice piano on but have since thought I
> could encorporate it
> >> into
> >> > some the songs I'm playing with my band.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks so much for any help you can provide.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > Lew
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Arrakis Crisis Web:
> >
>
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> >
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> >
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> newbie and bought a used 
> > K4 too. Mine had patches in, but I could use
> K4win. 
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