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Re: replacing the battery on the k1m?

2012-12-30 by trekeyus

Thanks for the help I kinda figured that much through it s still a daunting task having to unsolder the dam copper shielding to even get to the battery s

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Re: replacing the battery on the k1m?

2012-12-30 by darkcelebrator

My question is: How were you able to access the battery when the PCB/motherboard is covered by an impenetrable copper shield? As for the MIDI situation, you

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Re: replacing the battery on the k1m?

2012-12-30 by John McCabe

You can get a USB MIDI interface off ebay that should work quite nicely from Hong Kong for less than $10. I kind of assume you re aware you can find all the K1

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replacing the battery on the k1m?

2012-12-30 by trekeyus

well it was bound to happen evidently, my battery croaked on me. My k1m had been sitting collecting dust for a few years and when I went to turn it on I was

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Kawai SX-240 outputs

2012-12-28 by msprigings2

Anyone know if the L/R outputs are balanced or unbalanced? I assume unbalanced.

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Possible Ctrlr panel for Kawai K4

2012-12-18 by betaaffair

I sure did get my hopes up when I read the title of this thread over on the Ctrlr forums: http://ctrlr.org/forums/topic/kawai-k4k4r-controller-done/ Thought I

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Re: joystick on k1 problem

2012-06-09 by nick

ill try that but ive had this since 1988 and have never bad a problem and though i have newe keys am attached to this

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Re: joystick on k1 problem

2012-06-09 by nick

ill try that but ive had this since 1988 and have never bad a problem and though i have newe keys am attached to this

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joystick on k1 problem

2012-06-07 by nick

can anyone suggest how to get joystick working properly again in edit mode the numbers scroll v fast

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Re: k4r separate outs

2012-02-11 by narfman96

The K4r individual ouputs are strange to setup until you get used to it. For a single patch press Edit until Output Pach= is displayed. Assign an Output Patch

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K1 Patch Editor/Manager

2011-11-10 by john@assen.demon.co.uk

Hi Is anyone there? This groups seems to be very quiet! I m trying to find a nice, modern patch editor for the K1. I m checking out JSynthLib to see if it s

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Kawai K1 Reference Books

2011-10-25 by Michael Hamden

Does anyone know how I can get a copy of any (or all) of the following: Kawai K-1 Synth Sound Making Book BOB MAESTAS 1988 Kawai K1 Synth Operations &

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k4r separate outs

2011-10-23 by jason_ralf808@tiscali.co.uk

Hi all, I m Having trouble assigning the separate outs on my K4r,has anyone got any hints ? Jason

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K4r output assignment

2011-10-21 by jason_ralf808@tiscali.co.uk

Hi all, Has anyone got any hints or tips regarding the K4R seperate outs? I use to use this back in 1993 then sold it in 1995 but have bought another one

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Kawai K4 sound demo

2011-10-18 by Matt

I posted this on another group, but just in case there s people here that own this synth that aren t on that one, here s a link to let you know that the K4

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Looking 4 cheap Q-80ex

2011-08-20 by Michael Hamden

Anyone have a DRP-10 or a Q-80 ex they don t need? Looking to buy one (cheap ;-) THanks. - Michael

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MY SAD TRIP !!!Marc Ellis

2011-03-29 by Marc Ellis

I m writing this with tears in my eyes it has left my fam and i in a devastating state,This might get to you too urgent but it s because of the situation of

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KAWAI K1 II - note off velocity

2008-08-19 by jusufzemplin

Hi, i have red in one advertisment, K1 II transmits note-off velocity. I have tried it - and it is true - MIDI monitor in MIDI Quest displays always different

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Re: the kawai sample set

2007-09-21 by dantalianalysis

just on a historical note...i read that the Roland MT-32 cease and desist action on emulators was overturned when it turned out that roland did not have

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Re: the kawai sample set

2007-09-21 by zoinky420

... The K1 series was an enhanced additive synthesis device similar to the Roland D-series. It used samples for attack and additive synthesis for the rest

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the kawai sample set

2007-09-20 by dantalianalysis

i have experience of an xs-1/kc-10 and a k1m and looked at the module of a k4 it looks as if kawai constantly use pretty much the same samples as these models

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Re: filters

2007-09-20 by zoinky420

FWIW, I ve circuit-bent a K1m, with good results. I managed to find 25 points for a DB25 breakout cable. I ve got a photo of the chip to exploit on this

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: filters

2007-09-08 by Samuel Cameron

things on websites are often not still for sale i have known sites that claim to be selling modfx boxes but thats just lack of tidy housekeeping in retail they

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Re: filters

2007-09-07 by somethingkillingyou

1)it s around 100 euro NEW, some sellers still have these! I wouldn t spend 100 euro for something used that costed 1/4 of that new! it s new, with 2 years

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: filters

2007-09-06 by Samuel Cameron

i have all the modfx bar the metavox but i picked up most of them for 20 english quid or so as they were being discontinued bitrman mostly supplies distortion

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Re: filters

2007-09-05 by somethingkillingyou

I ll try vst then... on the other hand, have you got an alesis bitrman too? I was thinking about one of these thing... how do you judge it? is it worth the 100

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optimal banks

2007-09-05 by dantalianalysis

would it be a good idea if users uploaded their own bank compilations i have been thru all the k1 patches i could find from the cards archive to the user one

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filters

2007-08-22 by dantalianalysis

i just joined this group having recently got a k1m i see there have been sporadic discussions of adding filters to this clearly an easy option is run it into

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Re: tuning?

2007-08-22 by jimtzu2

thanks, i guess i ll open it up and see what s going on inside. i only used it as a simple controller, it was never much but always stable. i m amazed that

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Re: [kawaisynths] tuning?

2007-08-21 by Antoine Deschênes

Hi, if the battery was screwed, you would lose your presets or the preset memory would get corrupt. It should not affect the synth s operation when it s turned

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tuning?

2007-08-20 by jimtzu2

my 20+ year old k1 has just started going out of tune, both the tuning and octaves are changing randomly. thinking it s the battery which has never been

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Sustain and Release on XD-5

2007-08-16 by antdes45

Hi all, I just got an XD-5 I bought a week ago. Well, everything seems to work fine, except that the RELEASE parameter does nothing at all and SUSTAIN totally

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portamento from a K1

2007-08-10 by denyrow

Has anyone found a way to get a decent portamento (I m thinking ELP Lucky Man here) from a stock K1? Any other Moog type sound patches? Deny Miami

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