Kawai Synthesizers

Hi, I just joined and I thought to be useful...

I noticed some interesting links and I posted 'em...

I also posted some SX-240 related files: user's manual and a mp3 file 
with original sounds (if you need to initialize to original sounds); 
follow the instructions in the manual!

[courtesy of Kawai and SynthMania.com]

see ya

Fabio

Hello all,

I'm new here, but I have had some experience with Kawai synths over 
the last 15 years (or so). I'm really sorry but the XD5 does (almost) 
not respond to CC's. You have to use sysex to control most of XD5's 
parameters. As far as I know the BCR manages sysex quite well so it 
won't be so difficult once you have the BCR programmed using learn 
function.

Regards,

Ángel

--- In kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com, "bvs9000" <baronvonscratch@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to setup XD5 sounds to be triggered by DTX drum pads 
while
> being edited by BCR2000 knobs during live performance but I cannot 
find
> the Control Change Numbers (CC#s) for the parameters. I've got XD5
> working with the pads but I haven't been able to program the knobs
> because the CC#s listed in the manual do not apply to the 
parameters I
> wish to edit and that's why I'm asking for your help. I have 
created an
> Excel chart to be filled with the CC#s I seek. If you would please
> complete the chart or provide a list of the CC#s for the parameters 
and
> I will fill the chart so I can program my MIDI controller knobs, I 
will
> greatly appreciate your assistance. Also, can I manually assign 
CC#s to
> each of the parameters for each of the drum sounds in XD5?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> BVS
> 
> If the chart doesn't appear below, here is the list of the sounds 
and
> parameters I want to control:
> 
> 
> 
> Parameter Name/Control Change  HiHat Pedal Closed HiHat Open HiHat 
Ride
> Crash Tom 3 Tom 2 Tom 1 Clap Rimshot Snare Kick  CC# for Auto Bend 
Time
> CC# for Auto Bend Depth              CC# for Auto Bend Velocity 
Depth
> CC# for Auto Bend Switch              CC# for Pitch              
CC# for
> Fine Tune Pitch              CC# for Wave Select              CC# 
for
> DCA Attack              CC# for DCA Sustain              CC# for DCA
> Decay              CC# for DCA Release              CC# for DCF 
Cutoff
> CC# for DCF Resonance              CC# for DCF Attack              
CC#
> for DCF Sustain              CC# for DCF Decay              CC# for 
DCF
> Release
>

Hi,
I recently joined this group... but I'm a Kawai user only since
yesterday, when my K1m purchased from ebay arrived... 
I'm starting to enjoing it! of course before buyin it I listened 
to the mp3 samples that are in the net...
 
I LOVE the choirs (very mellotronish... am I mad?), breathy pads, 
strings (mellotronish, again!) and digital fx and metallic sounds!

before programming my own sound, I noticed some very interesting 
sounds from the old cards (thanks www.synthmania.com!) that are easy 
to find in sysex format... even @ kawai site! 

I'd like to make some "custum" banks with my favourite sounds, but I 
can't put to work that ChangeIt thing found out linked on 
www.synthzone.com/kawai and whose screenshots are visible in the 
file "k1rcards.pdf" from the files section I found here...

I can't even install that program! pc says error!
My pc runs windows XP, I read that program is for win 3.1...
Is there a way to put it to work for me?

Any suggestion?

same things for the other editor "k1editv2.zip" in file section... 
it opens a DOS screenshot and immediatly it closes itself...
doesn't work!

I tried to use other tools ->SOUNDLIB -> DUMP TOOL -> WSysEx
but I found out several problems:

1)I can only Import/Export ENTIRE banks
2)I can't edit single sounds on a custom bank with my pc and THEN 
transmit the entire banks on K1(m)
3)If I send a single PRESET from one of this editors to K1, I can't 
place the preset in the location that I want, it only replaces IA-1 
Ahh (I reloaded factory presets...)...

what can I do to make my favourite "best of" banks?
I don't even got cards!


HELP!!!

Fabio