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that doesn't answer my question at all...

also, I think a real analog filter beats soft-o-crap any time.

--- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "Leighton"
<methodman3000@...> wrote:
>
> --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "somethingkillingyou" 
> <somethingkillingyou@> wrote:
> >Hi Fabio,
>      I owned a K3, K1 and K5 .  The K3 is good for learning the 
> parameters of what a synthesizer does.  There is a button for every 
> function.  Beyond that softsynths take its place.  I gave mine away 
> to someone with small kids, because it great for learning about 
> syntesizer sound making.  It is not multi-timberal.  Has small number 
> of routings.  Very fixed routings and Crow Music has created an 
> instrument sounding exactly like what its gifts were called the Blue 
> crow.;that is virtual.  So I can use several different sounding K3.  
> If you know how to think like a programmer, Why keep it?  It's 
> outdated.  The additive synthesis is explained by using Reaktor.  
> Samplers have developed so far.  The help and tutorials to learn 
> things are cheap.  I am subscribing to VTC.com for $250 a year and I 
> have access to about 35 different online Audio classes, in addition 
> photoshop, illustrator that it is cheap to become an expert in 
> anything now.  So unless you are a newbie or have kids the K3 is not 
> that hot.
> 
> Leighton
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi there
> > 
> > I'm new here, so here's my first question :)
> > 
> > I got a Kawai K3; you know this old synth has an additive user wave
> > that you can determine by setting 32 harmonic partials 'non zero
> > value' (1-31) choosable between the first 128 harmonic partials (the
> > other 96 harmonics, unused, are 0 value by default)...
> > 
> > of course, I'm using Dr.T's K3edit to have a quick access to it 
> (thank
> > you!)...
> > 
> > I'd like to use it correctly but I've no idea what I'm doing: the
> > problem is that you cannot "see" the shape of the waveform with the
> > program...
> > 
> > is there an application that could help on this. i.e. a software 
> that
> > lets you tweak at least 32 partials out of 128 (the more the better)
> > showing you the wave-shape so that you know what you're doing?
> > 
> > also, starting from some samples and isolating a single complete
> > oscillation of the waveform you wanna reproduce (more or less
> > complex), is it possible to know which harmonic partials have been
> > used and their (approssimative) value?
> > 
> > I have a pc, but I'm using STeem, so softwares of both platforms are
> > welcome...
> > 
> > 
> > greetings
> > 
> > Fabio
> >
>