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EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-18 by randaldinga

Hi
I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw

Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.

Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.

Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-18 by randaldinga

Sorry for the waste of space! I managed to find the EX 8000 manual [it looked like the DW manual at first glance] and the answer seems to be 'yes' - Has anyone here had any issues, controlling the EX 8000 or otherwise?
This is the last piece of the puzzle in my project setup and now al I need to do is to make up my mind between this and the DL 50. I hate have to choose!

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "randaldinga" <randaldinga@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
> I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
> I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw
>
> Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
> I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.
>
> Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
> Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.
>

Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-18 by bugsiwabbit

Yes, the EX8000 and the DW8000 respond to channel aftertouch. The DW8000 will send channel aftertouch as well.
Yes, they are dependable, but the internal battery has a life of around 7-10 years and these synths are nearly 30 years old, so the battery will either need to be replaced or will have already been replaced. If you're good with tinkering and soldering you can do it yourself. If not, you need to find someone who is, or pay someone to do it. The EX8000 is sturdier than the DW8000, just because it doesn't have to deal with the key switch and sensor mechanism, or deal with brittle plastic keys.

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "randaldinga" <randaldinga@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
> I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
> I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw
>
> Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
> I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.
>
> Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
> Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.
>

Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-18 by randaldinga

Thanks for this Bugsi
I know that on some Korgs, like my Wavestation A/D, factory patches are lost when the battery is replaced. Is this something to be wary of with these as well?

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, the EX8000 and the DW8000 respond to channel aftertouch. The DW8000 will send channel aftertouch as well.
> Yes, they are dependable, but the internal battery has a life of around 7-10 years and these synths are nearly 30 years old, so the battery will either need to be replaced or will have already been replaced. If you're good with tinkering and soldering you can do it yourself. If not, you need to find someone who is, or pay someone to do it. The EX8000 is sturdier than the DW8000, just because it doesn't have to deal with the key switch and sensor mechanism, or deal with brittle plastic keys.
>
> --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "randaldinga" <randaldinga@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
> > I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw
> >
> > Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
> > I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.
> >
> > Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
> > Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.
> >
>

Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-19 by kevin@...

Unless they are written in ROM (and i do not believe that the factory patches in the DW/EX series are), most synths will loose whatever patch info they are storing when the battery is replaced. This is not a problem however as the factory patch set for the DW/EX is available online in the form of MIDI sysex files or audio files to be used with the tape input. No big deal at all.

/KRM


On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 06:29:19AM -0000, randaldinga wrote:
>
> Thanks for this Bugsi
> I know that on some Korgs, like my Wavestation A/D, factory patches are lost when the battery is replaced. Is this something to be wary of with these as well?
>
> --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@...> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, the EX8000 and the DW8000 respond to channel aftertouch. The DW8000 will send channel aftertouch as well.
> > Yes, they are dependable, but the internal battery has a life of around 7-10 years and these synths are nearly 30 years old, so the battery will either need to be replaced or will have already been replaced. If you're good with tinkering and soldering you can do it yourself. If not, you need to find someone who is, or pay someone to do it. The EX8000 is sturdier than the DW8000, just because it doesn't have to deal with the key switch and sensor mechanism, or deal with brittle plastic keys.
> >
> > --- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "randaldinga" <randaldinga@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
> > > I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw
> > >
> > > Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
> > > I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.
> > >
> > > Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
> > > Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.
> > >
> >
>
>
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Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-20 by F.Manduca

This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

Da: randaldinga <randaldinga@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Sabato 18 Maggio 2013 8:29
Oggetto: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
 

Thanks for this Bugsi
I know that on some Korgs, like my Wavestation A/D, factory patches are lost when the battery is replaced. Is this something to be wary of with these as well?

--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "bugsiwabbit" <Bugsi@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, the EX8000 and the DW8000 respond to channel aftertouch. The DW8000 will send channel aftertouch as well.
> Yes, they are dependable, but the internal battery has a life of around 7-10 years and these synths are nearly 30 years old, so the battery will either need to be replaced or will have already been replaced. If you're good with tinkering and soldering you can do it yourself. If not, you need to find someone who is, or pay someone to do it. The EX8000 is sturdier than the DW8000, just because it doesn't have to deal with the key switch and sensor mechanism, or deal with brittle plastic keys.
>
> --- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "randaldinga" <randaldinga@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > I am new to this forum but not to music generally.
> > I am thinking of getting an EX 8000 for a project needing good deep thick pads. I have seen videos of the DW 8000 used to recreate some classic analogue sounds:
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9oIiSWjLw
> >
> > Can I use an external keyboard with aftertouch as a controller with the EX 8000 to achieve the same or similar results? In my case it is a Korg 707.
> > I prefer the EX version if it will work due to space limitations.
> >
> > Also, are these old synths still reasonably dependable? I need something that will last at least a year or so with regular use for a specific recording project.
> > Thanks - Iook forward to learning more about these unique instruments.
> >
>

Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-21 by bugsiwabbit

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!


It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-21 by glynn buckley

Hi you can buy 3 pin battery holders for next to nothing (Radio Shack etc!)
 for the 2032 batteries.......easier to work with, and you can extentend the "legs" by soldering  if you you have to......once fitted, you can change batteries any time you wish.......out of interest the longest time a battery lasted in one of my modules appears to be 9 years!!!!!!

GLYNN
 
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
From: Bugsi@...
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 00:25:17 +0000
Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 


--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.


RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-21 by Paul Tillotson

 I’m not super technically proficient but I’ve been encountering the dead RAM battery issue with soldered in pins lately and since I do not have any decent repair facilities in my area ( Seattle WA . USA ) I’ve been installing a battery harness for the  CR2032 so that the next time battery replacement will be easy. I just replaced the soldered in CR2032 on my Sequential Split 8 this weekend and the Yamaha SY99 about a month ago. It does involve dismantling the synths and removing circuit boards and desoldering the dead battery and soldering in a battery holder. Radio Shack stocks a battery holder for the CR2032 and carries it as in store stock. It costs about $1 but their batteries seem overpriced and the battery holder is crude but effective. You can order a coin type battery from Radio Shack online that’s not a CR2032 but should work.

 I also just tried to pick up a CR2032 battery with presoldered pins from a big electric supply store and it was a special order item so I would have to pay shipping. Any big online store could order CR2032s with leads attached. Of course, do not try to solder pins, wires or anything else directly onto a battery.

 Too many of my synths are getting to the age where they need new batteries and backlights. Anyone else have troubles with the programming buttons on their EX 8000s? Several on mine are very hard to get to respond and a couple do not work at all at the moment.

From: DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bugsiwabbit
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:25 PM
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 

 



--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:

>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders,
I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-24 by F.Manduca

Thanks,bugsiwabbit.....Yes,CR2032.I saw LOTS of these all around, but none of them had the three pre-soldered pins on them (one on one side, two on the other one....).Do you mean the firms you suggested me have these special ones? I'm going to check,anyway.....

Da: bugsiwabbit <Bugsi@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 2:25
Oggetto: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
 


--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-24 by F.Manduca

Thanks! Yes, when I was younger I thought I could solder pins by myself as last resource, but gave up when I read that it was really dangerous :-) . I'm goin to try and purchase a battery holder.Or the ones with the presoldered pins,since You tell me there are some. I don't bother the special delivering fee,since I should purchase at least 7 of them.Any address? Regarding the DW8000 misworking buttons, maybe there some dust or grease inside of the contacts. Did you try with a contact cleaner spray yet?All the best!
Da: Paul Tillotson <felixkrull2u@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 3:58
Oggetto: RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
 
 I’m not super technically proficient but I’ve been encountering the dead RAM battery issue with soldered in pins lately and since I do not have any decent repair facilities in my area ( Seattle WA . USA ) I’ve been installing a battery harness for the  CR2032 so that the next time battery replacement will be easy. I just replaced the soldered in CR2032 on my Sequential Split 8 this weekend and the Yamaha SY99 about a month ago. It does involve dismantling the synths and removing circuit boards and desoldering the dead battery and soldering in a battery holder. Radio Shack stocks a battery holder for the CR2032 and carries it as in store stock. It costs about $1 but their batteries seem overpriced and the battery holder is crude but effective. You can order a coin type battery from Radio Shack online that’s not a CR2032 but should work.
 I also just tried to pick up a CR2032 battery with presoldered pins from a big electric supply store and it was a special order item so I would have to pay shipping. Any big online store could order CR2032s with leads attached. Of course, do not try to solder pins, wires or anything else directly onto a battery.
 Too many of my synths are getting to the age where they need new batteries and backlights. Anyone else have troubles with the programming buttons on their EX 8000s? Several on mine are very hard to get to respond and a couple do not work at all at the moment.
From: DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bugsiwabbit
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:25 PM
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
 
 


--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-24 by F.Manduca

Thanks again,pals!

Da: glynn buckley <thowdnudger@...>
A: "dw8000@yahoogroups.com" <dw8000@yahoogroups.com>
Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 2:47
Oggetto: RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
 
Hi you can buy 3 pin battery holders for next to nothing (Radio Shack etc!)  for the 2032 batteries.......easier to work with, and you can extentend the "legs" by soldering  if you you have to......once fitted, you can change batteries any time you wish.......out of interest the longest time a battery lasted in one of my modules appears to be 9 years!!!!!!GLYNN  
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com From: Bugsi@... Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 00:25:17 +0000 Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information 
--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote: > > This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed! It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-24 by bugsiwabbit

Yes, you should replace your soldered-in battery with welded pins with a battery holder (with its own pins) so you can use the CR2032 coin cells that don't have pins welded to them. You'll still need to solder, of course, as you'll need to solder lengthening wires to the pins of the battery holder, as well as un-soldering the dead battery's welded pins to get it out of your DW8000.

If you can't or don't know how to solder, just get someone who knows how to do it for you.

There is a website with step-by-step how-to on how to do the whole operation here: http://www.pallium.com/bryan/dwbattery.php

The DW8000 is shown, but the EX8000 is similar, just in a different package.



--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks! Yes, when I was younger I thought I could solder pins by myself as last resource, but gave up when I read that it was really dangerous :-) . I'm goin to try and purchase a battery holder.Or the ones with the presoldered pins,since You tell me there are some. I don't bother the special delivering fee,since I should purchase at least 7 of them.Any address? Regarding the DW8000 misworking buttons, maybe there some dust or grease inside of the contacts. Did you try with a contact cleaner spray yet?All the best!
>
> ________________________________
> Da: Paul Tillotson <felixkrull2u@...>
> A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
> Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 3:58
> Oggetto: RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
>
>  
>  I’m not super technically proficient but I’ve been encountering the dead RAM battery issue with soldered in pins lately and since I do not have any decent repair facilities in my area ( Seattle WA . USA ) I’ve been installing a battery harness for the  CR2032 so that the next time battery replacement will be easy. I just replaced the soldered in CR2032 on my Sequential Split 8 this weekend and the Yamaha SY99 about a month ago. It does involve dismantling the synths and removing circuit boards and desoldering the dead battery and soldering in a battery holder. Radio Shack stocks a battery holder for the CR2032 and carries it as in store stock. It costs about $1 but their batteries seem overpriced and the battery holder is crude but effective. You can order a coin type battery from Radio Shack online that’s not a CR2032 but should work.
>  I also just tried to pick up a CR2032 battery with presoldered pins from a big electric supply store and it was a special order item so I would have to pay shipping. Any big online store could order CR2032s with leads attached. Of course, do not try to solder pins, wires or anything else directly onto a battery.
>  Too many of my synths are getting to the age where they need new batteries and backlights. Anyone else have troubles with the programming buttons on their EX 8000s? Several on mine are very hard to get to respond and a couple do not work at all at the moment.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From:DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bugsiwabbit
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:25 PM
> To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
>  
>  
>
>
> --- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@> wrote:
> >
> > This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!
>
> It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.
>

RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-24 by Paul Tillotson

  There’s lots of choices for battery holders. They actually only have two leads that connect to the circuit boards.

   Here’s some: http://www.google.com/#q=cr2032+battery+holder&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&psj=1&ei=U4ufUeXIFei7igLxkYCgDQ&ved=0CEEQsxg&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.cGE&fp=88ca4fef5188be1b&biw=1680&bih=947

 

From: DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of F.Manduca
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 6:55 AM
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 

 

Thanks,bugsiwabbit.....Yes,CR2032.I saw LOTS of these all around, but none of them had the three pre-soldered pins on them (one on one side, two on the other one....).Do you mean the firms you suggested me have these special ones? I'm going to check,anyway.....

 

Da: bugsiwabbit <Bugsi@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 2:25
Oggetto: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 



--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:

>
> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards &
expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-05-25 by Paul Tillotson

 Okay, so there’s also some examples of CR2032 battery holders with 3 pins in my google search results. The two synths I just worked on had only 2 pins and I was just working from what I saw installed into the circuit boards. There’s also CR2030 or close coin cell equivalents with the soldered on pins but why would you want to go on disassembling your DW/EX and soldering on new batteries? Here’s some:   http://compare.ebay.com/like/261117769598?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

 

From: DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Tillotson
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 8:48 AM
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 

 

  There’s lots of choices for battery holders. They actually only have two leads that connect to the circuit boards.

   Here’s some: http://www.google.com/#q=cr2032+battery+holder&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&psj=1&ei=U4ufUeXIFei7igLxkYCgDQ&ved=0CEEQsxg&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47008514,d.cGE&fp=88ca4fef5188be1b&biw=1680&bih=947

 

From: DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of F.Manduca
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 6:55 AM
To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 

 

Thanks,bugsiwabbit.....Yes,CR2032.I saw LOTS of these all around, but none of them had the three pre-soldered pins on them (one on one side, two on the other one....).Do you mean the firms you suggested me have these special ones? I'm going to check,anyway.....

 

Da: bugsiwabbit <Bugsi@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 2:25
Oggetto: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 



--- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:

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> This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards &
expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!

It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.

Re: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

2013-06-07 by F.Manduca

Thanks a lot for the link!

Da: bugsiwabbit <Bugsi@...>
A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
Inviato: Venerdì 24 Maggio 2013 16:34
Oggetto: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information

 
Yes, you should replace your soldered-in battery with welded pins with a battery holder (with its own pins) so you can use the CR2032 coin cells that don't have pins welded to them. You'll still need to solder, of course, as you'll need to solder lengthening wires to the pins of the battery holder, as well as un-soldering the dead battery's welded pins to get it out of your DW8000.

If you can't or don't know how to solder, just get someone who knows how to do it for you.

There is a website with step-by-step how-to on how to do the whole operation here: http://www.pallium.com/bryan/dwbattery.php

The DW8000 is shown, but the EX8000 is similar, just in a different package.

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@...> wrote:
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> Thanks! Yes, when I was younger I thought I could solder pins by myself as last resource, but gave up when I read that it was really dangerous :-) . I'm goin to try and purchase a battery holder.Or the ones with the presoldered pins,since You tell me there are some. I don't bother the special delivering fee,since I should purchase at least 7 of them.Any address? Regarding the DW8000 misworking buttons, maybe there some dust or grease inside of the contacts. Did you try with a contact cleaner spray yet?All the best!
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> Da: Paul Tillotson <felixkrull2u@...>
> A: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
> Inviato: Martedì 21 Maggio 2013 3:58
> Oggetto: RE: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
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>  I’m not super technically proficient but I’ve been encountering the dead RAM battery issue with soldered in pins lately and since I do not have any decent repair facilities in my area ( Seattle WA . USA ) I’ve been installing a battery harness for the  CR2032 so that the next time battery replacement will be easy. I just replaced the soldered in CR2032 on my Sequential Split 8 this weekend and the Yamaha SY99 about a month ago. It does involve dismantling the synths and removing circuit boards and desoldering the dead battery and soldering in a battery holder. Radio Shack stocks a battery holder for the CR2032 and carries it as in store stock. It costs about $1 but their batteries seem overpriced and the battery holder is crude but effective. You can order a coin type battery from Radio Shack online that’s not a CR2032 but should work.
>  I also just tried to pick up a CR2032 battery with presoldered pins from a big electric supply store and it was a special order item so I would have to pay shipping. Any big online store could order CR2032s with leads attached. Of course, do not try to solder pins, wires or anything else directly onto a battery.
>  Too many of my synths are getting to the age where they need new batteries and backlights. Anyone else have troubles with the programming buttons on their EX 8000s? Several on mine are very hard to get to respond and a couple do not work at all at the moment.
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> From:DW8000@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DW8000@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bugsiwabbit
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 5:25 PM
> To: DW8000@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DW8000] Re: EX 8000 question: does it receive aftertouch information
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> --- In mailto:DW8000%40yahoogroups.com, "F.Manduca" <resistenzaaoltranza@> wrote:
> >
> > This is a common issue: since I have some old keyboards & expanders, I already knew I had to change the old batteries (mainly CR 232,if I am not wrong) in order to make them work again.Unluckily, they have pre-soldered pins ( three, if I am still not wrong...). I could do it by myself, but I don't know where to purchase this kind of batteries. Any help welcome and blessed!
>
> It's a CR2032, and it is possibly the single most common coin-cell battery on the planet. You can find them ANYWHERE. Radio Shack, Target, Sears, Walmart, Amazon, eBay, CVS Pharmacy, and other wretched hives of scum and villainy. Digi-Key sells them for $0.28.
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