K5synth

You wrote:
" Cool!! I like the portamento on Flight from Shiria. Very nice!"
Thank you.  That entire song (save the drums) was done with patches I
wrote on my Ion.  The main lead was my attempt at a Tony Banks lead
sound he did with an ARP Qudara.  (The Ion has an ARP filter model.) 

As for the Atari, I was able run both Leslie's Wavemaker - again very
 nice (I like the FM section, it looks very useful.  BTW, is there a
way to "slow down" (i.e. step through) the wave drawer?) - and that k5
Pro editor.  But the Dr. T files don't work.  When I try to unzip them
I get errors (CRC?).  I even went to the original site and downloaded
the files, but they have the same problems.  Anyway, now that I got
that other editor to work I don't really need Dr. T (unless it is just
a lot better.)

Also, I have some spectrum/waveforms in hard copy from the PPG
wavetables, the K1, and the Nord Lead.  It would be nice to resynth
some of these forms "by-hand".  I read here that to translate linear
spectra amplitude to the K5 you have to do a transformation.  Can
anyone (i.e. Leslie)tell me what the exact equation is to do the
transformation?   

Thanks again for all the good stuff on this board and I look forward
to posting with ya'll.  



--- In k5synth@yahoogroups.com, "Leslie Sanford" <jabberdabber@h...>
wrote:
> >I just joined and wanted to say hello.  I have a k5 on the way and I
> >should get it this Friday.  Anyway, I was debating about getting the
> >synth - and my main gripe was that programing all that harmonic
> >content is very hard.
> 
> I agree. What I've found, is that when I have a very specific and
simple 
> sound that I'm going for, I can create the harmonic spectrum by hand
fairly 
> easily, sounds like bells, marimbas, and a few others. But for
anything more 
> complex, I take an algorithmic approach to creating the spectrum as a 
> starting point and going from there.
> 
> >What made me pull the trigger was this group
> >when I read up on Leslie Sanford's "Wave Maker" and that he was able
> >to resynth both the k3 and the DW.  I just can't explain how cool that
> >is - thanks very much Leslie for doing this.
> 
> You're welcome!
> 
> >If Kawai shipped
> >software like this when they released the K5 Yamaha would have been in
> >big trouble.  I already loaded up your program (and all the other
> >nasties you need to run it)  and have been experimenting with some
> >wave files.  I can't wait to try loading things up when my K5 arrives.
> 
> Hey, thanks for the compliments! I really appreciate them.
> 
> >Just a bit more about me, my main axe is a K2000 and I recently got an
> >Ion (which I just love).  I love to program (the Kuzweil is work, the
> >Ion is a dream - I fugure without software the K5 basically can't be
> >programed.) So my setup has samples and VA covered in spades, but I
> >hope to get some in-your-face digital harshness out of the K5 - I just
> >don't have that in my set up right now.  If anyone is interested, you
> >can check out some of my stuff at:
> >http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/highpantsguys.htm
> 
> Cool!! I like the portamento on Flight from Shiria. Very nice!
> 
> >Anyway, I use a PC and I am trying to get that Atari Dr. T editor up
> >and running and am having problems.  The Atari emulator works, but I
> >don't know how to run the Dr. T files.  That is, do I need to create a
> >"disk image" or create an Atari drive that has the Dr. T files...if
> >anyone is running Dr.T and can give me some tips on how to get the
> >program started it would be much appreciated.
> 
> I have Steem installed, but I rarely use is as I have an original
Atari. :-) 
> So I think Joel can give you a better answer. From what I can
recall, there 
> is a folder within the Steem folder that represents the hard disk.
This is 
> where you can put your programs. I don't think you need a disk
image, just 
> download the Dr. T program and save it inside the hard disk folder.
With 
> Steem up and running, you click on the hard disk icon and open the
program 
> from there. Those with more Steem experience can give you better (and 
> correct) advice.
> 
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