K5synth

hi, i'm moose, the programmer behind the band alaska highway and
building332, and have just purchased a K5 in perfect condition, apart from
FedEx pummelled the right end cheek in transit!

so, anyone know a good place to start looking for the plastic plus metal end
piece?  i'm seriously looking at replacing both end cheeks with custom-made
wooden ends, but in the short term a replacement would be preferred...

anyways, looking forward to making some seriously screwed up noises with
this lil baby, after i read the manual a few times!!  none of the 'rhodes
pianos' for me!

also, for those who are interested in stuff - my current kit list can be
seen online at <http://alaskahighway.com/studio>

}:-)

email :
  moose@...

web :
  http://www.alaskahighway.com

p.o. box : 
  alaska highway
  p.o. box 70078
  pasadena
  ca 91117-7078
  usa

Antoine Deschênes

Hey Moose - welcome, this is a very small world indeed! (What is our 
common ground now...Jupiter 6, Microwave XT, Ion and now a K5!!! 
Please don't get an OB-X.)  

The K5 is a bit of a secret weapon - make sure you check out 
www.kfuenf.org for lots of good stuff, including some mod tips from 
me if your backlight is dead (which is very likely even if your board 
is mint).  Of late, I have been obsessed with running my K5 through 
the filters on my MKS70. (You have to add inputs to your MKS70 first, 
of course).  Just consumed with the sound of the two together.  You 
likely have some filters around you can and should experiment with on 
your K5.

Also, make sure you get the Wave Analyzer program posted here.  It 
lets you "sample" a .wav snippet and then send the wave to your K5 - 
very cool.  The K5  

As for getting parts - best bet is to find a dead K5 - wish I could 
help by mine is very much alive.  :)

I hope all is well on The Highway. 

--- In k5synth@yahoogroups.com, moose <egroup@p...> wrote:
>
> 
> hi, i'm moose, the programmer behind the band alaska highway and
> building332, and have just purchased a K5 in perfect condition, 
apart from
> FedEx pummelled the right end cheek in transit!
> 
> so, anyone know a good place to start looking for the plastic plus 
metal end
> piece?  i'm seriously looking at replacing both end cheeks with 
custom-made
> wooden ends, but in the short term a replacement would be 
preferred...
> 
> anyways, looking forward to making some seriously screwed up noises 
with
> this lil baby, after i read the manual a few times!!  none of 
the 'rhodes
> pianos' for me!
> 
> also, for those who are interested in stuff - my current kit list 
can be

> seen online at <http://alaskahighway.com/studio>
> 
> }:-)
> 
> email :
>   moose@a...
> 
> web :
>   http://www.alaskahighway.com
> 
> p.o. box : 
>   alaska highway
>   p.o. box 70078
>   pasadena
>   ca 91117-7078
>   usa
>

On 29/11/05 9:55 PM, "nelsonj_sce" wrote:


> Hey Moose - welcome, this is a very small world indeed! (What is our
> common ground now...Jupiter 6, Microwave XT, Ion and now a K5!!!
> Please don't get an OB-X.)
> 
heya nelson...  no chance of that now i've been warned!!  };-)

> 
> The K5 is a bit of a secret weapon - make sure you check out
> www.kfuenf.org for lots of good stuff, including some mod tips from
> me if your backlight is dead (which is very likely even if your board
> is mint).
> 
i immediately hit his web site after a quick google search but now i have
the machine i need to go back & take notes...  the backlight repair looks
simple enough, and the company are based just down the road here in LA.

btw the 'innards' pictures look very familiar - made me laugh.  the first
thing i did when i noticed the broken end was to open it up & give it a
clean. its certainly a very well laid out synth and easy to access, unlike
some i won't mention!  };-)

> 
> Of late, I have been obsessed with running my K5 through
> the filters on my MKS70. (You have to add inputs to your MKS70 first,
> of course).  Just consumed with the sound of the two together.  You
> likely have some filters around you can and should experiment with on
> your K5.
> 
yup, though the first thing i did was fire up the roland ef-303 'dj' effects
processor - that modulation filter stepping on the otherwise dull presets is
really the kind of stuff i was expecting.  i had to make a 1/4" mono jack to
2 rca cable first, but nothing to worry about.   ok, that unit may not be
the finest in fidelity but thats the whole point of machines like the K5 -
something different for the arsenal that not a lot of peope have!

tomorrow i'll fire up the wavestation a/d...  };-)

> 
> Also, make sure you get the Wave Analyzer program posted here.  It
> lets you "sample" a .wav snippet and then send the wave to your K5 -
> very cool.  The K5
> 
i dont think that compatible with my OS9 equipped macs...

> 
> As for getting parts - best bet is to find a dead K5 - wish I could
> help by mine is very much alive.  :)
> 
i'll keep scouring the world & see what turns up, though i bet i'll end up
making wooden end cheeks, like my waldorf q

<http://pigpendigital.com/waldorf/>

i also need to email 'sound on sound' and get them to fax me their articles
- the original review & the 'how to...' article they ran a few years later.

> 
> I hope all is well on The Highway.
> 
pretty good.  finishing the second album and getting ready to go live
again...

}x-o


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  moose@...

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