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Re: K1: problems when editing patches

2007-08-09 by ugh_it

... It does and... ... position (an area that may not have carbon built up and is dirty), and give it a try. ...this was the problem! I moved the joystick to a

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Re: K1: problems when editing patches

2007-08-09 by ugh_it

... It does and... ... position (an area that may not have carbon built up and is dirty), and give it a try. ...this was the problem! I moved the joystick to a

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ROM Updates

2007-08-07 by antdes45

Hi all, I m doing an order for some ROMs on the k5synth group. I wonder if anyone is interested here as well. I can buy new ROMs and program them with the K5

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K1: problems when editing patches

2007-08-06 by ugh_it

Hello from Italy, I m new here and I subscribed to this group because I have a K1. Unfortunately I have a problem with it. When I try to edit a patch (tried

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Re: Circuit Bending?

2007-07-22 by Daniel

I found another yahoo group (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/circuitbending/?yguid=268237457) where someone bended a Kawai K1m. Maybe there someone could

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Circuit Bending?

2007-07-17 by Daniel

after playing around with the Kawai K1 I came to the conclusion, that it s not really a inspiring Synth(I m mostly using it as a midi keyboard now...). So I

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Kawai K4

2007-07-16 by Chrissy

Hey All, I am so glad I found this group....I own a K4....We recently moved out of state and either I lost my power adapter or its packed away in some box that

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-06 by Dennis Rowand

Glad to hear that it s work. Good for you! I like when things are an easy fix or fix themselves! Deny ... From: David Sagan To: kawaisynths@yahoogroups.com

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Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-05 by tomchick77

David, Just for fun, try navigating your way through the setup menu blind, and attempt to adjust the contrast? hey, you never know?

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Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-05 by David Sagan

David here! So at first I was thinking replace the internal battery like Matt suggested, so I opened up the synth to check everything. Turns out the connector

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-04 by Dennis Rowand

David If the sounds (in memory) work as you say, it might not be the battery. Anyway before you remove the battery be sure to back up the sounds by what ever

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Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-04 by narfman96

Hi David, Does it look like the display area has been hit or damaged? LCD displays have 2 rubber strips that run between the driver board and the glass. These

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Re: K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-04 by dlonrattam

Hi David, I could be totally wrong on this... but it may be worth a try: Replace the internal lithium memory backup battery. K4s were manufactured in the

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K4 lcd problem...

2007-07-03 by David Sagan

I just purchased a used K4 and something s wrong with the LCD. I turn on the synth, and 16 solid black squares are displayed in the top row, nothing in the

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Re: Kawai K4 Power Adapter?

2007-06-16 by narfman96

Wow Steve that s an amazing deal!!! However the power supply deal sounds worse than Flirting With Disaster by Molly Hatchet. There is a blocking diode in the

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Re: Kawai K4 Power Adapter?

2007-06-15 by Steven Wright

hey, I just bought a used K4R and an X5D or whatever the K4R based drum module is. Only one PSU though and it s a 12 volt AC 350ma or something like that

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Re: Kawai K4 Power Adapter?

2007-06-15 by narfman96

Hi Aaron, The manual states that the K4 draws 5.8 watts using 12 volts so it should be 500ma. The K4r draws 6.8 watts so it should be 600ma. The plug appears

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Kawai K4 Power Adapter?

2007-06-14 by efivek

What kind of adapter do I need for the K4? 12Watt, ???ma, center negative I almost have the info needed, but as you can see I need the current value. Thanks.

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NEW KAWAI K3 GROUP!

2007-05-25 by somethingkillingyou

Hi everyone I started a new yahoo group dedicated to the K3; it will be spam-free, unlike KawaiK3Zone... I promise you!

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Re: Another newbie question

2007-05-20 by somethingkillingyou

for patches send/receive? MidiLib! it s just 50kb but works like a charm... I ll upload it here... ... decided to ... failure ... work

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Re: Noobie in need of advice.

2007-05-16 by yaros227

Jose / Deny / Keith, Thanks a lot for your messages. I think it s great for members of this group to help newbies like me. I did buy an M-audio USB to MIDI

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Another newbie question

2007-05-16 by rapcomputer

I just received a K1r. figuring the unit is quite older, I decided to check the battery....it s down below 1 volt, so on the virge of failure Can someone give

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RE: [kawaisynths] SX-240

2007-05-10 by Joan Martínez

Hello Tony, I get one. It s quite easy to download the mp3 file from internet. Anyway I m sending direct to you today. Joan M. ... De:

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Re: [kawaisynths] SX-240

2007-05-10 by fire sine

Yes Tony, It is a beast. Mine came with a cassette. I ll see if I can burn you a disk. Though the patches should be available online as a quicktime file..

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SX-240

2007-05-09 by Tony Lisi

I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM TRYING AGAIN. IS ANYBODY IN THIS GROUP USEING A SX-240? IF THERE IS I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A COPY OF THE CASSETTE WITH THE

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Re: Noobie in need of advice.

2007-05-09 by yaros227

Hi, I am more of a newbie than the first guy. I just bought a used K4 and found out there are no presets nor any patches. Please tell me how to load them to

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: New Patches

2007-05-04 by edu ibarra

K1 was introduced brand new in GERMANY, too. Some keyboardist from that years, will preserve a german manual . You must post your petition at a german site

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Re: New Patches

2007-05-03 by Daniel

Well, the problem is, that I got the K1 without a german manual and my english is not good enough for the english manual. Unfortunately Kawai wants a lot of

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Re: [kawaisynths] Re: New Patches

2007-05-03 by edu ibarra

Hello : I am Eduardo and I live in Chile, Southamerica. I think that you must read your K1 manual and try to apply the instructions for create new sounds. I

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Re: New Patches

2007-05-01 by Daniel

Thanks, but I already tried these sounds... I m looking for others than copies of real instruments... btw. I m from Germany and my english is not good enough

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Re: New Patches

2007-04-30 by oficinacbuin

Hello: You can find support for your K1 Kawai, at site: kawaius.com There are manual, and various items as libraries, patches (zip file), multipatches & smf

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Re: New Patches

2007-04-29 by Daniel

Hi, I started playing around with a K1, i got from a friend. I tried the Patches in the Files Section and there are some nice ones but also a lot that I think

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Re: Noobie in need of advice.

2007-03-21 by Ronald Hawkins

I use K4win it works like a charm to edit any parameter in the K4, and works as a decent patch librarian. You ll want to make sure that you set up the Midi

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Re: k1 and filters AGAIN

2007-03-21 by somethingkillingyou

HEY THERE! I read somewhere that K3 is pratically a K1 with an analog filter (and less waveforms)... I m considering to buy a filter to obtain some different

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RE: [kawaisynths] Solutions and Beer

2007-03-08 by Marc Goemans

Hey Monk! That is very good news! I thought Vista would be the problem. I have some folks over so I need to keep it short. Check out my tunes at

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Solutions and Beer

2007-03-08 by monk

Hi Marc, Vista is the problem. And Vista will not allow one to use Partition Magic to create a new partition to do the dual boot!!! Fortunately I bought my DAW

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