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Does anyone have some good bend points for the SK-5? I'm almost done with my serial cable bend but would like to get the best points on this thing without...
kelley2255
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Feb 22, 2006
9:19 pm
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Check the "links" section. There is a link to info on circuit bending the SK-5. Good Luck Ryan...
plutoniq9
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Feb 22, 2006
11:04 pm
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Hi there. I'm a new guy here. Just wanted to say hi. ;) I'm an owner of CASIO SK-5. We made with my friends many songs using this cool keyboard. Although our...
yerzmyey@...
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Mar 1, 2006
12:09 am
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I just picked up and SK-8 yesterday for $4.00(plus a small bribe to the guy who already had it in his cart) at Value Village and came home to check out what...
sean_shameless
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Mar 1, 2006
3:48 pm
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Also, all of the mods in the file section should translate to a SK-5, they had identical sound boards inside. Welcome Ryan...
plutoniq9
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Mar 2, 2006
12:25 am
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Plutiniq9, your files are pretty sweet. I've never tinkered around with the ins and outs much. Cool stuff. I'll have to get on that once I finally get time to...
sean_shameless
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Mar 2, 2006
6:00 am
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recently found this on the web. not sure if it's been covered or documented on the site here....... http://www.makezine.com/extras/33.html...
blackboxkamera
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Mar 2, 2006
9:30 am
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Hi Sean ... The output mod is easier & more important that the input mod. It gives you a lot more db gain & improves the s/n ratio a lot. It brings out a lot...
plutoniq9
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Mar 4, 2006
2:24 am
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Just a hello and intro... I'm a big fan of all Casios; I own about a dozen different types, from the sweetly stupid MT-36 to the mighty CZ- 1000. I recently...
khate
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Mar 19, 2006
10:35 pm
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... Hi there!! :) Yerz...
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Mar 20, 2006
11:07 am
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hello from italy, your dominatrix pedals sounds GREAT!!!!! so curious! schematics are secret? ciao ste ... a ... CZ- ... finally ... to ... in ... took to ... ...
dfranchi2003
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Mar 21, 2006
8:23 am
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hallo, have tried to modifie my casio sk-5 with the direct audio output, but it doesn´t work, no signal at all. the pitch mod and audio- input-mods worked...
patilon
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Mar 21, 2006
9:02 pm
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I'll crack open my Sk-5 to see if there's anything different, but i can't imagine so....does the board look exactly the same as in the SK-8 photo's i took that...
plutoniq9
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Mar 22, 2006
7:50 am
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thanks! ... no, so i first didn´t find the ground and chose another ground, which was mentioned in another modification (i uploaded two pictures) ... this...
patilon_6
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Mar 22, 2006
8:26 am
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You mean apart from the pitch up/down button on the front panel? Yeah, I wish it went higher/lower....it doesn't even cover +/- 1 octave. But alas, not really...
plutoniq9
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Mar 22, 2006
9:21 am
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It looks right, but i can't see close enough your phono socket to see if there's mistakes. Double check you haven't got the ground & audio wires reversed on...
plutoniq9
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Mar 22, 2006
9:37 am
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thanks a lot, now i got it. must have made some stupid mistake -> "> the possibility of human error" ;-) made all four mods., one thing i didn´t got to work ...
patilon_6
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Mar 23, 2006
3:17 am
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I'm in the process of bending the snot out of a casio sk-8 and need a little advice on unlocking some of the easter eggs inside. After reading the sk-8 info on...
sean_shameless
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Apr 24, 2006
5:29 pm
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I've got the service manual, but no scanner unfortunatley. I can take a digi photo of the ribbon cable connector schematic tonite and upload it to the files...
plutoniq9
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Apr 26, 2006
3:53 pm
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Don't forget to read down further. In order to get the 'scale' stuff to work, you really only need to build a slider switch and connect a diode to a common...
dc_animal
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Apr 26, 2006
10:01 pm
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Yeah, I read that stuff but decided against making the slider because I figured I'd be lucky to pull it off as cleanly as he did and make it work. Once i start...
sean_shameless
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Apr 27, 2006
4:24 am
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If you remove the PCB board that all the buttons n' stuff are soldered into, you'll see where there is a missing wire (link) & missing diode, the symbols are...
plutoniq9
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Apr 27, 2006
7:48 pm
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Ahhh, I see it. Over beteen the rythm and tempo section. Thanks a bunch. I guess I'm off to buy a diode. I can't say I have ever used a diode before but it...
sean_shameless
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Apr 28, 2006
3:16 am
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... FYI, this is known as a power diode, or a rectifier. It will certainly do the trick but is overkill. Some audio-purists (not me) would scoff at using power...
Helena and Craig
craiggcullum
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Apr 29, 2006
2:06 pm
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I know someone just joined looking for information about this. IT's the only modification I have yet to document a how-to guide about. On my SK-8, I expanded...
plutoniq9
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May 18, 2006
4:05 pm
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Is there anyone out there who knows of a mod to disable the auto shutoff that happens every 5-10 mins if no keys are played? Cheers, Graham...
gmeredith1
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May 25, 2006
6:46 am
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... Unfortunately there is no way to disable this function. You will read about this in the SK-1 manual (see: http://www.aero-pack.de/power- sk1.jpg). This...
Joerg Zeitschel
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May 25, 2006
10:54 am
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No, it is possible to remove the function with a modification...read this; http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=55931&threadid=228175 Because all...
plutoniq9
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May 25, 2006
11:55 pm
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Thanks Ryan! Also, is the sk8 circuit board simlar enough in design that it is the same jumpers/mod in it also? Or is it different? I'd like to do it to my sk8...
gmeredith1
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May 29, 2006
3:00 am
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I've just taken the plunge and bought Highly Liquid's MIDI IN kit for my sk8. After I fit it, I'm going to try and fit a MIDI thru port to it. I have a home...
gmeredith1
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May 31, 2006
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