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I'm new to this group, so I would like to say hello to everyone out there! I purchased a used K5, without a working backlight, a few months ago. I was forced...
ink_blot2001
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Jan 14, 2008
1:00 pm
749
Hi Ivan and welcome to the group, ... Is the LCD really this unreadable for some without backlight? I've used my K5 for years this way without problem....
Antoine DeschĂªnes
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Jan 14, 2008
2:03 pm
750
Hi all, I've just ordered the ROMs, and I got a few extras in case some people want to add to the order. As stated in earlier messages, I'll provide ...
Antoine DeschĂªnes
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Jan 14, 2008
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751
... a ... with a ... long, but ... function? ... the ... have ... of ... it ... I only have a little electrical knowledge, and no scematic for the K5, but are...
ink_blot2001
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Jan 14, 2008
8:21 pm
752
... The opposite actually. The schematic isn't that important for the inverter. Now that I have a working digital camera, I could take a picture of the power...
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 14, 2008
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... purchased ... program ... ROMs ... "new" ... and ... to a ... would ... sort ... instrument, and ... saying ... at all? ... the ... I apologize, but I must...
ink_blot2001
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Jan 15, 2008
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Hi, sorry, I thought it was still working and that it was one of the usual problems : After a backlight replacement, the LCD still doesn't light. The inverter...
Antoine DeschĂªnes
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Jan 15, 2008
11:47 pm
755
... you ... the ... I checked around inside. Apparently one of the wires connected to the power switch was disconnected. I re-soldered it. That almost seems...
ink_blot2001
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Jan 16, 2008
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756
Yep, when the power switch wire broke on my K5, I searched for three days why my K5 wasn't powering on ;-). To change the viewing angle of the LCD, you can...
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 16, 2008
3:37 am
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i can empathize with the disappointment of the LCD installation. I picked up a new LCD for my K5M and have been hesitant to install it due to some of those...
BJM
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Jan 16, 2008
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758
Hi Bruce, it's hard to find two identical LCDs. We'd need more information about the one you just bought to be able to give out more details. Antoine...
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 16, 2008
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759
Antoine, I bought the LCD from Telesis. I went through the directions that were provided by CD from Telesis. The directions were general in nature (they sell...
BJM
beowolf5552000
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Jan 17, 2008
12:54 am
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Hi, the LCD shouldn't be failing unless there's a major problem. Only the backlight, which is replaceable, usually needs a replacement as well as the inverter....
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 17, 2008
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Antoine, I can read the LCD , so I am guessing the inverter is all right for now. I have the Telesis backlight already and was wondering if there is a diagram ...
BJM
beowolf5552000
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Jan 21, 2008
1:05 am
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Hi Bruce, OK, so you're not attempting to replace the LCD but the backlight. The inverter is only providing high voltage for the backlight. The actual LCD ...
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 21, 2008
1:37 am
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If you are having problems with the backlight and need instructions and photos, this link may be helpful to you: http://www.kfuenf.org/en/techhelp.html It is...
Mark Lewis
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Jan 21, 2008
5:32 pm
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Mark, That does help very much. And thanks to Antoine as well. Bruce _____ From: k5synth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:k5synth@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark...
BJM
beowolf5552000
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Jan 21, 2008
7:23 pm
765
Hi everyone, I've received the ROMs a few hours ago! I can program them anytime now, but there's still a problem with packaging. The ROM chips come in plastic...
Antoine DeschĂªnes
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Jan 22, 2008
10:27 pm
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FYI, Leslie Sanford, who wrote the old K5 Wavemaker for the Atari, and the wrote the Wave Analyzer (in our archive) for the K5Synth group, has released a new...
JJB
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Jan 23, 2008
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767
How do they compare? ... From: JJB <onephatcat@...> To: k5synth@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:30:57 PM Subject: [k5synth] OT:...
Tommy Priakos
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Jan 25, 2008
12:28 am
768
Wave Analyzer is analyzing WAV files to K5 sounds, while, I think, Wavemaker is used to edit sounds. ... -- Antoine Deschênes Wave Analyzer is analyzing WAV...
Antoine Deschênes
antdes45
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Jan 25, 2008
1:17 am
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Wonder if we can get him to do an updated Wavemaker for PC? ... From: Antoine Deschênes <antdes45@...> To: k5synth@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Tommy Priakos
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Jan 25, 2008
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770
Hi there, if it's not hardwarecopyprotected, it should do under STEem. I will check that shortly. Greetings from Germany, Malte...
Malte Krug
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Jan 25, 2008
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Yes, Wave Maker will run on a PC using the STeem emulator. ... -- Antoine Deschênes...
Antoine Deschênes
antdes45
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Jan 25, 2008
5:31 pm
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Wavemaker is an program for generating waveforms and the overtone series for the K5 from scratch - based on an algorithm called "Leiter Waves". When you run...
JJB
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Jan 25, 2008
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773
I haven't tried it yet, but you could try running Wavemaker in Linux using the Hatari ST emulator, if you're so inclined. James ... series ... some ... you...
James Bong
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Jan 25, 2008
9:18 pm
774
I don't know if it has MIDI support, but there's NoSTalgia for OS X. ... -- Antoine Deschênes...
Antoine Deschênes
antdes45
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Jan 25, 2008
10:31 pm
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I thought I'd look into it further, and found this tutorial on how to hook up Hatari to ALSA in Linux. :D http://hatari.sourceforge.net/docs/alsa-midi.txt ...
James Bong
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Jan 25, 2008
10:48 pm
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I don't think so. However, STeem has a Linux port and if one of the emulators runs on X11, it will work on OS X as well. ... -- Antoine Deschênes...
Antoine Deschênes
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Jan 25, 2008
11:13 pm
777
Hi to all k5 owners, I am new to this synth as well as to this forum. I recently purchased this synth keyboard used. It did however, not come with a memory ...
kevinsippel
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