The Eat at Joe's Kawai K5000 Message Board Digest
Sending Bank Changes to the K5000


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Bank Changes and Midi Sequncers
Thursday, 26-Mar-98 05:31:49 

     209.142.21.173 writes:

     I've been trying to use Logic to record bank changes, but unfortunately when I
     press the single button Logic only records a Patch Change with no corresponding
     bank changes. This info is also necessary to use "Autolink", the feature that
     let's Logic read patch names from SoundDiver.  Am I missing something obvious?

     michael@bonanno.com 

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Re: Bank Changes and Midi Sequncers
Thursday, 26-Mar-98 10:28:59 

     192.28.2.19 writes:

     I don't know how to get the K5k to send bank changes, since I always put them
     in by hand (in Cakewalk). If you want to do it that way, here are the
     numbers:

     BANK BANK NO.
     A 356
     Multi 357
     D 358
     E 359
     F 360


     leiter@skypoint.com 


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Re: Multitimbral use, change of patches from A and D
 Wednesday, 10-Jun-98 11:51:25 

      192.28.2.16 writes:

      I'm also using Cakewalk Pro Audio 6.0 in Windows.

      There are two ways to use a Multi patch:

      A) Set "program receive" (under the MIDI section of the system menu) to "normal"
      and select a Multi patch from Cakewalk by selecting bank 357 and the
      patch number you want. This might mean setting up a new multi patch for each song.

      B) Set "program receive" (under the MIDI section of the system menu) to "section",
      dial up (on the K5k front panel) a multi patch that receives a different
      channel for each of the four parts (I set up one called "Cakewalk" with all
      channels initially on the same volume and panned center), and select the patches
      for each part independently from Cakewalk. (Here are the bank numbers: A 356,
      D 358, E 359, F 360.)

      I originally thought B would give me more control, but now I only use A. For one
      thing, you never have to touch the front panel of the K5k to set up a song.
      For another, the four sounds in a multi patch have to share the effects, so you
      can't freely change patches in a multi without adjusting the effects anyway.
      And, hey, it's a good thing to tailor a new multi patch for each song--you can
      also fine tune the controllers, the tuning, the pitch range, etc., etc. There's room
      for 64. I have some songs that started with making a multi patch; "Let's throw
      these four sounds together and see what comes out."

      Re the sysex dump, I haven't tried that. I back up the K5k to it's FDD. 

      leiter 


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Drivers for Cakewalk Pro Audio 8
 Thursday, 20-May-1999 03:18:05

      196.3.199.6 writes:

      Does anyone have k5000s drivers for Cakewalk? Instrument Definition Files? A URL
      to find them?

      Thanks!

      andersda@sunbeach.net

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Re: Drivers for Cakewalk Pro Audio 8
 Sunday, 23-May-1999 12:25:56

      140.254.115.160 writes:

      I'm not sure what you mean by drivers. If you're MIDI connections are working
      right, and things are set up correctly in Cakewalk, you'll be able to
      communicate with the K5000. An instrument definition (with instrument names)is
      useful only if your K5000 will always have exactly the same patches in it. Since
      I frequently try out new patches, I just use the instrument definition
      called "Generic (1-128)."

      Here's how to set it up.

      Select a track for the K5000R.
      Make sure that the channel on your track matches the channel that the K5000 is
           set up to receive on. (Go to the K5000 /System / MIDI / Unit CH.)
      Double-click in the track to go to Track Properties.
      Set Bank Select Method to Controller 0.
      For now, set bank to 100 (for Bank A). Bank D is 102 and Multi is 101.
      Click Instruments and select "Generic (Patches 1-128)."
      Now you change patches by changing the value in the Patch column.

      Also, a couple of us have written StudioWare panels for the K5000.  Mine's at
      http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cmug/cmuglnk.htm

      Good luck.


      Mitch I.


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