Note: It is advisable to reference the prior companion article on Casio RZ-1 PCM sound ROM hacking for thorough understanding. An augmentation to standard sound ROM hacking is EPROM bank switching. This method provides selection of four different kits on-the-fly instead of having to physically swap out single kit chips … Continue reading
This article is currently under construction and more information will likely be added, time permitting. Support Materials MPD16 Utility Software Manual Utility Software, Drivers, and Manuals CD (came originally bundled with Akai MPD16) Scan of Akai MPD16 CD label Note: This original CD has manuals in multiple languages as well … Continue reading
Problem: When connecting a USB device to the Seagate Central the NAS will happily serve the contents as a standard SAMBA share, but when trying to stream media via DLNA only items located on the internal hard drive are available. Solution: Gain root access to the Seagate Central to enable … Continue reading
END USER INFORMATION Akai AX80 Owner’s Manual CHIPSET REFERENCE SHEETS AND OTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS Intel 8279 Display and Keyboard Interface, NEC uPD8279C NEC uPD2764 EEPROM NEC uPD446 RAM NEC uPD8253C Programmable Interval Timer NEC uPD8255AC Peripheral Interface Texas Instruments (TI) 74LS293 4-bit Counters Toshiba TC4050BP Hex Buffer NEC uCOM … Continue reading
Note: Utilities and ROMs can be found for download at the bottom of this article. Although the RZ-1’s claim to fame is that it’s a PCM-based drum machine with additional sampling capabilities, it is still quite limited by sample time and the (arguably) low quality of its stock drum sounds. … Continue reading
