It is possible to expand the Kawai R-series (R50/R50E/R100) drum machines to hold 96 different instrument sounds internally, rather than just the 24 which come pre-installed. This is done by switching between four separate kits, at 24 sounds per kit. While only the 24 sounds within the currently active kit … Continue reading
Although the Kawai R50 instruments can be tuned on an individual basis, there are reasons why a master pitch/tune knob are desirable. This is not terribly hard to achieve as the percussion circuit of the R50 has a dedicated clock: Slowing down the percussion clock lowers the pitch of all … Continue reading
Features – 16×1 OLED display support Currently, the sole purpose of this firmware is to enable OLED support for the purposes of display replacement. Kawai R50 units with the stock display or LCD LED retrofits which use “8×2” addressing (faux 16×1) will not benefit from this firmware, as it is … Continue reading
Although the Ensoniq Mirage disk format was documented to some degree by Gary Giebler during Ensoniq’s heyday, there are plenty of details missing. Here are some additional details based on reverse engineering: $00010600 [START OF SETTINGS CONFIGURATION BLOCK] GENERAL SETTINGS: $00010601 = PARAMETER 21 | MASTER TUNE | range – … Continue reading
Features – 16×1 OLED display support Currently, the sole purpose of this firmware is to enable OLED support for the purposes of display replacement. MKS-50 units with the stock display or LCD LED retrofits which use “8×2” addressing (faux 16×1) will not benefit from this firmware, as it is not … Continue reading
