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- K1 Mini MIDI Librarian
- Version 3.S
- by Gary Maddox
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- The K1 Mini MIDI Librarian is a "shareware" system to help manage patch
- bank data from the Kawai K1/K1m/K1r digital synthesizer through the use of
- MIDI. It supports Single and and Multi patch banks. Patch banks can be
- either "Internal" or "External" through the use of an optional RAM card.
- Most generic SYSEX dump files are supported, such as MIDIEX. The K1 Mini
- MIDI Librarian also supports a format called "All-Data". All-Data files
- contain the patch banks for both Single banks and the one Multi bank into a
- single file. Since Multi banks are dependant on the two Single banks,
- All-Data files make a very convienient way to organize your "sounds".
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- Using the Librarian Menus
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- The system commands are accessed from menus through the use of a
- mouse or standard cursor keys. Both Microsoft and Logitech Mice
- will work with version 3.S of K1 MML. The first letter of each
- option or file name will also work.
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- File Naming Convention in Version 3.S
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- The Quick select of K1 SysEx files requires that all files be
- named with an extension of "K1". When receiving dumps, it is not
- necessary to include the extension, K1 in the file name.
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- Using the Librarian from the DOS command line
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- The system can also be used to Send patch data to the K1 from the DOS
- command line. This is a very fast and handy method to exchange K1 patch banks.
- In fact, the K1 Mini MIDI Librarian was designed to support the sending of
- most generic SYSEX files, reguardless of the synthesizer. This does not
- mean that Yamaha TX81Z banks can be translated to the K1. It does mean that
- you can send new patch data to your K1 and up to seven other MIDI
- synthesizers at the same time. To use the K1 Mini MIDI Librarian from the
- DOS command line, type:
-
- K1LIB S "filename1" "filename2" ... "filename8"
-
- To send a K1 patch file named, "CARD1.K1", type:
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- K1LIB S CARD1.K1
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- To send patch files to, say for example, your K1, TX81Z, and TX7, type:
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- K1LIB S CARD1.K1 TX81Z.BNK TX7.BNK
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- Registering your copy of K1 Mini MIDI Librarian
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- This program is NOT public domain. It was copyrighted in 1990 by Gary Maddox.
- It is offered to you as "shareware". In other words, you are free to copy it
- and distribute it to your friends, BBS's etc... You may sample this program
- for a reasonable time and if you find it to be usefull, please send $25 (or
- any amount) to the author to register as an authorized user. Registered users
- will receive 1000+ FREE K1 Sounds and free nighttime telephone support. Your
- honesty is very important to the future of shareware MIDI software. Many
- people say that music software can't be successful as shareware. Like many
- music software "demo" programs, I could have quite easily disabled the Save
- and Receive functions, rendering it unusable. I could have also "time
- bombed" it to quit working after so many uses or after a certain date. I
- chose not to do this because I believe in shareware and want to see it
- thrive in music software.
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- ** K1 Mini MIDI Librarian, (C) 1989, 1990 by Gary Maddox