Got out the old K5 again....
"gdarceyclmg" <gdarcey-yBeKhBN/[email protected]>
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I have had my K5 stored in the garage for the last 6 years. The last time I used it, it's LCD was getting dim and it aliased a ton and didn't have much output. I did have the K5 editor from Dr. T though. Too bad I threw out the Atari computer years ago. I dug it out tonight, hooked it into my MIDI interface and played with it a bit. The factory presets are pretty lame. I'd love to hear some others. I have Sound Quest XL and it seems to work well with the K5. Editing the partials could be better but it's not horrible. I find that using individual out 1 is better than the mix out and when I run it through my SE70 effects unit and my secret stereo space reverberator, it sounds pretty good. It layers great with my Waldorf Microwave XT. I plan on making some ambient pads which I think this will excel at. I also used it with my Akai EWI4000s wind controller and it worked very well with it. Layering it with the EWI's VA synth made a nice contrast. I'm going to do the resistor mod this weekend and need to source a backlight and check the inverter. Anyone have any nice sound examples and presets?