Dancer, i thought i was the only one who owned a kawai k4. The kawai sx 210 is a 61 key 8 voice synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator with sub and sawpulsesquarenoise waveforms, a resonant low pass analog filter, a high pass filter, dual adsr envelopes, an lfo sawtrianglesquare waveforms, portamentoglissando, 32 presets, tape interface, and chorus. Someone recently suggested that adding cc support to the kawai sx240 was a worthwhile project, despite the relatively small number of units sold. The kawai sx210 also manufactured under the name of teisco was widely.
Motels i was kind of excited to work on this because it is the close relative of my own and favorite polysynth, the kawai sx 240. During the backup process can name the data file to be transferred. If you are unsure about changing the above settings, please consult the kawai k1ii owners manual which is included please note that the included kawai factory ram card library included has been divided into volumes i and ii meaning. The kawai sx210 also manufactured under the name of teisco was widely ignored when released back in 1983 and is actually quite an underrated synthesizer. Synthesizer kawai sx210 teisco syn42 micro computer board. Anlog polysynth from the mid 80 era with neat midi, also branded as teisco sx 240 technically the same the sx240 never been considered as a soughtafter classic as the roland juno 60, but recently it has been reconsidered by many people. It is a universal hardware synth controller and with a midi patch you can make this a k4 midi controller.
The sx240 is an eight voice, fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984 as a follow up to the kawai sx210. Oct 19, 2011 demo of the kawai sx 210 vintage analog synthesizer available at. This rarity and its capable sound quality make it a great find, but it wont replace the roland juno or korg poly synths. Models kawai gmega kawai k1 kawai k11 kawai k1 expansion cards kawai k1 ii kawai k1m kawai k1r kawai k1r ii kawai k3 kawai k3m kawai k4 kawai k4r kawai k5 kawai k5000r kawai k5000s kawai k5000w kawai k5m kawai kc10 kawai kc20 kawai phm kawai sx210 kawai sx240 kawai synthesizer100f kawai xd. Jan 16, 2010 not sure if the patches in this synth are factory or not as i was not original owner nor do i still own this synth. They tried to emulate the cheesy 80s van halen jump sounds with a lot of other sub par sounds. The site also contains a list of library sounds for the k1 and the k1ii, and a compressed. The kawaiex pro sample library is a fabulous, powerfull and bright 9foot 276cm kawai ex concert grand piano that used to be in the kennedy center in washington dc. If needed, i can provide wav files with factory default patches to load, along with a digital copy of the manual. Factory presets here are the original factory presets in format just connect the audio out from your computer to the synth, follow the instructions on the manual tape interface load and load the original presets in the machine. Manymidi products, an authorized kawai sound developer, has developed the largest and most highlyorganized, professional synth patch libraries available. Prior to that i had only ever played with my casio mt18 and compared to that, the kawai k1 was endless palette of awesome sounds. Because of the slightly unusual way that the keyboard is scanned, some other generic midi interfaces will not work in this synth. The kawai sx240 and the kawai sx210 never got much attention due to entering the market during the time of the digital revolution and poor.
It has a single oscillator per voice and 8 notes of polyphony in normal mode, but it also has a twooscillator 4voice mode and a monophonic 8oscillator mode. The battery is placed in the middle of the circuit board, so when this happens the acid eats up the circuit, killing the synth. I was kind of excited to work on this because it is the close relative of my own and favorite polysynth, the kawai sx240. Kawai, kawai k1, kawai k1m, kawai k1r, vintage synthesizer, digital synthesizer, samples sounds from presets banks of classic vintage digital syntesizer and mudule kawai k1 k1m k1r 1988 recordings by evgenij v. I have never tried what you are trying but i have an aftermaket manual that i found rather helpful. The sx 240 is an eight voice, fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984 as a follow up to the kawai sx 210. Rare kawai sx210 analog polyphonic synthesizer near mint. Repair parts and accessories for kawai teisco sx series keyboards. Adding sysex patch saverestore also seemed like a good idea.
View and download kawai sx 240 owners manual online. It began a long love affair with kawai synthesizers and ultimately ive owned all of them at some point in time. Being a true analog machine and holding a set of features which many other single oscillator synths are missing, it is still a mystery why such a great instrument like the sx210 has never been through the popularity of other equivalent synths like the juno 60106 and. Its main analog competitors of the time were the korg polysix and the roland juno 660. Being a true analog machine and holding a set of features which many other single oscillator synths are missing, it is still a mystery why such a great instrument like the sx 210 has never been through the popularity of other equivalent synths like the juno 60106 and. A very interesting analogdigital synth, the sx240 offers powerful sounds. Demo of the kawai sx 210 vintage analog synthesizer available at. Kawai resources as scan of the origiginal owners manual is available as kawai us. The kawai sx210 also manufactured under the brand name of teisco is probably one of the most underrated analog synths ever. Kawai sx210 polyphonic synthesizer kawai encyclotronic. The owner of this synth had just received it in the mail after buying it online, ostensibly fully functioning, but continue reading kawai sx210. Shows all factory patches and combinations for the mks50. This is a set of all the components you will ever need to repair the kawai or teisco sx210 micro computer board syn42 known for the nicd battery leakage problem. It was my first synth which i used very little because of quickly moving on to midi units when they emerged.
The kawai sx210 was widely ignored when released back in 1983 and is actually quite an underrated synthesizer. Here are the original factory presets in format just connect the audio out from. Korg poly61 keyboard synthesizer electric electronic piano repair parts technician spares and keys for korg poly61 and possibly other poly models such as korg monopoly, mono poly, poly, six, 6, poly 61, poly 800, kawai sx210, or sx 240, moog memory moog, and oberheim ob8 ob8 keys for sale. We worked closely with lance herring on this library this is our second attempt after the academicgrand and decided to give our project a new dimension, we carefully recorded. The factory sounds are nowhere nearly as good as the k1 is capable of producing. As scan of the origiginal owners manual is available as kawai us. If youve only heard the factory sounds, youll be quite surprised at what manymidi has been able to achieve. The kawai sx210 is a 61 key 8 voice synthesizer, featuring a single oscillator with sub and sawpulsesquarenoise waveforms, a resonant low pass analog filter, a high pass filter, dual adsr envelopes, an lfo sawtrianglesquare waveforms, portamentoglissando, 32 presets, tape.
The kawai sx 240 and the kawai sx 210 never got much attention due to entering the market. Kawai sx210 analog polyphonic keyboard synthesizer wmanual. According to kawai europe, the new action is an attempt to replicate the one on the companys concert grand ex acoustic pianos, with the same static and dynamic weighting, and sure enough, compared with the former awa grand iii, the mp9500s awa grand pro action is five grammes heavier to play, according to kawais figures. Repair parts and accessories for kawaiteisco sx series keyboards. The kawai sx 210 also manufactured under the brand name of teisco is probably one of the most underrated analog synths ever. Apr 03, 2016 there is not a lot original information on the web on k1 not surprinsingly for 1988 device. Kawai sx 240 1984 8 voice programmable polyphonic synthesizer. They also tried to create sounds similar to other manufacturers that had similar synths in competition. Hi folks, a friend of mine just received a kawai sx240 he purchased off ebay, upon plugging it in and powering it up, it only emits a high pitched tone, not through the outputs.
During the procedure of loading the data just before starting playback of the file, enter the file name to load the sx240 and then play back the tape. Synthesizer kawai sx210 teisco syn42 micro computer. A while ago i bought an old kawai sx 240 synthesizer. All sounds are from the sx210 multitrack recorded and sx210 controlled by midi. View and download kawai sx 210 service manual online. The sx240 suffers from problems with a rechargeable nicad memory battery that can start to leak after some time. Kawai k4 factory presets loading music player network. May 11, 2015 kawai sx210 sorry for the delay in updating this, but it really has been extraordinarily busy over the last several months. For that reason i had to fix a lot of traces by wires afterwards. Kawai k4 16 bit digital synthesizer 1989 affordable 61 keys keyboard with 256 cyclic waveforms, modulator lfo and 2 powerful digital resonant filters, but it. The kawal model sx210 is an 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer controlled by a. Free download, drum samples, drumsamples, drumkits, drum kits, vintage samples wav, electric drum kits, drum beats, drum sound, wav sounds download, tr808, tr808, 808, 909, 606, tr606, tr606, tr909, tr909. It features the curtis ssm 2044 filters same as the korg trident, early prophets and the ppg wave, so has a. Very good to excellent conditionkawai sx 210 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizerpatch tape cassettes and mint instructions included.
The sx210 uses dcos 1 per voice with traditional analog vcf filter and vca envelope generators. Everything is functional, i have the data tape, manual and the battery was replaced and there is no battery leakage. F7 which is send by a k5, when two kawai k5 are connected together for dumping patch data to each other like it is shown on page 38 of the original k5k5m owners manual that can be downloaded at kawai us. Teisco kawai sx210 pic thx studiodragon click image to enlarge bild klicken zum vergroessern other kawai gear. The sx 240 suffers from problems with a rechargeable nicad memory battery that can start to leak after some time. A cassette interface is not needed to transmit this data.
View and download kawai sx210 service manual online. About kawai teisco quite underrated one osced sx240, doubling mode 4 voices. Using the memory change function, any patch memory may. The sx 210 uses dcos 1 per voice with traditional analog vcf filter and vca envelope generators. Volume i is the actual kawai ram cards owned by michael lyon, and has been tested and verified working. Hi, i would need the factory presets file for the kawai sx 210. Reposted from uk when you first load the thing up its got real crap preset sounds. It features the curtis ssm 2044 filters same as the korg trident, early prophets and the ppg wave, so has a distinctive, pleasant sound. The kawai sx 240 is an eight voice, fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984 as a follow up to the kawai sx 210.
Kawai formerly teisco quite innovative company that also sold under the teisco label. Unfollow kawai synth to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I have a sx 210 in mint shape with a calzone road case. Kawai sx210 sorry for the delay in updating this, but it really has been extraordinarily busy over the last several months. A friend recently asked me if i could design a simple midi interface for the kawai sx210.
They tried to emulate the cheesy 80s van halen jump sounds with a lot of. Thank you guys for this huge database of kawai k4s sysex. The kawai sx 210 also manufactured under the name of teisco was widely ignored when released back in 1983 and is actually quite an underrated synthesizer. It was manufactured by kawai but originally released under the teisco brandname in japan when kawai bought out teisco. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. During the procedure of loading the data just before starting playback of the file, enter the file name to load the sx 240 and then play back the tape. Rare kawai sx210 analog polyphonic synthesizer near mint for. Kawai sx210 synth excellent condition and sounds reverb. This is an interesting machine, and we have had two of them over the last few months, both of them purchased by the same person and both needing different kinds of work to make them perfect. View and download kawai sx240 owners manual online. Korg poly61 keyboard synthesizer electric electronic piano repair parts technician spares and keys for korg poly61 and possibly other poly models such as korg monopoly, mono poly, poly, six, 6, poly 61, poly 800, kawai sx 210, or sx 240, moog memory moog, and oberheim ob8 ob8 keys for sale. Anlog polysynth from the mid 80 era with neat midi, also branded as teisco sx240 technically the same the sx240 never been considered as a soughtafter classic as the roland juno 60, but recently it has been reconsidered by many people.
Motels i was kind of excited to work on this because it is the close relative of my own and favorite polysynth, the kawai sx240. There is not a lot original information on the web on k1 not surprinsingly for 1988 device. Kawai sx240 1984 8 voice programmable polyphonic synthesizer. The repair job started out smoothly and then descended into hell. Really great warm, organic sounding synth and very much underrated and overlooked in the face of more popular synths like the junos and jupiters. A lowcost midi interface for the kawai sx 210 synthesizer a friend recently asked me if i could design a simple midi interface for the kawai sx 210. A lowcost midi interface for the kawai sx210 synthesizer. All patches are kfuenf librarian formatraw sysex f0. A total of 32 biocks of program data can be stored in the 4 bank 8 patch memory. The kawai sx240 is an eight voice, fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1984 as a follow up to the kawai sx210. A while ago i bought an old kawai sx240 synthesizer. The kawai sx210 is a subtractive synthesizer that uses ssm2044 chips for its filters.
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