Online Guide to the Korg 01/W

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01/W Site Table of Contents

01 Overview
01R/W
03R/W (not 01 compatible)
  03 Cards: PCM, Prog/Combi
05R/W (not 01 compatible)
01 models

A

“A00: Init Combi” in display
aftertouch
  in Combi
  MIDI enable/disable
  pitch bend
application notes (How To ...)
  Outputs 1/L, 2/R, 3 and 4
  Copying Prog FX to Sequences
  and more...
ASS. PEDAL/SW jacks/pedals
author's note
audio outputs (phones, 1, 2, 3, 4)
  including circuit description

B

backlight (in the LCD display)
banks & BANK button
batteries
  Internal & how to change
  PROG/SEQ DATA Card
bits, nibbles & bytes - a primer
book, Percussion Manual
  Table of Contents
button problems

C

cases, carrying
click track, to live drummer
Clock, MIDI Timing
Clock Source (int/ext)
COMBInations
  Editing (see EDIT COMBI)
  List of, in numerical order
  Progs in each Combi
common questions (FAQs)
  Factory settings, restoring
  Difference between 01 models
  Is it O1, 01, o1, o-what?
  Must Combi A00 come up first?
  The latest ROM version
  Links & Internet Resources
contrast (LCD)
controllers (MIDI)

D

DAC (also D2A)
DAMPER pedal/jack
digital-to-analog converter
  including circuit description
demo sequences, built-in
disassembly
  01/Wpro
  01/WproX
disk drive
  maintenance and repair
  topics (diskettes, formatting, etc.)
DISK Mode
  Pages 0 - 4
DiskImage
Disiplay (LCD)
  contrast adjustment
  problems with
drums, primer on 01's
drum Kits
drum Programs

E

EDIT COMBInation Mode
  Page 0: Timbre 1
  Page 1: Timbre 2
  Page 2: Window
    Velocity Window
    Key Window
  Page 3: Filter
  Page 8: Effects
  Page 9: Write
EDIT PROGram Mode
  Page 0: Oscillator
  Page 1: Emphasis & WaveShaping
  Page 2: VDF 1
  Page 3: VDF 2
  Page 4: VDA 1
  Page 5: VDA 2
  Page 6: Pitch Modulation
  Page 7: VDF/VDA
  Page 8: Effects
  Page 9: Write/Copy
editors
Effects (Page 8)
Effects, Placement
    Parallel
    Parallel2
    Serial
Effects, turning off/on
error messages

F

factory settings, restoring all
FAQs
file, types
  *.01w (DiskImage)
  *.lha (compressed)
  *.mid (SMF)
  *.sys, *.syx (SysEx)
  *.zip (compressed)
  getting from internet
  playing internet files
floppy disk drive (FDD)
  see disk drive
foot pedals
  see pedals
Frequently Asked Questions
fuses

G

General MIDI (GM)
  make the 01 GM compliant
  conversion worksheet
  Multi-Sound table
Global (MIDI) Channel
GLOBAL Mode
  Page 0: Global 1
  Page 1: Drum Kit 1
  Page 2: Drum Kit 2
  Page 3: Scale Type
  Page 4: Global 2
  Page 5: Load Card
  Page 6: Save Card
  Page 7: Preload
  Page 8: MIDI Data Dump
glossary/index

H

headphones
  incl. circuit description
hum/whine (noise problem)

I

“Init Combi” in display
internet resources
J
jacks, audio
joystick
  pitch bend

K

keys, sticky or broken
Key Window
Kit, drum
layered keyboard
  by keys
  by velocity
Korg 01W list (users group)

L

LCD (see “Display”)
librarians
Local mode
loop recording

M

manuals (owners, service)
memory capacity, sequencer
metronome
  during playback (click track)
  footswitch control of
  setting lead-in, volume, pan
  while recording a sequence
MIDI Channel (what it is)
MIDI Topics
  basics
    connecting to the 01
  controllers in the 01
  data conversions
    8-bit 01/W to 7-bit MIDI
    7-bit MIDI to 8-bit 01/W
  data dumps
  implementation chart
  keyboard notation
  Standard MIDI Files (SMF)
  file transfers (01 & PC)
  file types (0 and 1)
models of the 01/W
Modify Velocity
Multi-Sounds, list of

N

Noises, hums, and whines

O

ordering information, book
outputs
  1/R, 2/L, 3, 4
  "no sound" troubleshooting
  phones
owner's manual

P

panel controls & jacks
panning
Pattern primer
PCM Data cards
  technical details
  those once sold by Korg
  XSC-1S: Best of M&T
  XSC-2S: Orchestral
  XSC-3S: Piano Keyboard
  XSC-4S: Dance
  XSC-5S: Synth Design
  XSC-6S: Ethnic
  XPC Prog/Combi Cards
pedals
  "ASS. PEDAL/SW"
  "DAMPER"
Percussion Manual (book)
  ordering information
  table of contents
PHONES jack/output
physical size & weight
piano sound tips & topics
pitch bend/modulation
  using joystick
    how to bend 3 octaves
  using aftertouch
power supply
  foreign country voltages
  hum/whine/noise coming from
PROGrams
  editing (see EDIT PROG)
  list of
   numerical & alphabetical
  Progs in Combis (see Combis)
PROG/SEQ DATA card

R

RAM cards
  512K (SRC-512)
  256K
re-initialize the entire 01
restore all factory settings (“re-initialize”)
restore just factory sounds
ROM information
  ROM #62 upgrade

S

SEQuencer Mode
  What's a sequencer?
  Page 0: Rec/Play
  Page 1: Tracks 1-8
  Page 2: Tracks 9-16
  Page 3: Ch/Window 1-8
  Page 4: Ch/Window 9-16
  Page 5: Edit Song
  Page 6: Edit Measure
  Page 7: Edit Pattern
  Page 8: Effects
  Page 9: Song
service manual
settings, restoring
shift Note
size, physical dimensions
SMF
Solo function (SEQ mode)
split keyboard
  by keys
  by velocity
SRC-512 Memory Card
sticky or broken keys
system exclusive command
sysex

T

Transposing
Troubleshooting
  disk drive problems
  display problems
  keys, sticky or broken
  "no sound"
Tuning
  scale (major, minor, random, etc.)
  master tuning (in cents)
  transposing (in 1/2 steps)

U

used 01s and 01 gear
  where to find
  what to look for
users group for 01W

V

velocity & loudness terms
Velocity Window
voltages, power supply

W

Wave Shaping
web sites & resources
weight, of 01 models
If you don't see your topic above, try the Glossary.

Author's Note

The 01 portion of the Cliff Canyon website was created in 1998 for two reasons: to learn how to build a website, and to document what I learned about my new 01/W. The website also served to promote my first book, the self-published Korg 01/W Percussion Manual.

Unfortunately (for me), 1998 was also the year Korg discontinued the 01/W series. Although there were forty thousand 01/Ws out there, it (and my work) was considered obsolete. Lesson learned.

The site remains up as a resource. I seldom use my 01 these days so this site is seldom updated, but you may still find the contents useful.

Enjoy the site, and feel free to e-mail me your questions and comments.

Ken Westover
2012Apr30


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