On-Line Guide to the Korg 01/W

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rev: 2007 Feb 04

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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) Application Notes (How To ...) Copy sequence fm Cakewalk Outputs 1/L, 2/R, 3 and 4 Copying Prog FX to Sequences and more... ASS. PEDAL/SW jacks/pedals author's rant & lament audio outputs (phones, 1, 2, 3, 4) including circuit description banks & BANK button Batteries Internal & how to change PROG/SEQ DATA Card bits, nibbles & bytes - a primer book see Percussion Manual button problems cases, carrying click track, to live drummer COMBInations Editing (see EDIT COMBI) List of 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 controllers (MIDI) 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 display (LCD & problems) drums, primer on 01's drum Kits drum Programs 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	Effects (Page 8) Placement Parallel Parallel2 Serial turning off/on error messages factory settings, restoring 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 fuses 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 headphones incl. circuit description Hum/Whine (noise problem) Internet resources jacks, audio keys, sticky or broken Key Window Kit, drum layered keyboard by keys by velocity LCD (display & problems) Local mode loop recording 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 file transfers (01 & PC) file types (0 and 1) velocity & loudness terms	Modify Velocity Multi-Sounds, list of ordering information, book outputs 1/R, 2/L, 3, 4 "no sound" troubleshooting phones owner's manual 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 pedals "ASS. PEDAL/SW" "DAMPER" Percussion Manual (book) ordering information table of contents PHONES jack/output physical size & weight Piano tips & topics power supply PROGrams Editing (see EDIT PROG) list of numerical & alphabetical PROG/SEQ DATA card RAM cards 512K (SRC-512) 256K ROM information ROM #62 upgrade 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 used 01s and 01 gear where to find what to look for Velocity Window voltages, power supply wave Shaping web sites & resources weight, of 01 models

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Author's Rant & Lament

The 01 portion of the Cliff Canyon web site was initially formed to promote the Korg 01/W Percussion Manual, a book no musical outlet would carry because "the 01 is dead". From a merchant's point of view, there is more money to be made selling new synths and related gear. Owners of "dead" gear are more likely to buy new stuff when they can't get support or information on their trusted "oldy".

This, of course, is a shame. I don't believe 40,000 01/W owners (a sales figure I got from Korg) should be abandoned just because merchants want to sell a new flavor. It's a waste of resources, materials, and the time we invested in learning. If your instrument is inspiring music you love, why on earth would you sell it for a new shiny?

Hence, this web site. Since no magazine would review or even mention this book, few 01/W users know it exists. Since no mail-order catalog would carry this book, it's hard to get. This book may not be right for you, but you should have the choice. This site is a way for you to learn about the book, ask questions, and decide if it would benefit you.

The great thing about a web site, though, is that it's much more than an ad! I can answer questions in depth, revising the information instantly when I get feedback. I can "publish" new discoveries and techniques as soon as I find them. I can use color and diagrams without worrying about printing processes. Plus I get to learn HTML (and that's a plus?).

So, this site is really an experiment in concurrent publishing - the old alongside the new. We're pushing a printed book while creating an electronic one. I don't know where it's all going, but for the moment, I like this journey of learning. In the process, I hope visitors can learn as well.

Enjoy the site!

Ken Westover
98May03, Jul08, 01Dec31

PS: I welcome your questions and comments. Click here to send an e-mail to Ken.

Copyright ©1998-2003, 2006-07 by Ken Westover at Cliff Canyon Publishing Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be distributed without the written permission of the author. E-mail questions or comments to cliffcan@indra.com.

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