Hi,

I'm new to this forum (my first post!) As I'd ordered a KN7000, which arrives on Saturday, I thought I'd take the chance to check the fact that all my favourite styles (saved as composer files) will load ok on the KN7000? Being 5 part patterns, what happens to the "extra" part offered by the 7000, are they kept as blank?

I can't wait to get my new board, and having 5 years experience in the Technics keyboard industry, I look forward to being able to give anybody else sound advice!

Regards,

Tim

Welcome Smithy!

Let me be the first to roll out the SynthZone Technics forum welcome mat for you. You will find us to be a great group of technics enthusiasts who are always willing to help each other. Your expertise with Technics instruments is a welcome addition to our already huge reservoir of knowledge.

Again - Welcome!

Chuck

Welcome Smithy from me as well,

Yes, you can load all KN5000 styles into your KN7000 and the second drum track and the two extra accompaniment parts are kept blank, waiting to be loaded with your own additions if you like.
You can download all custom stylists from the KN2000, KN3000, KN5000 and KN6500 at http://www.technicskn7000.com/

Kind regards, Ad.

Hi,

Thanks for making me feel so welcome! Good to hear the styles will load ok. After being so "at ease" with the KN5000, I'm sure I'm going to feel like a beginner again once the 7000 has come out of it's box, from looking the new layout of the front panel!

Just a word of caution about file compatability between KN5000 and KN7000....
If KN5000 Style files have been saved as '.RCM' files, ie as a single load of 20 Custom styles, the KN7000 will NOT recognise this file. The KN7000 uses a '.CST' file for this purpose and the two are not compatible. However, if the KN5000 style files have been saved individually in '.CMP' format, they should load OK in to the KN7000.
The only way around this problem, if it exists, is to copy all the files in the KN5000 Custom memory to Composer and then save them to floppy disc, but of course you need a KN5000 to do this and it's quite a long process.
If you are considering upgrading from KN5000 to KN7000 and have any of your own styles or commercial style discs, which are in '.RCM' format, then if you wish to retain them for use on the KN7000, convert them to '.CMP' format, before parting with your KN5000


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Willum

HI Smithy,
Welcome to the Technics Forum and the Synthzone. We will welcome another guru with a lot of knowledge and experience. How about sharing details of your 5 years experience in the Technics Keyboard Industry. I am sure we will all be interested in that and look forward to your help for those in a learning curve.
Best to you


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BEBOP
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Hi,

Yeah luckily I'd seen an earlier topic about that, and went through the interestingly long process of copying them all to the composer!

In reply to Bebop, after completing study there myself, I've spent the good part of the last 3 years as a teacher in the Technics Music Academy - not sure if it exists outside of the UK, but it's a music school run alonsgide registered Technics dealers across the UK. Pupils are taught te rudiments of music theory and practise, as well as developing familiarity with Technics eyboards and their features. With my time there, it enabled myself to be (pretty much) at the forefront of the new models, as the school would often be sent information about the upcoming releases, as well as demonstration units.

Sadly, because of study commitments, I've now had to move to London - but by going through the Academy when purchasing my KN7000 it meant I got a pretty good deal, £1100 for a brand new unit, part-exchanged with the KN5000.

Its the 920/5000 that I'm probably the most competent on, at least till I get my head round the 7000! But if anybody has any problems, of course I'd be happy to help!

Smithy, get your head around the 7000? For a month after I go mine I did nothing but play the darn thing. It took five or six weeks for me to even find where the SD card was because I couldn’t keep my fingers off the keys and could not deprive my ears of all the beautiful new samples and the new organ stuff. This baby dun me in like no other of the past boards did. Bringing it home from the store, I bemoaned my wallet. After I plugged it in I never again thought about my wallet until just now. What a good move that was. Hope you and also Bebop can spare a few minutes to share your thoughts about it.

Grandpa Doug

Hi Smithy!

I'm a "Junior Member" like you, but won't see the screen side of a KN7000 for quite a while. I probably don't need to remind you that you can get back all those great styles from the KN5000 which are missing on the new machines. I was looking for the Fast and Slow Ragtime styles on my KN6500...gone! Technote has come to the rescue again with their 5000 Reprise series. Marvellous stuff!

Neil

glad you like the disks