tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post6880594506418881608..comments2024-03-11T08:20:48.329-07:00Comments on The Mechanical Philosopher: Korg DS-8 Synthesizer Battery Replacement and Memory Recovery.Felice Luftscheinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-72247638387490480202023-09-25T18:40:53.385-07:002023-09-25T18:40:53.385-07:00Cómo reseteo el ds 8.... cualquier ayuda sería gen...Cómo reseteo el ds 8.... cualquier ayuda sería genial<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-70589624398608209172020-03-30T20:20:39.290-07:002020-03-30T20:20:39.290-07:00Thanks for all the help. I got my Korg DS-8 workin...Thanks for all the help. I got my Korg DS-8 working again. I soldered a battery button holder in...what a pain. Got myself an M-Audio 2x2 for cheap. AT first I didin't think the M-audio was working. One of my pitfalls initially was not installing the drivers for the M-Audio.Once i did that the M-audio came to life. Having a older Mac and Laptop I was able to install the driver. No Drivers for Mac Catalina. I was able to use Sysex Librarian to send the stock files back to my Korg.<br /><br />Now the next question...how long before that C2023 battery dies again? lolLfhlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039570948379946309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-10709176422757975642020-02-08T08:27:34.086-08:002020-02-08T08:27:34.086-08:00You just want want stock.zip, if my dim memory ser...You just want want stock.zip, if my dim memory serves. <br />NickFelice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-69779902882539522282020-02-07T20:38:54.079-08:002020-02-07T20:38:54.079-08:00Not sure if you're still checking this post at...Not sure if you're still checking this post at all but.....<br />I have a Korg DS-8 and I pulled it out the other day and just noticed that all the sounds are gone. A Factory reset gave me one sound and the rest are squeaks. Assuming the internal battery went. I understand most of the stuff except did you upload all the factory files you linked or just certain ones?Lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-2199853072431489812018-04-03T22:37:07.656-07:002018-04-03T22:37:07.656-07:00When you say take all of the screws off, what does...When you say take all of the screws off, what does that mean? I've taken all of the screws off and the bottom cover won't come off. I haven't taken off the smaller screws around the midi connector etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-63886302960975622052017-12-02T18:19:39.046-08:002017-12-02T18:19:39.046-08:00Persistence pays off! Tried with a newer laptop, ...Persistence pays off! Tried with a newer laptop, and the transfer was successful! I think my older laptop didn't supply the interface (USB powered) with enough juice to work properly. <br />Thanks for the CTRLR tip, will check it out!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-43320516520786400162017-12-01T16:47:12.647-08:002017-12-01T16:47:12.647-08:00I don't remember anything about slowing down, ...I don't remember anything about slowing down, so I'm not much help. It's possible the patches are bad? As with everything, just keep screwing with it and I'm sure you'll get there. Try MidiOx and also check out CTRLR, which has a DS-8 "panel" for directly controlling the parameters and moving around patches.<br />http://ctrlr.org/<br /><br />NickFelice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-36326480252144891492017-12-01T16:32:35.619-08:002017-12-01T16:32:35.619-08:00Thanks for the reminder on memory protect. I thin...Thanks for the reminder on memory protect. I think when I did the power-on reset, it went back to memory protect on. I am now able to upload a sysex file, but there seems to be a transmission problem (nonsensical file names, some patches sound OK, others just a click). I'm using a good MIDI interface (ESI M4U XT) with Bome SendSX. Do you need to slow down MIDI transmission or do any other tricks? I'll try using a different computer/interface as well to see if that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-70797075155264551002017-12-01T09:34:45.587-08:002017-12-01T09:34:45.587-08:00Further to that, is the DS-8 receiving notes from ...Further to that, is the DS-8 receiving notes from your MIDI connection?Felice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-40924694731578604562017-12-01T09:28:19.158-08:002017-12-01T09:28:19.158-08:00There's a memory protect function, Job #4, tha...There's a memory protect function, Job #4, that needs to be turned off I think. Beyond that, what sort of MIDI peripheral are you using? The cheap imported ones do not work well for sysex messages. How are you sending the sysex? <br />NickFelice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-166934703823542842017-12-01T09:17:56.285-08:002017-12-01T09:17:56.285-08:00Hi, Nick.
I just replaced the DS-8 battery; thanks...Hi, Nick.<br />I just replaced the DS-8 battery; thanks for the instructions! However, it is a real challenge trying to do a sysex dump into it to restore the sounds. I find the owner's manual very unhelpful. I have turned on sysex reception with Function 8. Then when I try to send the data, nothing seems to happen. Is there anything else I need to do to prepare the DS-8 to receive sysex? Does the DS-8 display anything showing that it is receiving correctly? Thanks for any help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-22276962514293142016-07-22T10:42:15.693-07:002016-07-22T10:42:15.693-07:00The pictures show it, but I checked, two prongs po...The pictures show it, but I checked, two prongs positive.<br />NickNick Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450103736731487361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-48567040646474009512016-07-20T14:20:29.520-07:002016-07-20T14:20:29.520-07:00On the battery holder, is the negative two-pronged...On the battery holder, is the negative two-pronged, and the positive one-pronged, or vice versa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-76027714422923349922015-08-03T09:30:21.046-07:002015-08-03T09:30:21.046-07:00I don't have a Mac, but a google search for:
s...I don't have a Mac, but a google search for:<br />sysex mac midi<br /><br />Turns up a bunch of apps that you would presumably use with a USB/MIDI interface.Felice Luftscheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376070891556200008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12606026.post-65627628813433687592015-08-03T09:17:42.781-07:002015-08-03T09:17:42.781-07:00hi, i'm from indonesia. got same problem here....hi, i'm from indonesia. got same problem here. don't know how to upload sysex data to ds-8 using mac. hope you can help. thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950636726185741921noreply@blogger.com