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The k4's architecture works like this: You get 4 sound banks of storage, labeled A, B, C, and D, on the buttons themselves.

But if your presets are toast, then every sound, no matter which button is pressed, reads BRASS or something of the like, right? Let me know if you have any other questions, as far as, how to make specific sounds, and such.On your LCD screen, when you first power up the synth, you should see either SINGLE or MULTI on screen, followed by the name of the patch, such as SINGLE IA-1 Piano. If your internal memory still doesnt save your sound after a power-off and power-on, then your new battery wasnt installed properly, or is a dead battery, and you will have to buy the (DC-16) cartridge for the K4 and save onto that. That must be switched "OFF" to write your own sounds into the internal memory. Hope this helps, and also, if you come up with some sounds that you like, make sure to press WRITE repeatedly until you get to INTERNAL PROTECT. There are numerous sites for this, but I have found that the best info is found on SYNTHZONE ( under Kawai.

PCM waves are samples, like pianos, sax, guitars, strings, kicks, snares, etc.Įditing the other aspects of the sound, such as, the Envelope, and Filter is a whole other lesson, but, if you just want to load some sounds to play with, then you need to have the following:ġ) MIDI to PC interface (a wire that connects the MIDI in and out on the back of the K4 to your sound card's game or joystick port), I use a MIDIMAN, as they are one of the best.Ģ) K4 MIDI channel must be the same as your sound card's (press SYSTEM then RCV CH must be the same number (1-16) as your sound card's Transmit channel (1-16).ģ) A sysex editor to dump sounds from the computer onto the K4. You can do this for each of the four sound sources in a patch (designated either "P" or "C", Then use the Value Slider (the one nearest the screen) to toggle between waves 1-256. To edit a sound source's wave, hit EDIT, then hit 14 (DCO). Each sound source in a patch is a wave, one of 256 possible waves. The "IA-1", for example, is Internal, Bank A, sound 1 out of 16, hence the numbers labeled on each button, 1 through 16, which you can use to select different patches (sounds) in the bank.Įvery Patch contains up to 4 different sound sources.

On your LCD screen, when you first power up the synth, you should see either SINGLE or MULTI on screen, followed by the name of the patch, such as SINGLE IA-1 Piano.