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By: phil lafontaine

phil lafontaine — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:29:32 +0000

my korg won’t take a disk. Won’t download midi or the korg preset disk. Keeps telling me write protected, Changed the protect to off but still won’t download keeps sending me same msg.

By: cristhian

cristhian — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:40:45 +0000

I am looking for a korg 01w proX, if someone wants to sell or know of someone who wants to sell please contact me please: emmanuelrecords@gmail.com. Thank you

By: chinhdo

chinhdo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:02:44 +0000

Hi guys, please post your questions to the Korg01w-list Yahoo! group. See instructions on the right side bar of this web site on how to join the group.

This web site is just a support web site for the discussion group.

By: Feer

Feer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:27:23 +0000

Hallo,
I am looking for Korg cards
Best of M&T :XSC-1S

Do they have these cards?

Best Regards

Andreas Feer
Germany

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:51:20 +0000

Would you provide me with step-by-step directions in how to get the diskette to play in the 01/WFD KORG? I just got thrown in to playing for a grp after the person left.

Thanks so much

By: DAVID AKI

DAVID AKI — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:42:27 +0000

I have found that using a digital piano’s midi output to the O1/W really helps with expanding the key range to 88, and having weighted actions..It’s Awesome. I recently fixed, and worked with a Technics PIANO. It was great. Wish I had the money, and the space to keep it….I would strongly recommend a digital piano with STAND for this type of setup..

By: Erika Jones

Erika Jones — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:53:37 +0000

After 17 years, the display has disappeared, along with all sounds. I presume the battery needs changing – which is brilliant after all this time!!
I’ve bought a new Sony mercury battery (plus a smaller battry for my back-up RAM, just incase I need it). There are no instructions in the manual about how to change the bettery and reset the factory presets. THe battery sits in a grey plastic circular holder set onto the circuit board. Do I just pull it off to replace the battery within it, or is there another way. Please help–I am desperate to use my 01R/W again. It had such amazing sounds. They were definitely an upgrade on my M1 and helped me to create some big 80’s sounds.
The accordian sound was great treble -racked and detuned for the Intro to Phil Collins’ big song at the time—’We wait and we Wonder’. Please can you guide me through replacing the battery safely. Thanks.

By: Bob Jarzbek

Bob Jarzbek — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:42:43 +0000

I’m looking for a working O1R/W. Anyone out there have one for sale?

By: chinhdo

chinhdo — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:13:38 +0000

Scott: Sorry for taking so long to reply… if you are still looking for an answer, yes, there is a way to reset the synth back to factory presets. If you have additional questions, please post your question to the Yahoo! Group.

The instructions to reset to factory presets are in this message: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korg01w-list/message/6074

Excerpt:How to Re-Load All Combi/Prog/Kit Factory Settings
(from page 126 of the Percussion Manual
)
The steps below will re-install the factory settings. Note you can
re-load these settings at any time without re-initializing the entire
01/W 01/W> .
How to Re-Load All Combi/Prog/Kit Factory Settings 1 Press GLOBAL
to enter Global Mode. 2 Press “7″ to go to Page 7. 3 Select “Load
Combi/Prog” (on the top line). 4 Press G or H to execute the “LOAD”
command.
If you see the message “ERROR: Memory Protected”:
a. Press “4″ to go to Page 4.
b. Go to the bottom line (“Protect”).
c. Change the settings to show “Prog:OFF” and “Combi:OFF”.
To turn Prog OFF: Press button “A”, “B”, “C”, or “D”. Press VALUE
DOWN once.
To turn Combi OFF: Press button “E” or “F”. Press VALUE DOWN once.
d. Go to Step 2 above. 5 The 01 will ask “Are You Sure? Yes No”.
Notice that “yes” is positioned over buttons E and F. Pushing either
E or F means “yes”.
Notice that “no” is positioned over buttons G and H. Pushing either
G or H means “no”. 6 Push E or F. The message “Completed” should
appear.
Your 01 should now be as it came from the factory.

NOTE: This process disables the 01 from receiving System Exclusive MIDI
messages. To receive SysEx messages, go to GLOBAL Mode, Page 0, Line 6,
button F or G, and press VALUE UP one or more times to change EXCL from
DIS to ENA.
How to Re-Load a Factory Setting
Follow the steps below to re-install a single Combi, Prog, or Drum Kit
factory setting.
How to Re-Load a Factory Setting 1 Press GLOBAL to enter Global
Mode 2 Press “7″ to go to Page 7 3 Select the setting you want to
load. You can load a single Combi, Prog, or Drum Kit.
You can re-load everything, including Drum Kits, by selecting “Load
Combi/Prog” 4 For loading a single Combi/Prog/Kit:
Press A, B, or C to highlight the “source” side of the arrow.
Use the VALUE Slider/Buttons or Direct Entry to select the number of
the Combi/Prog/Kit you want to load from ROM. (for a list of ROM
contents, click here for Progs
or here for Combis
).
Press D, E, or F to highlight the “destination” side of the arrow.
Use the VALUE Slider/Buttons or Direct Entry to select the location
where you want to store the item in Active Memory. 5 Press G or H to
execute the “LOAD” command
If you see the message “ERROR: Memory Protected”:
a. Press “4″ to go to Page 4.
b. Go to the bottom line (“Protect”).
c. Change the setting to “Prog:OFF” or “Combi:OFF”, depending on which
you are trying to load.
To turn Prog OFF: Press button “A”, “B”, “C”, or “D”. Press VALUE
DOWN once.
To turn Combi OFF: Press button “E” or “F”. Press VALUE DOWN once.
d. Press “7″ to return to Page 7. Go to Step 3 above. 6 Your 01 will
ask “Are You Sure? Yes No”
You’ll notice that “yes” is positioned over buttons E and F. Pushing
either E or F means “yes”
You’ll notice that “no” is positioned over buttons G and H. Pushing
either G or H means “no” 7 Push E or F
Your 01 setting should now be in the destination you selected.

By: Scott Forman

Scott Forman — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Getting the low battery sign on my 01R/W after at least 43 14 years and wondered how to go about getting a new
battery with the assumption that I can do it myself.

Also wondered if anyone knows if all the factory presets
will still be on the machine when I put a new batter in.

And if now, where would I get the presets? Korg?

Thanks in advance for your advise.

Scott Forman