Korg X5DR Mini Review + Battery Change.A Cool Rompler Synthesizer From The 90's! RE-UPLOAD

[@artephank]

This synth is just pure nostalgia.

[@larslevinberget9558]

The KORG M series ... I know them inside out, spent the best years of my life programming and working with M1. T3, 01/Wfc, 03W/r, X3, X5 N series etc Great units from the 1990s!

[@littlebritain64]

A surprisingly versatile little machine.

[@ACLStands]

As someone mentioned on my other channel it's not really a con having no filter, and I do agree not every synth needs it.I just want to let people know what it can and can't do.I probably should have changed that to "would have been nice to have"

[@autumnbrushtail]

It does have a filter, just no resonance

[@ACLStands]

Your right and should have mentioned it has only lp filter on the voices but still filtering nonetheless and lacks self-oscillation, it actually does have emulated resonance which is basically not worth mentioning.the colour parameter does kind of work but nothing special.

[@autumnbrushtail]

@@ACLStands yeah. I have an NS5R and it's kinda not all that good when compared to my SD-80. I do also have a D-110, which, while worse in many ways, still gives me lots of inspiration whenever I use it

[@ACLStands]

@@autumnbrushtail the d-110 is awesome.i think there is a good software editor out there for it too.a lot of people overlook those units, and focus on the more flagship units like the jv1080s on the Roland's or the triton on the korg side of things.Even though I own the triton rack it's the least used synth.the M1r is a beauty as well..I sold that ages ago but just bought the legacy version..highly recommended.

[@autumnbrushtail]

@@ACLStandsYeah, The best editor I've seen for the D-110 is Patch Base, but that's only available for Apple devices. I've been using EMagic's old soundDiver instead. it still works on Windows 11, which is nice. Maybe Edisyn is better, but I kinda don't like it for some reason, just felt too clunky and stuff. The SD-80 is quite the diamond in the rough honestly. It shares its synth engine with the XV-5080 and has next to nothing taken out in how it works... except that the only way to use it is through the official software editor. It's fine, very similar to the XV-5080 VST, but just way more clunky and dated for obvious reasons. I would love to get a better, more modern software editor for that, but I'm not a programmer, nor UI designer, so I'm not the person to ask for that.

[@HeadacheCentral]

Does this unit need any special work to switch between 110-220 voltage systems or is it fine as it is?

[@ACLStands]

Nothing special needed, its a 12v external power brick...As long as the korg or similar center negative power adapter matches your country voltage your good.

[@HeadacheCentral]

@@ACLStands Okay, that's awesome.

[@ubiratanguimaraes6996]

I replaced the batery of my x5dr this way about a year ago, but after this all batteries i put on it is losing the charge in a week or two. What could be happening? Thank you!

[@memoryflash3687]

I would double check your connections on the battery holder you installed and make sure they are correct and also that nothing has come loose.It worked fine for a year and then possibly when you installed a new battery again perhaps one of the solder joints may have dislodged or possibly check your battery holder for any issues making contact properly.I'm sure you know this but it must be a 2032 battery, If that does not fix the problem i would follow the voltage traces on the board and see where they go .i would suspect a capacitor next if there is one in line from the battery, i can't recall off hand but let me know how you go.you can send me a high resolution picture of your board to [e-mail]

[@ThomasThorsen-p4o]

Does anyone know how to restore the factory sounds back to the original sounds and combinations ?

[@memoryflash3687]

Its in your global menu, you can select what original preset banks you want...you can choose Pre A or Pre B just load that and you are restored.