Hello. I purchsed a k2000R on ebay recently and wanted to know if anyone out there can help me with some upgrade info. My first question is does anyone know if k2500R PRAM and ROMS will work in a K2000R? When I opened it up I noticed that the logic board says k2000/2500 on it. Second, do I need the daughter board for a pram upgrade or is it only for ROM? Third, is there any place that still sells k2000R upgrades (rom/pram/sample option)? Everything I've found on google so far has been K2500/2600. Fourth, what is the poing of sample ram in a unit with no sample option? The unit I have has 64MB RAM but NO sample option installed and when I load .krz files the amount of free pram goes down but sample ram is untouched. I guess that's about it... Thanks, Jon
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:45:22 -0500, Grimple <> wrote: >Hello. I purchsed a k2000R on ebay recently and wanted to know if >anyone out there can help me with some upgrade info. My first question >is does anyone know if k2500R PRAM and ROMS will work in a K2000R? K2500 ROMS will work but I don't think the PRAM will. >When >I opened it up I noticed that the logic board says k2000/2500 on it. >Second, do I need the daughter board for a pram upgrade or is it only >for ROM? Only for the ROMs. >Third, is there any place that still sells k2000R upgrades >(rom/pram/sample option)? Everything I've found on google so far has >been K2500/2600. I don't believe Kurzweil make either the PRAM or the sample option any more but there's probably some around. The ROM's we've already discussed. >Fourth, what is the poing of sample ram in a unit >with no sample option? IMHO, this is a WONDERFUL feature. I've loaded samples from various sources (pianos, organs, plain ol' WAV files found online, all kinds of stuff) and play 'em back WITHOUT having the sampling option -- just load 'em into the sample RAM. The only thing you need the sampling option for is if you wish to make your own samples. But for playing back pre-existing samples, you just need the RAM. >The unit I have has 64MB RAM but NO sample >option installed and when I load .krz files the amount of free pram >goes down but sample ram is untouched. What that means is that the krz files you've loaded contain no samples -- only programs that rejigger the native sounds & samples of the instrument. But some krz files DO contain samples, and when you load them your free RAM will go down as well. By the way, like most sampling keyboards, the Kurz does NOT retain the samples when the power goes off -- you'll need to re-load 'em. Good luck! Later, Michael Houston >I guess that's about it... > >Thanks, >Jon
