Espen Kraft's Roland Alpha Juno-2 editor & librarian | Free to download!

video upload by Espen Kraft

"My sound patches for the Roland Alpha Juno here: https://espenkraft.com
Get the editor for free at my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/VnqI9

Roland Alpha Juno-2 patch editor and librarian — it runs in your web browser.
A tool I built to edit and organise sounds on the Alpha Juno-2.
It might work on your Alpha Juno-1 and MKS-50 as well, but it has not been tested.

Tweak every parameter on screen, pull single patches or whole banks off the synth, back them up as sysex files, or load sysex files from your computer and into the hardware.

It runs in a web browser (Chrome or Edge — not Firefox or Safari) with a MIDI interface connected to the synth. It works on PC and Mac, and under Linux.

It's my personal tool shared for anyone who wants it. Setup instructions come in a short readme with the file, but I offer no support on this. It's shared 'as is'."

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New Kawai K3 editor and librarian | And it's FREE to Download

video upload by Espen Kraft

Also see Espen Kraft's Korg DSS-1 editor.

"My sound patches: https://espenkraft.com
Kawai K3 & K3m patch editor and librarian — it runs in your web browser.
A tool I built to edit and organise sounds on the Kawai K3 and K3m hybrid synthesizer.

Tweak every parameter on screen, pull single patches or whole banks off the synth, back them up as sysex files, or load sysex files from your computer and into the hardware.
I added a little on-screen keyboard too, handy if you're using the K3m.

It runs in a web browser (Chrome or Edge — not Firefox or Safari) with a MIDI interface connected to the synth. It works on PC and Mac, and under Linux.

It's my personal tool shared for anyone who wants it. Setup instructions come in a short readme with the file, but I offer no support on this. It's shared 'as is'.

You can find it in my web shop here (it doesn't cost anything): https://espenkraft.com/b/6r5k7

My K3 patch bank can also be picked up from my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/gCvqT"

Yamaha TX802 Editor Librarian | Free to download

video upload by Espen Kraft

"My sound patches: https://espenkraft.com
Yamaha TX802 Editor & Librarian — browser-based, no install
Get the editor for free in my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/MnPYo

A single HTML file that turns any Chrome or Edge browser into a full editor and librarian for the Yamaha TX802. Connect over MIDI and take control of the whole machine.

Voice editing — Every FM parameter on screen: all six operators with knobs for envelopes, levels, scaling and frequency, the LFO, pitch envelope, and the full 32-algorithm chart drawn exactly as Yamaha's. Plus the DX7II-era extras — poly mode, portamento, pitch-bend step and the complete controller matrix. Edit live and hear every change as you turn a knob.

Performance editing — Set up all eight tone generators in one grid: voice, MIDI channel, output, detune, note limits, tuning and more. Factory Preset A and B voices show by name, and linked tone generators resolve just like the module's own display.

Librarian — Read, save and reload all 64 voices and all 64 performances as standard .syx files. Double-click any voice or performance to load and play it instantly. Every write to the module is verified and read back, with a clear warning if memory protect blocks it.

Also — Full SysEx monitor, drag-and-drop file loading, remembered MIDI ports, and built-in help on every control.

*fractional scaling and micro tuning is not implemented in this editor.
*this is NOT fully compatible with the DX7II except for some voice editing

Made as a personal tool. Shared as is. I offer no support for this."

A New Korg DW-8000 Editor and Librarian and it is FREE for everyone!

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Korg DW-8000 / EX-8000 patch editor and librarian — it runs in your web browser.
A tool I built to edit and organise sounds on the DW-8000 (and the EX-8000 rack).

Tweak every parameter on screen, pull single patches or whole banks off the synth, back them up as sysex files, or load sysex files from your computer and into the hardware. I added a little on-screen keyboard too, handy if you're using the EX-8000.

It runs in a web browser (Chrome or Edge — not Firefox or Safari) with a MIDI interface connected to the synth. It works on PC and Mac, and under Linux.

It's my personal tool, shared as-is for anyone who wants it. Setup instructions come in a short readme with the file.

You can find it in my web shop here (it doesn't cost anything):
https://espenkraft.com/b/chXNG"

A New Korg DSS-1 editor | It's FREE and insanely good as well

video upload by Espen Kraft

"My sound patches: https://espenkraft.com
A free Korg DSS-1 patch- and sample editor — it runs in your web browser.
A tool I built to edit and organize programs and samples in the Korg DSS-1.
Tweak every parameter on screen, pull programs and multi-sounds/samples off the sampler.

It runs in a web browser (Chrome or Edge — not Firefox or Safari) with a MIDI interface connected to the synth. It works on PC and Mac, and under Linux.

It's my personal tool, shared as-is for anyone who wants it. I've included a PDF documentation/tutorial with the download.
I offer no other form for support.

You can find it in my web shop below (it's totally free):
https://espenkraft.com/b/Yuqrf"

Yamaha FB-01 | A Cult Classic!

video by Espen Kraft

"Yamaha FB-01 from 1986. By many considered cheap and bad, but it's the opposite. Just like the TX81Z, it has the ability to really cut through a track, especially in the important mid frequencies.

The first multi timbral sound module from Yamaha at the time, (the TX816 can be considered multi timbral though) and flexible in how you wanted to set up the midi channels and polyphony, but then the Roland MT-32 came along and blew this out of the water and the FB-01 was discontinued just the year after, in 1987. However.....
.....In the years to come afterwards, this little module has gained somewhat of a cult following. Websites dedicated to its worship came along and different genres within synth music started using it and modding it. Mods to reduce the noise, mods to increase the output gain and other stuff.

I'm using the FB-01 editor you can find here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fb01...
Some of the patches I use in the video can be found here: http://mmmazes.blogspot.com/2010/05/f...

The demo track is only FB-01 except for the drums. All the sounds are either factory presets or sounds found through the banks above.

Cheaper than a TX81Z, but for how long?"

FB-01 Vs MT-32 | History and Combat

video upload by Espen Kraft

"Yamaha FB-01 from 1986 and Roland MT-32 from 1987. Two modules that over time has gained a cult classic status. For different reasons. Before any of them became that, they were 2 multi timbral sound modules that fought for the money of the happy amateur musician in the mid-to late 80s.

00:00 Intro
00:34 Rumours about the MT-32
01:00 The D-50 is released
01:26 The MT-32
02:24 The FB-01
04:40 Sound comparison
10:42 Gaming
11:45 Outro/Conclusion

The MT-32 had 32 voices of polyphony and had a simplified D-50 sound, effects and drums. The Polyphony came with one "downside", if the voices were made up of the maximum of 4 partials, the total polyphony was only 8 voices. The voices/partials were dynamically allocated so you didn't have to keep track of the numbers though.
The FB-01 has a total polyphony of 8 voices, but you can distribute those as you wish in a quite flexible way. 8 mono voices over 8 different midi channels was very new in 1986.
None of the modules made it possible to edit sounds on the front panel, so you needed a sysex editor for that."

Kawai K3 as a plugin | FB3 from Full Bucket (and it's awesome)

video upload by Espen Kraft

"I've got access to the work-in-progress FB3 from Full Bucket Music and it's fantastic. I love having the K3 in a plugin form and it's very close to my hardware.
At the time of this video it's not yet released, but I will link to it once it's out.

If you're looking for a editor and librarian for your K3/K3, hardware, I've made one recently. You can download it for free from my web shop here: https://espenkraft.com/b/6r5k7"

https://www.fullbucket.de/music/vst.html - not yet on their site as of this post, but check back later. You will also find other free soft synth emulations of classic vintage hardware synths, drum machines, and effects.

Oberheim Matrix-1000 | Analog Rack Power

Published on Dec 13, 2019 Espen Kraft

"The Oberheim Matrix-1000, a 1-unit rack version of the Matrix-6/6R, with 1000 patches stored.
A great way of getting the richness of the Oberheim sound, at a lower price than a OB-X, but with the drawback of not being able to edit the sounds, UNLESS you use a MIDI editor.

Once again, a big thanks to Anders Enger Jensen for lending me his Matrix-1000! :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaxe...

In this video I use a panel from CTRL, and I've used CTRL for many years now to edit different synths, over MIDI sysex."