Description: RECYCLING NOISE SINCE 2001The Kawai 'R' series of drum machines all share interchangeable sound ROM chips, which means the ROM's can be freely swapped between the R100, R50 and R50e to give each machine the sound set of any other. Theres also a mysteriously rare R50-III version that might have only been available in Japan, but we've never seen one and have no idea which sound ROM it uses. Our solder free Kawai R-ROM kit lets you install all three standard sound ROM's in one machine and switch between them freely. It also has a space for a fourth ROM iso you can include your own custom sound ROM's or buy one of the already programmed ROM's with sounds from various machines that can be found on ebay and the net. If you wanted you could also swap all the original Kawai ROM's for new ones to give a pretty much limitless palette of sounds. The extra ROM's draw an absolutely minimal amount of current and the switcher board is absolutely safe in every respect. The sound set is selected using a rotary switch on the front panel. Sounds cannot be individually selected and mixed between separate ROM's, so you have to use the whole R100 set, or the whole R50 set etc.The kit includes the ROM switcher board, a rotary switch mounted on its own custom PCB, a connector cable, and TWO sounds ROM's already installed onto the board. By default these will be ROM-B and ROM-C, as the R100 uses ROM-A as standard and you will probably already have this ROM installed. This ROM will be removed from the main board and added to the space on the ROM switcher board during installation.If you don't have ROM-A in your machine, just add a message to your order at the checkout stage saying which one you already have, and we'll supply a switcher board with the other two installed.The installation guide can be found at http://www.mediafire.com/file/cm666sr49lrwcc7 The guide includes details of how to tell which ROM you already have in your machine.The kit can be installed without doing any soldering, although you will need a drill. You should take the same anti-static precautions when handling the sound ROM's as you would when handing RAM for a computer.To pre-empt a torrent of emails, there have been buyers who have bought this board and installed it in a R50 and R50e, but we are told that its very difficult to find anywhere to mount the switch, and getting the case closed again can be difficult. While it does work fine in terms of the electronics, we cannot guarantee the hardware will actually fit.
Price: 49 GBP
Location: Southsea
End Time: 2024-08-08T14:58:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 14.86 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Model: R-ROM
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Type: Sound ROM switcher
Features: Kawai R100 sounds, Kawai R50 sounds, Kawai R50e sounds, The sound of early industrial music, WaxTrax!, DIY KIT, No soldering, Rotary switch, MINISTRY!
MPN: R-ROM
Brand: circuitbenders.co.uk
Analogue/Digital: YES
