Note that the K1 does NOT do General MIDI. Nor do the K1ii, K3, K4, K5, XD5, and K5000.

Only the GMega, Gmega LX, GMouse, GMCat, KC-series keyboards, K11, XS-1, and Z-1000 do, and some of their digital pianos.

yawetaG wrote on 2020-07-07, 06:51:

Note that the K1 does NOT do General MIDI. Nor do the K1ii, K3, K4, K5, XD5, and K5000.

Only the GMega, Gmega LX, GMouse, GMCat, KC-series keyboards, K11, XS-1, and Z-1000 do, and some of their digital pianos.

I found this out the hard way after running the VSTi on Falcosoft MIDI Player 5.7 and midiloop'ing DOSBOX to it. A Shame really, but it's an interesting keyboard I can play on my PC at the very least 😁

appiah4 wrote on 2020-07-07, 07:00:

yawetaG wrote on 2020-07-07, 06:51:

Note that the K1 does NOT do General MIDI. Nor do the K1ii, K3, K4, K5, XD5, and K5000.

Only the GMega, Gmega LX, GMouse, GMCat, KC-series keyboards, K11, XS-1, and Z-1000 do, and some of their digital pianos.

I found this out the hard way after running the VSTi on Falcosoft MIDI Player 5.7 and midiloop'ing DOSBOX to it. A Shame really, but it's an interesting keyboard I can play on my PC at the very least 😁

The XS-1 is basically half a K1, and the GMega half a K4 (in both cases you can only use two waves for a patch instead of four), but with General MIDI.

Maybe you could ask the author of the K1 VSTi to add GM-compatibility? I think it would only require an instrument mapping to be added so each GM patch of the XS-1 can be replicated in the VSTi; I believe the underlying waves are the same.

While we're at it, little list of the GM models:
- XS-1 = halved K1 with full edit.
- KC10 = keyboard version of XS-1.
- GMega = halved K4 with full edit.
- K11 = keyboard version of the GMega.
- GMega LX = headless GMega with less edit options.
- KC20 = keyboard version of the GMega LX.
- GMouse = 128 GMega patches with close to zero edit options.
- GMCat = keyboard version of the GMouse with minikeys and no velocity, but with extensive MIDI controller options including NPRN.
- Z1000 = later arranger keyboard with limited sound edit, but many effects, ability to make own styles, sequencer etc.
- Some of their digital pianos map the GM mapping to the internal sounds, except for the MP-7 ($1500 stage piano/master keyboard), which has a separate hidden General MIDI bank.

Related to the GMCat:
- DataCat = MIDI controller version in the same case as the GMCat with no sound generation option, slightly more limited MIDI controller abilities.
- HyperCat = Much improved DataCat with velocity and very extensive MIDI controller options.

I will do that tonight!