They were pricey, i was told they were for industrial applications. Ill probably have to later open up the roland s50 and give it a good internal cleaning but for now everything works great. This operation system updateupgrade requires one eprom chip and the chip will be labeled to help you locate the correct chip socket. Ensoniq mr76 keyboard, lowrey organ lc50 wicks royal classic series, viscount prestige series technics pr603 digital piano yamaha clavinova cvp 55, cvp 65, cvp 70, cvp 59s roland mc 50 kawai sequencerq80ex. This usb floppy drive emulator enable you swap the original 1. Roland mc 50 floppy drive update all your songs, tracks, sequences, sounds, midi files in a single sd or pendrive. Roland mc50 floppy emulator flexidrive floppy drive. Giebler enterprises korg software products featuring kdm korg diskette manager. This roland s50 sampler of mine has really been an interesting ordeal in getting the board back into shape and in near perfect working order. Formatting and to management of your virtual floppy disk library e. The floppy drive was failing and would rarely load up the os.
Rolands own web site with info, news, maintenance tips and more for the mc505 plus other models in rolands groove range of products. Hxc floppy emulator software user guide disclaimer the information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of hxc2001. I bought the gotek sfr1m44u100k, which i almost have in my xp80 and tried to bring it to work. Gotek floppy drive emulator for roland dj70 loaded w. Roland e50, xp60, mt300, mt300s, mt90s, at90s, at90sl, mc50, mc500, xp60, xp80, w30. Ive been using the gotek usb floppy emulator simulator since the beginning of 20 and they have never let me down.
Roland s50 sampler keyboard original lcd with panel display board. Posts about roland s50 floppy drive replacement repair written by jimdatwood. A usb version which allows to connect the floppy disk drive interface of the computer to a pc via a usb cable. With a proper floppy drive, you can transfer your old floppy disks by yourself or you can send us your floppy disks and we will download the files. Roland mc 50 mkii midi sequencer tips, tricks, bugfixes, upgrades. Usb floppy drive emulator for electronic keyboards organs. In the last few days i learned a lot of floppy emulators, because i bought an old rolandkeyboard from the 90ies jw50 and tried to implement a floppy emulator.
Roland mc50 mkii midi sequencer tips, tricks, bugfixes, upgrades. A yahoo group for alpha juno mks50 users to exchange info and ask questions. Please read below before buyingbeware of chinese replicacounterfeit product which looks alike our product. Floppy drives on pcs became increasingly standardized so these may only work on pcbased connectors. Hxc floppy emulators supported machinescompatibility list. Yamaha psr, korg, roland, casio, technics, ensoniq, kawai, akai, kurzweil and many more. This floppy drive emulator is suitable for roland mc 50, korg keyboards. If you nre using the mc 50 for the first time, please read through owners manual i users. Floppy drive emulator brother ult 2002d,2001,2003, roland fantom fa76 gotek sfr1m44u100 3. Never attempt to remove the floppy disk when the disk drive is operating when. Floppy usb kawasaki keyboard kuka new disk robotics robots roland roland e66 roland e86 roland e96 roland g800 roland g roland mc50 roland va76 roland xp50 roland xp60 roland xp80 sampler. Roland mc50 sequencer support hxc floppy drive emulator.
Roland s50 floppy drive replacement repair jim atwood. The configuration i used was pretty much default with the autoload options checked. I havent encountered a single glitch, bug or issue and can highly recommend. The older roland s series samplers use the 720k dsdd floppy disks. I looked into floppytothumb drivesd card converters some years back. Buy it now floppy drive emulator brother ult 2002d,2001,2003, roland fantom fa76 add to watch list. Details about floppy drive emulator brother ult 2002d,2001,2003, roland fantom fa76. Roland e50, xp60, mt300, at90s, at90sl korg pa50, pa60, pa80, i30 gem wk 2000 solton ms40. The usb pen drive can contain a library of 100 virtual floppy disks, each of them with the capacity of 1,44 mb, selectable by the switches located on devices front panel. Used floppy drive emulator brother ult 2002d,2001,2003. Hardware floppy disk drive emulator page 4 vintage.
I started midisequencing on this machine back in 1992, using its audio sync signal known as fsk to lock it to an 8 track reeltoreel tape recorder. Find here floppy to usb, floppy to usb converter, floppy to usb emulator, floppy disk drive, floppy drive substitute, floppy drive to usb, floppy to usb adapter, floppy to usb conversion, usb floppy drive, old floppy disk drive, floppy disc to usb for your needs. For more information on this interface, go to the sd hxc floppy drive emulator part. Usb to floppy disk drive emulator roland mt300, mt300s, mt90s, mt80s, mt200, 80 ebay floppy disk drive emulator. Flexidrive floppy emulator for roland mc50 mc50 floppy to sd usb. Flexidrive floppy emulator running on roland mc 50. The emulator that i use is a gotek drive emulator with hxc software. Products flexidrive floppy drive update floppy emulator. Roland mc50 with usb hard drive replace floppy with usb. As far as i know, macs wont do anything with 720k disks, so youre stuck needing a pc. The product provided by us is indian made which is rohs and ce marked from competent authorities. Emulador disquetes roland mc50 floppy disk emulator mc 50 mc50 mkii mkii usb disquetes contato.
Roland mrb500 mrm500 software for mc500 mc500mkii mc50. The usb memory stick must be formatted into 100 x 720kb by our software before use with the usb floppy drive emulator. Thank you for purchasing the roland mc 50 micro composer. The included software is supported by the following operating systems. I really like those stock roland hard shell synth cases. Gotek usb floppy drive emulator usbfde there are many methods of making a gotek usb floppy drive emulator usbfde work with a roland s. Roland mc50 manual pdf the organization of this manual follows the structure of the mc so. Flexidrive floppy emulator for roland mc50 mc50 floppy to sd. Normal 0 false false false enus xnone xnone 233404240245. Usb to floppy disk drive emulator yamaha roland korg tyros. Roland mc50 with gotek usb floppy emulator drive flashfloppy. Usb to floppy disk drive emulator roland mt300, mt300s, mt90s, mt80s, mt200, m80.
To use the roland floppy disk format, you must use a usb floppy drive emulator usbfde which supports disk image mode and is set to work with 720kb dsdd disk image files. Floppy to usb converter, floppy to usb emulator, floppy. Usb converter for haas cnc machines with a floppy drive. Roland mc50 with usb floppy disc replacement youtube. Hardware floppy disk drive emulator post by dcollector. I run linux but i was able to run the windows version of hxc floppy emulator software under wine. Windows 2008, windows xp, windows vista, windows 7, windows 8, windows 10. Roland mrb500 mrm500 software for mc 500 mc 500mkii mc 50. This compatibility list contains the machinescomputers supported by the hxc floppy emulators sd hxc, usb hxc, or firmware this list is probably not complete so if you dont find your device into this list, dont hesitate to ask us directly by email. Get the best deal for roland mc from the largest online selection at. Roland clan forums view topic usb floppy emulation for. Roland clan forums view topic mc50 mc50 mkii questions.
I made research to find wish product i needed to rescue my good old roland mc 50, whose floppy reader was out. In addition, ill probably attach the second hxc floppy drive emulator that i. Change disk emulation in roland mc50 hxc floppy drive emulator. You can storage up 2500 floppies in a single sd card or usb pendrive. Usb floppy drive that readswrites 720k disks vintage. Usb to floppy disk drive emulator yamaha clavinova cpv psr. Some of the benefits of the added functionality on this floppy drives in comparison to the generic ones. The mc 50 includes both these software programs in its internal memory. A sdcard version which allows to emulate floppy disks which images are stored in a sdcard. Fully compatible with roland mc50 and mc50 mk ii but also other models from korg, casio, yamaha, akai, sequential circuits instruments, ensoniq, emuetc supports usb stick with up.
Hi, ive just joined the forum, and searched for information on using the hxc floppy emulator with a roland mc50 hardware midi sequencer. Quick test of the usb floppy emulator installed in an roland mc50 midi sequencer. You have to use the floppy disc manager software to format the usb. Emulator ii universe of sounds volume 3 photography repair roland roland fantom x6 roland juno 106 roland mc505 loop. Usb to floppy disk drive emulator roland mt300, mt300s. T1, t2, t3, 01w fd list or print directories or labels. This software is small, easy to use and click to run no need to install. Floppy drive emulator usb for roland mc50 and mc50 mk ii.