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[[File:K2500 Accessory Disk with K25 FARM.png|thumb|left|220px|Image of the Accessory Disk containing the K25 FARM.]] | |||
====K25 FARM==== | ====K25 FARM==== | ||
By default, the Kurzweil K2500 comes with 200 instrument presets (also known as programs), but this amount is easily expandable. Users can create their own custom programs using various waveforms built into its synth engine, or load in programs from an external source using the synthesizer's floppy drive or SCSI connection. | By default, the Kurzweil K2500 comes with 200 instrument presets (also known as programs), but this amount is easily expandable. Users can create their own custom programs using various waveforms built into its synth engine, or load in programs from an external source using the synthesizer's floppy drive or SCSI connection. | ||
The purchase of a new K2500 included several floppy disks, one of which contained the "K25 FARM". On it, is a collection of several hundred brand new, unique programs for the K2500. Users can load these presets by simply inserting the disk into the K2500's floppy drive. If the floppy disk is lost or damaged, the files are still available to download for free from [https://kurzweil.com/k2500/#downloads Kurzweil's website]; keep in mind, these presets are not playable without their compatible synthesizer. | The purchase of a new K2500 included several floppy disks, one of which contained the "K25 FARM". On it, is a collection of several hundred brand new, unique programs for the K2500. Users can load these presets by simply inserting the disk into the K2500's floppy drive. If the floppy disk is lost or damaged, the files are still available to download for free from [https://kurzweil.com/k2500/#downloads Kurzweil's website]; keep in mind, these presets are not playable without their compatible synthesizer. | ||
The programs from the K25 FARM are also used very often within the music and sound effects of the ''Pikmin'' games | The programs from the K25 FARM are also used very often within the music and sound effects of the ''Pikmin'' games; even in {{P3}}. | ||
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[[File:Yamaha PLG150-DX photograph.png|thumb|left|220px|Image of one of the expansion boards, the PLG150-DX.]] | |||
====Expansion boards==== | ====Expansion boards==== | ||
Many of Yamaha's synthesizers produced around 1998 to 2003 featured support for the "Modular Synthesis Plug-in System". Users could purchase expansion boards that were designed to simply be inserted into a Yamaha synthesizer, instantly adding brand new playable presets, as well as expanding the synth's original capabilities in the process. In total, [https://soundprogramming.net/synthesizers/yamaha/yamaha-plg-expansion-boards/ 12] of these boards were produced. A few of them contain just basic sets of waveforms, while others are fully-fledged synthesizers. The "PLG150-AN" for example is technically an {{w|analog synthesizer}}; when it is plugged into a compatible synthesizer, the new set of playable presets that it adds will uniquely generate their sound with the board's analog synthesis. | Many of Yamaha's synthesizers produced around 1998 to 2003 featured support for the "Modular Synthesis Plug-in System". Users could purchase expansion boards that were designed to simply be inserted into a Yamaha synthesizer, instantly adding brand new playable presets, as well as expanding the synth's original capabilities in the process. In total, [https://soundprogramming.net/synthesizers/yamaha/yamaha-plg-expansion-boards/ 12] of these boards were produced. A few of them contain just basic sets of waveforms, while others are fully-fledged synthesizers. The "PLG150-AN" for example is technically an {{w|analog synthesizer}}; when it is plugged into a compatible synthesizer, the new set of playable presets that it adds will uniquely generate their sound with the board's analog synthesis. | ||