Mark 6 Overview
Discontinued Model
Downloads and support materials maintained here as a courtesy to owners.
Mark 6 Features
Mark 6 Options & Accessories
Mark 6 Downloads
OS Updates
The Mk6 stemmed from technology that used physical EPROMs for its upgrades, not downloadable flash ROM files. This means, to update the unit you would need to contact an Authorized KMS Service Center and they could order the parts and perform the update for you. The last version of OS for the Mk6 was v3.07.
To find out what version you have currently:
- press & hold down MIDI
- press lowest note on the piano (A natural) at the same time
- in the screen you will see the version you currently have installed.
Suggested Retail Price : $33 (labor additional)
Songs / MIDI Files
Song disks are available from a large number of sources. The Mark series can read Standard MIDI Files (SMF - .MID extension) on DOS formatted disks. Although it is not mandatory, it is recommended that when purchasing any SMF disk, choose the General MIDI compatible (GM) version or a version done specifically for the Mark series, if there is a choice. Below are listed a few companies producing such disks:
(*Invisible Touch Music makes disks specifically in the Mark Series format and has custom designed sequences for the Mark Series instruments.)
The Mark series can also read most of the Yamaha PianoSoft and Disk Orchestra libraries, as well as the PianoDisc library. Please note that many of the newer Yamaha disks won't load properly (or won't load at all) into the Kurzweil, since Yamaha has changed their disk format over the years.
Note: The companies listed above as sources for Songs are just a few examples of many producing Standard MIDI Files and are listed strictly for your convenience. You will find many such advertisers in the pages of magazines like Keyboard and Electronic Musician as well as other similar trades. Kurzweil Music Systems is not affiliated with any of these companies and makes no guarantee to the quality or compatibility of their product.
"EXPORT" SMF Conversion Utility
The Mk6 can load SMF's but it cannot save songs in that format to disk.
For older Mark series models that did not generate SMF's on their own we created a separate utility, a software program, that runs in either DOS or Windows, to convert the MK's .SNG format into the .MID SMF format. The program is called "Export" and it is available for download here:
Application instructions included inside of each download.
Mark 6 Support
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