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Re: [korgpolyex] FM-800 mod

2006-04-12 by Atom Smasher

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Tim Bieniosek wrote:

> http://bieniosek.com/fm-800.html
>
> Sound samples and some before + after pics.
>
> After building an x0xb0x I was feeling bold enough to solder directly to 
> the original resistors.
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good work!

the "Noisy SFX", "Hi-Q Filter" and "Scale" samples don't sound anything at 
all like what i'd expect to hear from a poly-800... to my ears it's more 
like a cross between a DX-100 and an ARP 2600.

"It Might Be Music" is also good, but less extreme. it sounds more like a 
poly-800... but with something different...

and you're in philly? so under the Picture, Sample, Lunch-Ware License you 
can take me to lunch at kingdom of the vegetarian (11th, near arch st) 
next time i'm in town? it's right around the corner from 8th street music, 
we can look for lost treasure!

hhmmm... in the picture, you soldered to the end of R22 that's physically 
closer to R23... the other end (that's electrically connected to R23) is 
supposed to get the connection. it seems to work for you, but i suspect 
you might be losing a little bit of the low end from the range of your 
filter cutoff.

maybe i should make that more clear in the diagram...?


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