Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

16,000 patches? You can count 250 times less than that. The problem 
with the way tape backup was implemented is: it wouldn't allow you to 
save single patches. So as you went along you have banks full of 
repeated patches but one or two new. Or worst 64 variations on LFO 
speed trying to nail down a song tempo.

Why back up almost every step? Anyone working with a QX21 and the 
Poly800 will understand this: Save it or regret it. If you forgot 
their fire up sequence, you erased the Poly memory. Never figured out 
why. Just kept it safe and turned the QX first then the Poly.

I'm all for sharing almost everything. But without a librarian to 
sort the few good ones, I would be sharing the junk I never cared to 
sort myself.

Yes it would be nice to have a few ROMs and pick up just the one best 
suited for the job. Or someone with the full hardware mod who could 
rent his time to translate mp3 to syx.

Is the 800 this especial? I love it, but it is like daydreaming.

Anyway, thank you all for sharing your thoughts. I'm flattered with a 
patch count this big. I'm not *that* productive;-)

Thank you,

Jose Curvo

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@...> wrote:
>
> I wasn't sure how to vote on this either because the questions were 
a 
> single choice. So I guess we can hash it out here and get a much 
> better understanding.
> 
> Jose, you definitely cannot part with 16,000 patches you've worked 
so 
> hard to create. I hope you have these backed up about 50 layers 
deep! 
> Can someone who has a midi eprom save all these as sysex for you? 
> That would solve the problem but you would have to send them and 
> decide if they should be shared or not.
>  
> An eprom that sends sysex and has the tape functions would enable 
all 
> the work anyone has to get saved. Then if the new super enhanced 
> version was used the EX could become everything Mike designed it 
for. 
> The best of both worlds would be a switch to boot with the rom you 
> intend to use for the moment. Swapping chips could lead to disaster.
> 
> This is just my opinion. Also Mike, I would be willing to help. Do 
> you have the firmware from a Poly800 II? I can send it next time I 
> have the thing apart. If anyone has the MDX image and wants to 
share 
> it with the group I can make eproms for the cost of shipping. Has 
> anyone tried this MDX eprom in an EX-800? I intend on getting an EX 
> soon if I can find one that needs some TLC. 
> 
> Fran   
> 
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "jusufzemplin" <jusuf@> wrote:
> >
> > Jose , you hited exactly my question about method of 
transformating 
> > old tapes/wavs to sys-ex datas. And that was, why I voted for 
> middle-
> > way. I can imagine manual writing with my 7-8 banks, but your 
> > colletion...
> > If it will not be possible by technical way (i believe it will 
be), 
> > we can help us by human way -  kind of distribution of work.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, 
> > "josevazcurvo" <homem_eletronico@> wrote:
> > >
> > > This was a tough test.
> > > 
> > > Sure, to have everything on board would be super. But... You 
> can't 
> > > deny that swapping socketed ICs is much simpler. Don't matter 
> what 
> > > your technical expertise level is.
> > > 
> > > The only thing I couldn't figure out of the easy ROM 
replacement 
> > > (c'mon, I'm lazy with my hobbies) is: How do I make syx files 
> from 
> > > the sounds I gathered on tape for the last twenty years?
> > > 
> > > The only solution would be: Load the tapes before the ROM 
upgrade 
> > and 
> > > fill in the blanks on a spreadsheet. And then make it backwards 
> > after 
> > > the ROM upgrade. (at almost 240 banks of 64 patches per 
cassette 
> > that 
> > > would take for ever)
> > > 
> > > Probably the funniest route would be: swap the ROM, drool with 
> the 
> > > new synth for a while and soon we'll have a bigger and better 
> > > organized library in months.
> > > 
> > > I don't want to promote either choice. Let everyone be heard by 
> > > themselves at the poll.
> > > 
> > > Thank you,
> > > 
> > > Jose Curvo
> > >
> >
>