Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Mike,

I can't overstate how interesting this project is! Are you going to 
code in the ability to assign or hard set CC#'s  to frequently used 
editing parameters? Dare I say assign CC's to ALL of the editing 
parameters, and leave the door open for software Patch editors? WoW! 
That would be GRREAT!! If you do, I personally pledge to create a 
Cubase VST instrument that would allow editing\control of CC 
parameters and also allow you to record knob movements into your 
Cubase project!! Yeah!! Let me know...

BTW...I recently found the EX800\Poly800 on a list of 'worst synths 
ever'...Noobies havent done the Slayer and FM mods I guess. If you 
have one of these boxes, it is an absolute requirement that you do 
the mods! I've owned a Korg ms-20,Juno 106, Juno 2, Many in the MKS 
series and a number of soft synths, and none of them have the 
capabiliities that this 'lil box has with the mods..and once Mike 
gets this Mod up, I have a feeling that a lot of synth zealots will 
be looking on e-bay for the 'new' EX800\poly800....Ha! I bought mine 
for $7 at the local thrift store!!!!!!!!!!!

Erik

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" 
<korgpolyex800@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Poly Fans,
> 
> For those of you new to the list, a little update on my mod project.
> 
> Over the last 18 months, I have built a prototype hardware mod that
> has a whopping 8K or ROM, 16K of flash EEPROM and another 16K of 
RAM.
> This has allowed me to develop lots of new MIDI functions that the
> Poly 800 MKI and EX 800 just never had. I've also been able to make
> huge progress with some exciting new features that should give the 
old
> synth some new character and flexibility.
> 
> Check out my blog page at
> http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/korgpoly800ex800mkiii/
> 
> And now for the latest. Over the weekend, I all but completed the
> global parameters editing software. We now have 64 available global
> parameters that can be edited basically the same way as patches are
> edited. You press the step key to drop into a new "Global" mode. 
Over
> the next week or two I will actually connect those global parameters
> to actual functions such as Omni on/off on power up, extended 
playing
> range etc, sysx individual patch dump send (so you can send a single
> patch to a second unit or to a computer) and odd/even cascade mode
> (your two Poly's will now play 16 note poly together and patch 
changes
> on the master can be automatically sent to the slave - something I
> call "sync mode").
> 
> Within the month, I'm going to switch over to writing the joystick
> code and keyboard code for the Poly 800 itself. Rather than try to
> work out where the code for the keyboard and joystick is in the Poly
> 800 software I might as well just use the EX800 code that I've been
> working with and just add my own routines for the joystick and
> keyboard. That will allow me to configure the keyboard and joystick
> with local control on/off and MIDI transmit channel settings.
> 
> Once I get that code completed (which I estimate shouldn't take more
> than about two or three months), I will then only have to do the
> actual artwork for the new printed circuit board that will handle 
the
> new EEPROM and RAM and package everything up into a mod kit that you
> can all get your hands on. I'll have to put some instructions 
together
> and pictures on how to remove the one chip that has to be taken out 
of
> the main board etc. But basically, I think that I should have a mod
> kit ready for primetime probably around November or December.
> 
> Mike.
>