Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hi Marcus,

Someone else is going to have to do that massive hardware mod with all
of those switches and displays under the big existing front panel.

But now that I have another two Poly800's (in pretty bad shape) to
work with I will probably be building my own rack mount units too.
That will have to wait while I get this mod kit together first.

Has anyone on this list done a rack mount mod already? I think we
would all like to get a look at one.

Mike.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@...> wrote:
>
> I was contemplating turning "Gappy" my half keyed poly into just such  
> a rackmount beast so as to have the extra voices offered by the third  
> poly, without the desktop footprint.
> 
> certainly not too difficult just gotta do it
> 
> Im still really loving the idea of all parameters visible and  
> adjustable at one time via lcd displays and switches under the  
> present static information panel.
> 
> best regards,
> 
> Marcus Wilson
> 
> On 01/09/2007, at 10:12 PM, korgpolyex800 wrote:
> 
> > Apologies for implying you were a newbie.
> >
> > The problem with trying to make either the Poly or even the EX800
> > smaller for a tabletop is that the main circuit board is not much
> > smaller than the rectangular shape of the EX800 itself. That leaves
> > making a rack mount version. That's something I've thought about a few
> > times. And now that I know so much about the firmware it would be very
> > possible to do by using a small LCD display and keypad unit. But I am
> > not so sure it would be worth all of the effort. Nevertheless, I am
> > thinking about putting the LCD interface circuit onto the new mod kit
> > so that we can do it in the future - perhaps.
> >
> > Mike.
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Phoebe" <october71@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > For all of those newbies here, please do introduce yourself and  
> > let us
> > > > know how you came to Poly fans. And don't worry about making
> > > > suggestions. We need to hear them all because we might miss  
> > some great
> > > > idea if we don't all pitch in.
> > >
> > > Well, I'm certainly not a newbie to the list...I think I've been on
> > > here for a couple of years now; I just don't post very much.
> > >
> > > I came to own my Poly800 when my friend Paul gave it to me over two
> > > years ago. It has a couple of minor issues: two of the keys aren't
> > > working (probably needs a cleaning) and the jacks are a bit crackly
> > > (again, probably just a cleaning). Otherwise it's in pretty good
> > > shape. I am into making my own musical instrument projects, and I'm
> > > considering making my 800 into a compact tabletop-style synth  
> > module,
> > > but I don't know if it will still work without the keyboard or  
> > not. I
> > > know what some of you will say, why not buy an EX, right? Well, I  
> > want
> > > it to be even more compact than the EX800. I'd like it to be big
> > > enough to house the display, keypad and all the controls and that's
> > > about it. I'd play it strictly through midi, either with a  
> > controller
> > > or a sequencer. My music is basically loop-based, and I think it  
> > would
> > > work quite well for me this way.
> > >
> > > That's about it!
> > >
> > > cya,
> > > phoebe aka october71
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>