Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Welcome Pete,

I recently discovered the hold/sustain bit setting for each note and
the way in which the hold button works. So I think it should not be
too difficult to change the code I'm working on to make the shift
pedal become a sustain pedal.

I'll keep you posted.

And welcome!

Mike.


--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "funkymonkeypeter"
<funkymonkey3.14@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings all, I have been a high speed lurker for the last couple of
> days, absorbing and downloading everything I could have possibly
> needed so far to get a near mint POLY-800 up and running after picking
> one up on eBay a couple of days ago.  I bought it to fill the
> technological gap between my Rhodes 73 stage (through a Roland GP-16)
> and a KORG M1.    I was looking at getting some synth cards for the
> korg and figured that for about the same price I could get the real
thing.
> 
> I have the pile of parts for both the Slayer and FM mods and will
> fortify with caffeine and start breathing my favorite fume (mmm flux).
> 
> As well I picked up a surface mount 3v lithium battery holder for a no
> C-cell memory hold.
> 
> Speaking of hold...is there some way to get the hold button to behave
> as a momentary switch instead of a latch?  I'd gladly change the 'next
> program' pedal input for something even mildly resembling a sustain
pedal.
> 
> Also, is there a tune pot on the board so that when the tune slider is
> centered i'm on 440?  I think i have a bit of solid state drift.
> 
> The only other thing I was thinking of doing is to swap the midi out
> connector for a 7-pin DIN and make a 90deg 7-pin >>to>> 2x 5-pin +
> 9vDC 40' cable (for power, and midi in/out in one cable), taped to a
> 2-channel mic line for L-R output in case i want to go all 'keytar'
> and get in the face of the lead guitar.
> 
> 
> P.S.  Nice work olaf on the slayer diagram, who'da thought you could
> mix surrealism with schematics.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" <korgpolyex800@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Over the last six months or more, we've seen many new Poly 800 and EX
> > 800 enthusiasts join our group - to you all we say welcome.
> > 
> > If you have a moment feel free to drop into the polls and add your
> > opinions to the various polls that are still open.
> > 
> > And also feel free to let us know how you came to become a Poly fan
> > and what drives you to be still using one in the year 2007.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > The moderator - Mike.
> >
>