Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Why didn't I think of that?

I loaded the sound bank and it works great now.  Thanks very much for
the simple solution!



--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marco Andreetta
<marco_andreetta@...> wrote:
>
> You have to reload the sound preset because you changed the battery
and lost them. Check in the files sections under preset&patches.
> 
> I suggest to load the original sound bank first (very nice resonant
patches and brass) and also to check the poly800 synthmania page:
> 
> http://www.synthmania.com/poly-800.htm
> 
> 
> 
> Trever Keith <antagonistrecords@...> ha scritto:                   
           Hi everyone, I'm new to the group (and to the Poly 800).  I
recently
>  bought one which was fully working, and undertook the two popular mods
>  ("Moog Slayer" and FM-800) and replaced the battery.
>  
>  Since these are pretty simple mods, and I'm pretty experienced with
>  this kind of thing, I overconfidently did them all at once (instead of
>  testing between each).  I think I did a very nice job of it but...
>  
>  Somewhere along the way I seem to have killed something.  The keyboard
>  powers up and operates normally except...no oscillators.  The noise
>  generator is clearly working, the filter seems to be working normally
>  (on the noise), the mods are doing their thing, and obviously the
>  output section is working.  It seems the oscillators are dead.
>  
>  All my work was done with great care...I am very experienced with a
>  soldering iron and circuit board work, and there is no visual
>  indication that anything was damaged along the way.  I was careful
>  about the potential for heat damage and static discharge.  I checked
>  and re-checked everything I did...the mods themselves are correct (and
>  seem to be working fine).  Still, clearly I did something to something!
>  
>  I am not a scope-wielding super-tech...I am good with the mechanical
>  stuff, but my knowledge of electronics is basic.  So I'm hoping some
>  of you here (who clearly know WAY more than I do about this stuff)
>  might be able to help me out with diagnosing and fixing the problem. 
>  At the moment I scarcely know where to begin looking.
>  
>  Anything you can tell me would be much appreciated.
>  
>  Thanks in advance.
>  
>  
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