Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" 
<korgpolyex800@...> wrote:
>
> The first kit is the memory/software upgrade. It makes your Poly 800
> or EX 800 into the Hawk 800. This gives you all of the MIDI and
> portamento etc.
> 

Sorry I wasn't here when you discussed the finer details of this 
upgrade.  To save me the trouble of searching the archives could you 
repeat the description of what exactly the Hawk upgrade will do?  As 
in, what all the 'MIDI stuff' refers to specifically?  I assume it 
will give my Poly 800 the functionality of the EX 800, and I 
understand the extra functions the EX/MK2 rom provides, but what are 
the additional functions provided by the Hawk upgrade?  Also is the 
Hawk memory backed up with its own battery for those of us without 
battery-backed up Poly 800s?  Thanks!

> The second kit is an add on to the first kit. It makes your Hawk 800
> into the aTomahawk 800. This will put the FM and Moog Slayer mods
> under parameter/EG/MG and MIDI control. You can't use this kit 
without
> installing the memory/software upgrade first.
> 
>

So you mean the Tomahawk gives you midi (CC?) control over the FM and 
Moog slayer mods?  

The second kit seems pretty expensive, more than I paid for the Poly 
800 itself.  Although I'd love to get my hands on the 12/24 filter, I 
think I will probably order the Hawk kit only and install the usual 
FM & Moog Slayer hacks myself.