Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Wow! Those lexan decal stickers are cool.

I definitely need to find out where you got those made because I have wanted to create a new front panel decal for the HAWK-800 to replace the original one.

Drop me an email with the details please.

Mike.




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From: Atom Smasher <atom@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 7:24:53 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] hey ya'll

  
On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Michael Hawkins wrote:

> Now, since the digital to analog converter is only 8 bits, you're not 
> going to get quite the same perfect sweep and micro control as a POT 
> gives. But it's pretty darn good anyway.
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has anyone posted a good way to have analog pots coexist peacefully with 
the AtomaHawk kit?

> Answer: No, NRPN on the HAWK does not understand NRPN running status. To 
> be honest, I didn't think there was such a thing as NRPN running status. 
> Anyway, each NRPN change requires transmitting the three bytes NRPN MSB, 
> NRPN LSB and then data value.
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that ~might~ cause problems... some sequencers, thru-boxes, mergers, etc 
might assume that downstream devices can understand NRPN running status, 
and edit the input stream to maximize throughput.

> I am not really inclined to do it that way because if there's one thing 
> I've learned about kits it's that people want a kit that has everything 
> done for them.
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and you can put together ten very professional kits for the same or less 
money than ten people each scraping together a half-assed kit.

> So I am going to make inquiries about getting the front and rear panel 
> punched and once I have done that, I'll let you know how it went and 
> what I think I may be able to get done and when. The WHEN is also a big 
> deal for me because apart from my day job, I also have two other big 
> projects underway. So this rack kit thing really needs a LOT of 
> supporters for me to really start pushing it along.
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i can see myself spending some $$$ on a rack kit, especially if it's done 
right (if i did it wrong i'd still spend $$$). i'd spend about $50-70US 
just to get an empty case locally, so double that for a kit (with LCD!!!) 
is a no-brainer. i'll keep my EX800 as a table-top module for now... 
waiting for updates in this...

when i made my FTB-303 i used back-printed lexan for the front and rear 
panels. they kick ass!
http://smasher. org/303/front. jpg
http://smasher. org/303/back. jpg
http://smasher. org/303/ftb- 303.jpg

those pictures were taken with a camera that uses floppy disks ;)

i think i spent about $150-200 for those panels, but having ten of them 
made would have cost about an extra $5 each ($20-25 per unit). contact me 
off list and i'll give you details.

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