New breakthrough on hardware upgrade
2007-01-29 by korgpolyex800
I finished the prototype hardware upgrade and got it working today. I now have an EX800 with 8K of ROM (which will be used as a boot ROM) along with 16K of RAM
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patch editor for poly800 / ex800 : it exists?
2007-01-27 by fripon_tournemolle
Hello, I m looking for a patch editor for ex800, or poly 800. It exists? I m looking for the midi implementation chart too. Thanks for your answer, Cordially,
Re: SYSEX
2007-01-26 by fripon_tournemolle
See Midi Ox : http://www.midiox.com/ Cordially
"Tune" the trim pots inside? For the poly800's super fans/technicians...HELP ME
2007-01-24 by kluberrrrr
Hi there, I hope someone here knows how to fix my problem! I recently understood why my poly800 sounds bad... Thanks to a friend who compared one of his
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-24 by belochim
lol! That I will. Thanks, man!
Re: poly 800 patches
2007-01-24 by belochim
Servus, In the worst case you can have a look at ebay and search for Poly 800. Some geek always sells a collection of patches he s made through the years there
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-24 by Dave Bowman
... Ha! We Argentineans are famous for making the most out of everything. Seriously now, it was just a matter of patiently desoldering every leg of the VR s
poly 800 patches
2007-01-24 by z6682z
does anyone know where i can get some new patches in .wav for my poly 800 i dont need the factory ones. thanks
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-23 by belochim
Hey Dave, Thanks again for your post. It was a great help to me. But how did you manage to get out the VRs without breaking them? Cheers, Flo
Re: SYSEX
2007-01-22 by dragoon1880
... Looks easy and promissing. I ll need to check it if I come along with it as there is no manual with it. THX
Re: SYSEX
2007-01-22 by rudnicki_marek
There are tens of tools available. I use Windows MIDI Watch. you get this here http://www.harmony-central.com/Software/Windows/wmw30.html It not only sends
SYSEX
2007-01-22 by dragoon1880
Hi there! i ve a small problem. I dont know which program I should ude to transfer SYSEX from and to my EX-800. Main problem is the poor description of the
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-20 by Dave Bowman
Hi again, I added a couple new pics to my photo album: http:// launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/photos/browse/d961?c= You ll see original VR s
New Mod: White Noise
2007-01-20 by belochim
Hello Poly-Friends, Some time ago I ran across a german Poly 800 modding site and discovered a way of modding which hasn t been done before so far. The link of
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-20 by belochim
Hey Dave, Thanks for your Post. But in the pix you ve described the VRs are soldered away and I can t see if he just crushed them or if he used them elsewhere.
Re: Resurrecting your Poly800 mk1
2007-01-17 by korgpolyex800
Willi, sorry for the delay, I ve been looking for this: http://synthetizer-sche.chez-alice.fr/korg/poly800/poly800-2.html This is a simple starting point to
Re: Suggestion for new mod: MG frequency LED
2007-01-17 by hjulskov
Thanks for your answer -I was afraid that the MG was generated in the software. Now I know for sure. Great that you consider implementing this in your upgrade.
Re: Suggestion for new mod: MG frequency LED
2007-01-17 by korgpolyex800
Sorry, but the MG frequency is determined by software so a flashing LED would have to be a software upgrade. But I will add that to my list of features to
Suggestion for new mod: MG frequency LED
2007-01-17 by hjulskov
Would it be possible to let the MG control a led, indicating the current frequency -as seen on older synths? This could be a cool mod -no influence on the
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Resurrecting your Poly800 mk1
2007-01-17 by Manu
... If you see a track that looks damaged you can check if it s really damaged. Have you been able to fix it? I hope it :) Manu
Re: Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-17 by Dave Bowman
HI there, Just check a post i did some 2 or 3 days ago with a link to yet another post by Olaf... you ve got the switch there. Also check Atom Smasher s
Poly 800 Mod ++ NON DESTRUCTIVE++
2007-01-16 by belochim
Dear Poly-Freaks and Fans, Has anyone done - and can tell me how it works - a non destructive mod of the Poly 800? I d like to mod my new Poly without breaking
Re: Which pots for VR2 and VR5?
2007-01-16 by belochim
Hey Hjulskov, The VRs vary from Poly to Poly since these babies where all made rather individually by then. If you open the case you can see numbers printed on
Re: Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-14 by Erik Hines
The pictures look great, I think they should definitely help a few of the fellow EX ers out there... Erik ... result :-) ... wherever ... beginners
Re: Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-14 by Erik Hines
Congrats!! I m Glad I could help... Erik ... result :-) ... wherever ... beginners
Re: Which pots for VR2 and VR5?
2007-01-13 by Dave Bowman
Hi, Check this by olaf_nv (also search his posts) http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/photos/browse/52a3 regards, Dave ... anyone?
Which pots for VR2 and VR5?
2007-01-12 by hjulskov
Hi I have Moog-slaughtered my EX-800 -and it works perfect. But I would like to add a switch for original/MoogSlayer . And therefore I need to know which
Re: [korgpolyex] control changes with pc-1600x
2007-01-11 by Atom Smasher
... =============== all of them. and any sysex message you can program. and a few hacks, like channel aftertouch.
control changes with pc-1600x
2007-01-11 by archeologist
/ my recollection of the sliders on the keyboard versions is that they re crap. it doesn t much matter to me, though, because i ve got an EX800 with a modified
Re: [korgpolyex] Question about moog slayer mod
2007-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ==================== my recollection of the sliders on the keyboard versions is that they re crap. it doesn t much matter to me, though, because i ve got
Re: [korgpolyex] Question about moog slayer mod
2007-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
Hi Atom, That just about made it as clear as mud. LOL I just ordered samples of a digital potentiometer chip that has 128 tap points and comes in 10K, 50K and
Re: [korgpolyex] Question about moog slayer mod
2007-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ============ yo... ... ========== yes ;) ... ============= i shouldn t even answer here, because the last several years has shown me to be a little bit of
Question about moog slayer mod
2007-01-08 by korgpolyex800
AtomSmasher? you there? Question for all you slayer mod people. Is it that you are able to control the resonance from a knob on the keyboard that makes the mod
Re: Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-08 by hjulskov
I have just performed the procedure on my EX-800 -with great result :-) I took some pictures, which I have uploaded to the files section. Thanks a lot Erik!
Re: Kork the Korg...
2007-01-08 by Erik Hines
I ll try to post by wednesday, been crazy at work this week. I m glad to see that this will help out some fellow synthies ... Erik ... anyone
Re: Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-08 by Erik Hines
I agree, and give you full permission to post the details wherever they would be helpful. Pictures are probably necessary for beginners as well, unfortunately
Re: Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-08 by korgpolyex800
Hi Erik, I really think we should post your directions onto a web site somewhere since fixing those buttons is probably a number one maintenance issue for many
Hardware upgrade retrofit - update
2007-01-08 by korgpolyex800
Hi Poly People, The link below takes you to the progress blog page. Over the weekend I bit the bullet and took my EX800 apart so that I could begin preparation
Re: Kork the Korg...
2007-01-08 by hjulskov
... Good work Erik! Any chance you will upload the pics? Hopefully I ll get the time to do the operation next weekend :-) /Hjulskov
Kork the Korg...
2007-01-06 by Erik Hines
Pardon the typo...I do have pictures (cell phone crappies) if anyone needs more info on the button repair.. Erik
Kork Ex-800, Buttons can be rebuilt!! Yay! (EX only not Poly Sorry!)
2007-01-05 by Erik Hines
Just some info for EX owners: put down your solder guns, The buttons on this puppy can be refurbished easily! With the help I got from you guys on button
Re: Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-05 by Erik Hines
Exactly what I needed, Thanks! Now it s just tracking em down at the electronics store. Erik ... the ... thru ... intalled ... life ... buttons ... of ...
Re: Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-05 by Erik Hines
Yeah, Please post some pics. I wanna get this bad mammajamma working and any help would be great... Erik ... were so ... buttons ... them. He ... sequencer
Re: Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-05 by Dave Bowman
Hi there. I had the same problem with my Poly 800. I desoldered all switches, even though many still worked fine. Replaced them with similar siwtches, only the
Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-04 by JEFF HOPP
I had a similiar problem. I was given a EX800 but all the buttons were so dirty and stuck they did not function. I had a tech do several things......he added
Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-04 by Michael Hawkins
I would love to see a photo of your new switches on your EX800. Or maybe I wouldn t! darkcube wrote: ... mine were corroded, and
Re: [korgpolyex] Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-04 by darkcube
... mine were corroded, and wouldn t make contact no matter how hard i pushed. i ended up desoldering the lot of em, and replacing them with common tactile
Button help PPPlease!!
2007-01-04 by Erik Hines
I found an EX at the thrift store for $7.00! I just intalled the Moog Slayer Mod , I gotta say that it definitely breathes new life into this thing! Now I m
24db/12db filter mod
2007-01-02 by radek_tymecki
Hi all! Sp knows how to make this mod? Actually my Eng is not so good so I d rather prefer some pics or sth thx Radek
Re: Resurrecting your Poly800 mk1
2007-01-02 by earth2willi
Hi Mike Thanks for the reply. I do have a multimeter. I didn t see any signs of corrosion / deposits/breaks on either side of the analog or digital boards,