Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Disassembly update - II
2006-05-24 by Tim Bieniosek
This is turning into a very expensive kit!! It s a good thing speculation is cheap :-D
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2006-05-24 by Tim Bieniosek
This is turning into a very expensive kit!! It s a good thing speculation is cheap :-D
2006-05-24 by Marcus Wilson
Speaking of new features, one thing i was thinking would be uber cool would be to actually display the parameter info in the decal showing the parameters and
2006-05-24 by jure zitnik
if you re planning the digital pot - why not replace the awkward up/down buttons with a rotary encoder? i guess it s an easy job! jure
2006-05-23 by patrioticduo
I m trying to keep the scope within the realms of sanity. So I m placing initial limits on the hardware upgrade. Required outcome: Upgrade the Poly 800 RAM and
2006-05-23 by austeritygirlone
... Keep up the good work! After you ve figured out how to controll the peripheral synthstuff from the cpu and written a basic OS, that gets somethingn done
2006-05-23 by jure zitnik
the pot in the joystick could be broken... try just disconnecting the joystick and if it eliminates the effect then that s it. replacing the pot could be a
2006-05-23 by Alexandro de Exu
Hi,are you sure,that theres no modulation in internal parameter 83-84 ? ( it must be 00 ). & I think,that may be problems with potenciometer in joystick.( it
2006-05-23 by olliestench
I recently bought another Poly800 and there is a weird problem with the joystick modulation. The synth will go into full modulation, as if the joystick was
2006-05-23 by patrioticduo
Thanks Marcus, That would be great if you can dig up the data sheet on the MSM5232. I am only missing the data sheets for the TG and the filter. So if anyone
2006-05-23 by Marcus Wilson
Ive been looking through my paperwork i kept after repairing my korgs, to locate the datasheet for the MSM5232 i cant see it electronic, so i will try to
2006-05-23 by patrioticduo
Thanks for the moral support. You always need that when you take on disassembly of 8K of machine code. I think you might be talking about hacking the old Taito
2006-05-23 by music tec
Hi, just to let you know that i am into this. not that i have any expertise, or that i ve had the chance to follow these postings back to their origin yet - as
2006-05-22 by patrioticduo
Hi there Poly fans, Check out my web site which has some more details on the progress of my disassembly project. The more time I spend on this the more I think
2006-05-19 by guillaume richard
thats what i thought indeed :/ And then, as its said the values may be different for each poly/ex , which is even harder to deal for me :/
2006-05-19 by Alexandro de Exu
Hi,i didn t made Moog Slayer Mod,but I replaced trimmers on board to similar ( 100k & 10k ) on front panel ,but deph of CUTOFF & RESONANCE regulation depends
2006-05-18 by Manu
... I ve heard it s going to be featured in a videogame s sound track in the near future :) Manu
2006-05-18 by Dave Bowman
I was wondering whether Atom s and other wonderful mods have made it into real commercial recordings? I would definitely say a modded Poly- 800 was used on the
2006-05-18 by Dave Bowman
my solution wouldnt apply to you cos you unfortunately ruined your trimmer pots... instead of using fixed 100k (for cutoff) and 10k (for reso) resistors (these
2006-05-18 by d ls
... How do I get rid of it? also the power input seems lose and the power will go if wiggled with power plug in it
2006-05-18 by mahceenaleen
Now that i got back internet at home, i can spend some time explaining the tiny problem i just got while doing this mod:
2006-05-18 by patrioticduo
The keyboard itself is not velocity sensitive so I think that might be out of the question. Portamento would depend on the VCO s and the DA converter control.
2006-05-18 by patrioticduo
... Bill, that s great news! Now I have someone else that can help me do the disassembly. :-) Are you trying to keep the 80 s alive too? I cut my teeth on 8
2006-05-18 by Marcus Wilson
are you sure you dont wish to fix it? I have brought 2 polys back from the dead with power supply issues I have a poly800 that is missing some keys, and a
2006-05-18 by susan dagart
One of my polys has died, power trouble,but most part/boards should be fine if anyone needs parts
2006-05-17 by jure zitnik
MONO MODE WITH PORTAMENTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-05-17 by cyril blanc
Hello I am selling my EX800 located in France. you can make a proposal for a price ! Best Cyril ... My Mail is filtered by Personal Antispam. Join the
2006-05-17 by Atom Smasher
... ================== mono mode with portamento... velocity- DCA... velocity- DCF... -- ...atom ________________________ http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98
2006-05-16 by susan dagart
I can t wait! I have owned both the Korg Poly 800 Mk2 and The EX800. I currently have two Poly 800s. Does anyone know anything about a battery power mod? My
2006-05-16 by Bill Thompson
... Hi Mike, Many years ago I spent quite a bit of time programming embedded systems using the 8085. Being a packrat, I know that all the documentation is
2006-05-16 by austeritygirlone
... Rewriting the Firmware offers great possibilities only limited by the speed of the CPU, the size of the accesible ROM (changing chip may give more ROM,
2006-05-15 by susan dagart
I m totally new to this burning lark,but just got a cheap eprom burner and wondered if it is asimple as just burning the EX800 bin file that I downloaded to a
2006-05-15 by patrioticduo
Manu, The EPROM programmer is a very old Sunshine (Chinese) unit. The Compaq Presario is a very old Pentium-M class. The Poly 800 and EX800 run 80C85 CPU. The
2006-05-15 by Manu
... I m very interested on this, can you send me the source code, please? :) I would love to take a look at it. ... That s VERY interesting. What model it is?
2006-05-15 by patrioticduo
OK, here s a little update. i) Rummaged through basement to find old 2764 EPROM programmer. ii) Built an old Win95/DOSv7 PC out of a Compaq Presario (because
2006-05-12 by Dave Bowman
Hi guys. I m writing in regard of this stuff plutoniq posted some time ago: Another worthwhile mod (while on the subject), would be to add an On/ Off switch to
2006-05-12 by Neil Sauerwein
Thanks for these, when I get a chance I ll try them. Does anyone know if it s possible to get a decent Farfisa sound from the poly?
2006-05-09 by Dave Bowman
Hi everybody. Thanks to Atom and may other members of this group, I finally put hands on modding my old Poly 800. Currently I implemented moogslayer (with
2006-05-07 by patrioticduo
The MDK ROM was for the Poly 800 MK1 only. It made the original Poly 800 sysex capable. The MKII and EX both had built in sysex. Mind you, the sysex
2006-05-07 by archeologist
As Mike said, why drill all those nasty holes. Getting a retrofit is something i d be fully into. I got an ex800 recently and am keen to modify it, but don t
2006-05-07 by gregory_lega
Is there any other way to get the original programs reinstalled?
2006-05-06 by Alexander
Note: that s if mine even HAS that rom... Is there any way to tell from the way the device behaves (without opening it?)
2006-05-06 by Alexander
I m glad i m not the only person who thinks this is a good idea. I could do without the LCD even just for an arpeggiator (maybe tied in with the sequencer like
2006-05-06 by gregory_lega
I get back with a progress report soon. Oh by the way, todays my B day! What a great present from all you guys.
2006-05-05 by patrioticduo
Well, this might take a few years but here are my plans. I see all these great modifications being done but wouldn t it be nice if they were fully supported
2006-05-05 by Alexandro de Exu
ORGAN 1.( 8 voices ) 11. - 3 / 12. - 2 / 13. - 1 / 14. - 1 / 15. - 0 / 16. - 0 / 17. - 30 / 18. - 1 / 31. - 07
2006-05-05 by Manu
... I would love to get them too :) Why don t you just dump it with the cassette interface? Manu
2006-05-05 by Alexandro de Exu
Hi, I have some self made organ sounds for korgik ( POLY 800 ).If you want,I can send program list to make it,but I need some time to do it. Alexandro.
2006-05-05 by Dave Bowman
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/message/793 check the follow up as it adds some suggestions on performing the mod. cheers, Dave
2006-05-05 by devetron
Hey Greg. Nice find!! How to program it: First, you flip the program switch on the back to enable . Then you hit the para key in the upper right corner of
2006-05-04 by gregory_lega
How does one program it. I would like some cool organ sounds. I have a leslie rotary box so the sounds can be plain while I operated the leslie effect