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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-03 by <domgoold@...>

yeah you can see a possible issue with a shorter stick, less precise control - but i ve always wondered if those little PS2 mushroom things could have a role

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-03 by <alpemannen@...>

Really? Its the 61 Im doing it to though, it doesnt seem like the 4th terminal is doing nothing there? http://i60.tinypic.com/10nuza9.jpg

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-03 by Michael Hawkins

The fourth tap on the pots is a center short. It is supposed to ensure that the POT s send a zero when in the center position. But they are terribly

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by <alpemannen@...>

While on that topic, Im having a hard time understanding the Poly 61 (and Poly 800) joysticks. Ill be removing the joystick completely in favour of regular

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by Michael Hawkins

The joystick is not related to the EX800 at all. I am only talking about the Poly-800. I get regular emails from Poly-800 owners looking for replacement

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RE: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by victor jones

isnt the ex800 going forward without the need to drill holes in the case how far ahead is the mods now for the ex800 with just midi cc to control everything i

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by Héctor David Polo Cheva

Same question Enviado desde mi smartphone BlackBerry 10. De: Eanna Butler Enviado: domingo, 2 de marzo de 2014 11:39 Para: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Responder

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Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by Eanna Butler

Hi, possible to use this assembly with an ex800? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ... Hi, possible to use this assembly with an ex800? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) On Mar 2, 2014 4:37

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Joystick ???

2014-03-02 by <korgpolyex800@...>

Someone (cyllall?) just posted pictures of work being done on a joystick. Looks like it s a Poly-61 assembly. Seems the question is if they re the same. No

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RE: Floating an idea...

2014-02-28 by <josh.nursing@...>

Michael, that would be a great way to go: the STM32 line is very powerful. You could look into the Teensy++ MCU boards as well. The latter is already being

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Floating an idea...

2014-02-28 by Michael Hawkins

The HAWK is nice. But the right way to have done it would have been to simply remove the CPU (80C85) and replace it with a high performance CPU module. I am

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-27 by <domgoold@...>

here s a font called digital 7 if you have any others :) please share! https://app.box.com/s/dhb567g73n60imb1rqwl https://app.box.com/s/dhb567g73n60imb1rqwl

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-27 by <alpemannen@...>

Heres some recorded sounds https://soundcloud.com/vintersmokk/hawk-poly-800-sounds https://soundcloud.com/vintersmokk/hawk-poly-800-sounds

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-27 by <narfman96@...>

Hi Mike, I have two sysex files that will load into the Remote LE editor. One is for the Remote and the other I modified to work with my LE. You are more than

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Also, since I was to cheap to buy the atomothingie with mods already installed, I have the cutoff and resonance pots as well as the delay time set at 11ish bit

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Sure, I havent filled a bank yet though, only halfway into 40 something, and I was so pleased with those that I stopped exploring for a bit and am just using

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by Michael Hawkins

I will have to redo it. The problem is that the seven segment font set that I used is somehow broken and doesn t correctly render in PDF. Let me see what I can

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Hey Mike, Is the decal file in the 2.55 folder messed up or is it just me? Its layered where the numbers are almost everywhere, seems like some scaling issue.

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-25 by <domgoold@...>

Hi Narfman, if you have Novation Remote maps for the Hawk, can we have them? :D

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Really basic korg poly ex800 help

2014-02-24 by <Hoodlumtribe@...>

Hi all, totally new to this This is such a basic question so please don t mock. I have recently purchased a beautiful modded Ex800. I am wanting to run it

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Re: [korgpolyex] Wake up!

2014-02-24 by ASSI

... Hmm. Here I sit and the calendar says we should be in 2014 already… maybe I should go back to hibernation. :-) Regards, Achim. -- +

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Michael Hawkins

I put the HAWK board together for customers that ask for it. I usually charge $25 bucks for that. But, you still have to do some work on the Poly-800 mainboard

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <bperkins211@...>

the forum has been so quiet the past few months, I wasnt sure if the kits were still being sold still. I posted some vids with custom MIDI controllers and

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Alex Drinkwater

I can heartily recommend a Wordpress based system for your future website. a|x ________________________________ From: Michael Hawkins

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by matthillier33

Hi mike can i ask just how complicated it is to install the kits or if you ever intend on selling a ready made kit that just slots in ? ... From: Michael

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Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Michael Hawkins

Hi Fran, I hope you don t mind meputting your review onto the new HAWK website which is coming soon. Anyone else that wants to provide a little review, please

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <narfman96@...>

Mike, I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I m able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25

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RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <cbluff@...>

I am happy with the kits installed in my MK1. Well worth the money. I wish I had a nice box of programable midi knobs that fit on top of it, though. Did the

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Bryan Brown

2014-02-24 by Bryan Brown

 http://ao0002.hybrid-coding.info/kzokzpym/news.php Bryan Brown

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Re:Uk mod/ builders ?

2014-02-23 by matthillier33

if anyone does the hawk mod ready loaded in the uk please let me know though...i have a mk2 i would like to mod with the various upgrades. ... From:

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Re: [korgpolyex] Wake up!

2014-02-23 by matthillier33

i am new here so hi , the poly 800 mk2 was the first synth i owned and i just got one again after 15 years without one. The Hawk d mods look cool but as i dont

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Wake up!

2014-02-23 by <korgpolyex800@...>

Well we re well into 2013, and I still see quite a few newcomers. And the list has continued to grow with very few members leaving. The big question for me

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How to modifie my EX-800

2014-02-19 by andreas@lager11.net

Hi, i bought a Korg EX-800 and want to learn how to modifie that nice machine! Best Regrads Andreas Freitag Bederstrasse 123 CH-8002 Zürich +41 79 652 16 05

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RE: Poly 800 mk1 problem

2014-02-15 by <bperkins211@...>

There s a VR you can turn down to quiet the 800 s intended noise source and see if it is in fact the source of the noise you are hearing... seems you are

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Re: [korgpolyex] Poly 800 mk1 problem

2014-02-14 by <tomdusauchoit@...>

you re right Michael...replaced the fets and the problem persists...if you have any suggestion what to check for i would greatly appreciate as i m a novice in

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Re: [korgpolyex] Poly 800 mk1 problem

2014-02-12 by Michael Hawkins

All eight envelopes need to close before the noise gate shuts of the audio path. You re right that the 2SK381 FET is the noise gate. But, since the noise

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Poly 800 mk1 problem

2014-02-09 by <tomdusauchoit@...>

Hi, I have a Poly 800 here with a problem;..hope someone here can point me in the right direction! Problem is that there is a constant noise when no note is

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RE: Greetings!

2014-01-29 by <peloton79@...>

Thanks for the Highly Liquid tip. Going to check them out over coffee tomorrow. Mike, my thinking was to be really annoying and use carbon fiber fabric to

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RE: Greetings!

2014-01-28 by <bperkins211@...>

I ve thought to dissect the chorus board out and relocate a small preamp elsewhere in Mk1 units to make room for a board with pots n switches for a clean

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Re: [korgpolyex] Greetings!

2014-01-28 by Michael Hawkins

Hi there, what I was trying to get at in my email to you was that it is pretty much impossible to put knobs, switches or sliders into the right hand panel of

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Greetings!

2014-01-27 by <peloton79@...>

Hello everyone. I have been doing research on modding the heck out of my poly800. My intention is to add the Hawk800/Atomahawk mods and use the added midi

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