2011-10-23 by Gary Peters
Hi mate That file of audio cassette dumps got a Good . But it is not complete unfortunately. And i thought i was only korg poly owner in the whole world
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-23 by Michael Hawkins
I know Foster, Victoria. I had many great poker games with some of my college buds down there. I originally come from Katoomba, Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-23 by Gary Peters
When your in a small office on the net the world feels rather small. I live in Australia. State of Victoria and in a small country town called foster. Gary
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-22 by Michael Hawkins
Where about in the world are you? Mike ________________________________ From: Gary To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-22 by Michael Hawkins
you might want to try using a PC and grab the audio recording of the factory defaults from the files section here. ________________________________ From: Gary
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Gary
Hi All Im not electronically competent and it looks like alot of playin with the circuit board which intimidates me a bit. Im quite willing to pay someone cash
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Gary
Yeah using a tape recorder with buttonup and down volume control. Had a good for the first two dumps. Then just couldnt load factory preload Very
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Martin Ator
Yeah, silly me. R96 is the tape out from the Korg. It will give a stronger signal when you want to save your patches to tape. ________________________________
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Michael Hawkins
I ve always used my computer line out and didn t have to change R96 either. ________________________________ From: Martin Ator To:
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Martin Ator
Are you actually using a tape recorder? You will need to use the tape out socket. Playing it out through a headphone socket or line out will not be strong
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-21 by Gary
Can soomeone please give me some advice on loading data from tape recorder to keyboard. encountering error many times - adjusted volume a thousand times,tried
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-17 by logica@talk21.com
BTW caig fader grease and caig fader lube are 2 differnet products. ... From: matti.sateri Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Joystick:
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-17 by logica@talk21.com
Hi, you can use Caig Fader Lube on pots and sliders without doing any harm at all.Most of the time it improves function/feel of the pots unless they really
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-17 by matti.sateri
Ok, thanks! I ve never lubricated pots, always believed it does more harm than good. But the Fader Grease / Fader Lube products seem quite promising, might
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-14 by logica@talk21.com
Caig Fader Grease is what I used on the joystick with great success. ... From: matti.sateri Subject: [korgpolyex] Joystick: cleaning &
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-10-14 by matti.sateri
Hi, I m new here. And also new with my Poly-800 Reverse Keys, had it for a week or so. Already opened it up, adjusted the Tune slider range, dusted off lots of
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-15 by Alex
Hi, I ve just switched on my ancient and rather battered Poly-800. It s been on a shelf here at work for several years, and I notice the volume pot is crackly
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-13 by polyprelude
My poly800 mk1 receives midi signal fine from my DAW, however it does not send ANYTHING at all. Ive connected midiOX to observe the midi/usb converter and
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-10 by Martin Ator
Interesting stuff. Thanks for that. ________________________________ From: Michael Hawkins To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-09 by Michael Hawkins
HCT sometimes works in place of HC but not always due to speed. From Wikipedia... The CMOS–TTL logic level problem Interconnecting any two logic families
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-08 by Martin Ator
Ahh, I think now it might actually have been an HCT not an HC, that I tried first. Part number is a little worn ________________________________ From: Michael
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-08 by Michael Hawkins
What was exact part no. manufacturer for the one that you had in there that didn t work? ________________________________ From: Martin Ator
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-08 by Martin Ator
Thanks for your help. I just got a 74HC240 with a closer spec to the original and it works now. Martin ________________________________ From: Martin Ator
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-07 by Martin Ator
If I ground pin 13 of IC 33, I can get TAPE to show on the display. If I measure the voltage at pin 13 and hit the TAPE Enable switch I can only detect a
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by logica@talk21.com
I ll try that thanks for the info.
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by Martin Ator
Hi, I ve checked all wires/buttons/switches and they are working. I just programmed in a patch from scratch and tried to write it to memory, but the program
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by Michael Hawkins
Check the UP parameter button and the 4 on the keypad. If they are OK then check the Step Up jack and the Program Enable switch functions. If all of
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by cyllall
Hi Everyone, My tape in switch doesn t do anything, so I can t load in the sounds by tape. It should show load on the display. Is the voltage comparator or one
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by Michael Hawkins
Excuse me if I ask questions that... The issue here might be how you re trying to load them. You have to use Diagnostic mode (which is soon to be renamed
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-06 by logica@talk21.com
Hi, does anyone have any patch banks that have been created with/for the Hawk 800 kit. I have tried to load the original patch banks but they don t seem to
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-02 by polyprelude
thanks! it was quite easy, much appreciated. now for the fm800, and soon hawk800 :)
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-01 by Michael Hawkins
It would have to be a 74HC240. ________________________________ From: cyllall To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 1,
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-01 by cyllall
Hi Everyone, I have a faulty IC33. IC33 is a TC40H240 CMOS. Any reason why a 74** series equivalent won t work there?. I can t think of a reason unless the
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-09-01 by backshall1
Hi Michael, There isn t really any easy way to put a battery holder in the normal place on those old boards. I usually put a CR2032 holder way over on the
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-31 by polyprelude
Hi I havnt found any definitive info on how to do the backup battery mod in an early version (without solder tabs) Can anyone give me some more info or a link
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-21 by iamakisgr
Hello!Thanks for the answers! The problem is not on the power supply cause i am usings a pc psu for +/-5 and ground witch is way more accurate than the
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-18 by 7yash
It is said that the Chorus is noisy itself, I haven t heard that much, but OTOH I never turn the Poly-800 more than 5/6 as I have the mods installed...
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-18 by JoeL
Hi, I just ran a full parameter check on a used EX800 I purchased. Everything checks out, but I noticed something odd about the chorus effect feature. When
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-13 by Michael Hawkins
-4.42 is too far out of spec. You will need to get that to -4.9 to -5.1. ________________________________ From: bruno lhuissier To:
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-13 by bruno lhuissier
The low to high swooshing sound is the analog to digital sample and hold circuits discharging. Which indicates that the A2D multiplexing is not occurring. So
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-13 by Michael Hawkins
The low to high swooshing sound is the analog to digital sample and hold circuits discharging. Which indicates that the A2D multiplexing is not occurring. So
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-13 by Michael Hawkins
Start by checking all power rails. The Poly can behave the way you re describing if +5 volts is OK but -5 volt rail is not there at all. Mike
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-12 by 7yash
Try reloading the patches in using the wave files found here: http://analog.no/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=26 You ll need to put
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-12 by iamakisgr
Hello... I recently got a broken poly800 reverse keys edition... At first i thought it was only the power supply circuit but after i fixed that and turned on
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-08 by Michael Hawkins
Have you checked for battery leakage inside? (Especially the C cells). I have battery leakage, i have to remove the battery and the support Take photos of
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-08 by bruno lhuissier
Hello Mike ... Not yet i am going to check all the power supplies ... hear nothing at all at power up and I have to hit keys and the VCF cutoff sounds like it
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-08 by Michael Hawkins
Is this a Poly MK2 that you have had for many years? Or did you recently buy it? Did it have this problem from the moment you bought it? Have you checked for
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-08 by bruno lhuissier
... Hi There is no sound until i hit a key, and the sound is leveling up slowly during 1 or 2 minutes , as a ramp. this is for the dca For the DCO, the pitch
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-07 by Martin Ator
Hi, Is it a continuous sound starting with sub-bass and then going higher up in pitch? ________________________________ From: bruno lhuissier
Thread view
Attachments: 0
2011-08-07 by tomlinson6050@roadrunner.com
... ============= Hello My korg Poly 800 II have these problems; - when i turn it on , the led turn on, but it takes 1 or 2 min that the sound comes, and the
Thread view
Attachments: 0