Re: Trying to fix two broken Poly-800
2010-01-01 by heathcarlisle@ymail.com
Case #1 sounds similar to my recent fix, lights but no button action, key sound. After verifying the supply voltages, check IC33 and IC34. In my case, the unit
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Re: [korgpolyex] Trying to fix two broken Poly-800
2009-12-31 by Michael Hawkins
First, how do the power supply voltages look? Mike ________________________________ From: Malte Rogacki To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Trying to fix two broken Poly-800
2009-12-31 by Malte Rogacki
Hello everyone; new group member here. I ve recently aquired two non-working Poly-800 which I m trying to repair now. #1 is an inverted model, without a
cheap midi interface
2009-12-30 by Russ
I use an ESI M4U 4x4 midi interface. It s class compliant. Works great under win xp and 2k. I think it was $50 brand new? I know it was cheaper than the used
Re: what a deal...
2009-12-30 by korgpolyex800
The HAWK-800 is a memory upgrade that includes a PCB and a bunch of flash ROM s. Everett was joking around. :-)
Re: [korgpolyex] Cheap MIDI USB interfaces
2009-12-29 by Atom Smasher
linux notes for the archive or faq.... ... ============ anything class compliant should just work with linux. i m using a tapco link.midi without any
Re: [korgpolyex] Cheap MIDI USB interfaces
2009-12-29 by ASSI
... Yes, this is unfortunately the case and even though Microsoft knows it, they won t fix it, ever (go buy Vista was what they told me). When Windows has to
Re: [korgpolyex] Cheap MIDI USB interfaces
2009-12-29 by Gordon JC Pearce
... You know what would be good? Replacing the whole damn MIDI interface with a USB-to-MIDI chip. I m pretty sure it s just a case of getting something like
Cheap MIDI USB interfaces
2009-12-29 by Michael Hawkins
Hi Poly fans, Over the last two years I ve sold about 40 HAWK-800 kits. Generally, each customer has carefully constructed both the kit itself and also
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: what a deal...
2009-12-29 by Paul Cunningham
doesn t the hawk-800 use a flashable CPU, or am i thinking of someone else s upgrade for another synth? i don t have it (yet)... -pc
Re: what a deal...
2009-12-29 by Everett
Who said anything about swappin CPUs? Hopefully that s not where you soldered your EEPROM :)
Re: [korgpolyex] what a deal...
2009-12-29 by Paul Cunningham
the hawk-800 is definitely the cadillac of hardware/firmware synth upgrades, but it is hardly comparable to the synthesizer embodied by the cheetah ms6,
what a deal...
2009-12-29 by Atom Smasher
it s a been _l_o_n_g_ time since i checked out maad s update for the ms6 - http://www.maad.net/ms6/ for starters, try to find an ms6... his kit is $72(US) just
NOW AVAILABLE - Korg Poly-800 replacement joystick knob
2009-12-26 by korgpolyex800
For those of you unlucky enough to have a Poly-800 that is missing its joystick knob, I have 200 custom manufactured knobs available at
Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-12-03 by indyisking
Finally snapped a few pictures of it. I m not a fan of stickers really so I just set the Hawk 800 sticker where it would go for the photos. Enjoy and thanks
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-11-27 by Michael Hawkins
Tom, Great news! And, that has got to be one of the best remote troubleshooting experiences I have ever had! Bravo to you for being patient and taking the time
Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-11-27 by indyisking
Never mind, I wired it on a whim and the keys are now functioning 100% correctly. I cannot thank you enough for all the support as I would have never
Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-11-27 by indyisking
Thanks, Points 6 to 3 are not connected. The other two connections are. Can I jump the pins point-to-point or are there intervening bits?
poly800 korg
2009-11-26 by Jean pierre Studio
hy i want to be in your group korg polyex im restoring a poly 800 i need the factory soud data thanks best regard jean pierre
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-11-24 by Michael Hawkins
jameco.com newark.com futurlec.com And many others, they are very common CMOS logic family chips. Mike ________________________________ From: indyisking
Re: Hawk 800 Mod issues
2009-11-23 by indyisking
I haven t had a chance to look at it lately, but I can say that it worked 100% prior to my install job. Just in anticipation do you know anywhere that I can
Datadial - comfortable value input addon for your synthesizers
2009-11-20 by Ullrich Peter
Hi from Austria / Europe! Sorry for the crossposting but I have talked to different people of those lists about this addon device... Please delete this email
Re: [korgpolyex] New poll for korgpolyex
2009-11-19 by Epiik Soul
I ve got a reverse keys so I d never make a rack out of it. I m looking for a mark II and would consider making a rack mount when I find one.... ... From:
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hey ya'll
2009-11-18 by Atom Smasher
... ========= cool. i just created a poll about this - http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/surveys?id=12963444 assuming that a rack-kit is
New poll for korgpolyex
2009-11-18 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the korgpolyex group: I m curious how many people have done (or plan to do) the AtomaHawk mod and also
Re: hey ya'll
2009-11-18 by narfman96
... Hi Atom, I still have the Moog Slayer pots installed and the Atomahawk kit works very well with them. I also use a switch that can defeat the pots. The
Re: [korgpolyex] hey ya'll
2009-11-18 by Michael Hawkins
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
Re: [korgpolyex] hey ya'll
2009-11-18 by Atom Smasher
... =================== has anyone posted a good way to have analog pots coexist peacefully with the AtomaHawk kit? ... ================= that ~might~ cause
New poll for korgpolyex
2009-11-16 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the korgpolyex group: How much would you be willing to pay for a kit that allowed you to put your
Re: [korgpolyex] hey ya'll
2009-11-16 by Michael Hawkins
Atom, Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your concussion (and separation) but certainly glad that you made it back to us. Yeah, we re still rockin on. Here are
hey ya'll
2009-11-16 by Atom Smasher
i ve been out of the game for about the last six months, and hoping to soon pick up my soldering iron and synths again. late may, my wife and i separated. this
Updated 2.43 documentation
2009-11-15 by Michael Hawkins
OK, the version 2.43 zip file at hawk800.com now has the updated MIDI parameter quick reference and MIDI implementation charts updated to reflect the actual
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: boot ROM file
2009-11-15 by Michael Hawkins
First up, Bank Select (32) changes the bank but does not change the patch. After you change the bank, you have to send a program change to select any patch
Re: boot ROM file
2009-11-14 by Everett
So this will be implemented as a SYSEX dump eventually just like the SW upgrades? That will be nice... I like that you re going all flash. UV EPROMS are kind
boot ROM file
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
Everett and all HAWK owners, For those of you with EPROM programmers and who wish to upgrade the boot EPROM to the latest version of boot software, I uploaded
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Atomahawk Ex-800 patches
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
Philip, the latest version of the HAWK software has HAWK bulk dump send and receive. And the zip file includes two HAWK bulk dump syx files. Enjoy! Mike
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
You send the global defaults any time while the HAWK is running normally (showing 11 P - that sort of the thing). You don t send them while in any of the
Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
Hehe, looking back I guess it looks like I was frantic? I was methodically going through what I knew about. I have been at this for two days now ;) I still
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
Wow! I need to improve the manual. Let me know if you have any more problems. And congratulations on building your second kit. Mike
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
Those error codes could mean a couple of different things. 1) check the +5 volt rail is bang on 5 volts. Adjust it if necessary. Measure the rail with the HAWK
Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
Jeez, I m beginning to feel like this is a blog. All is well now! It was a stupid timing issue with the SYSEX buffers. I realized that the same behavior was
Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
Well, now it s really toast... I tried to re-upgrade the Boot ROM and I get errors. Awesome! Here s a compilation of what I m seeing. I only got one Good 0
Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
Should have just waited to post... that didn t take long. Sequencer works fine now that I enabled that global parameter 24. I can t find any problems with
Re: Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
I have not tried the sequencer, but the midi control works... actually everything I ve tried works which seems weird. I have also copied the standard patches
Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Michael Hawkins
Hi Everett, If you send a HAWK patch dump to your EX-800 while using Flash mode then you will write patch data over one of the flash ROM s that contains
Freshly upgraded EX-800
2009-11-13 by Everett
Just received my second Hawk-800 kit... this time with the Atomahawk portion too! I have a few questions about this new sample dump feature. I had previously
Re: is it possible to make a hard osc sync mod in the poly800?
2009-11-12 by Bobby Orlando
just look at this for a description of oscillator sync (it is from the nord lead manual) : http://i37.tinypic.com/ndr2w4.jpg
Re: most files in the files section are unavailable
2009-11-12 by Bobby Orlando
In the files section. but I checked again and everything seems ok now... no problems!
Re: [korgpolyex] is it possible to make a hard osc sync mod in the poly800?
2009-11-12 by Michael Hawkins
I am not sure what you mean by hard sync sounds . ________________________________ From: Bobby Orlando To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Re: [korgpolyex] is it possible to change poly-800 II parameters with a midi controler?
2009-11-12 by Michael Hawkins
You are out of luck with that. The original Poly-800 had no sysex at all but does recognize pitch wheel, DCO modulation and VCF modulation controllers. The