Re: [korgpolyex] poly 800 won't hold program
2009-09-12 by Paul Cunningham
Here s how I ended up replacing the battery to my DW-6000 which has the same soldered in battery:
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2009-09-12 by Paul Cunningham
Here s how I ended up replacing the battery to my DW-6000 which has the same soldered in battery:
2009-09-11 by Gordon JC Pearce
... Since all you need to do is ensure that /CE is high and there is power to the chip, it should be easy enough to bodge in the required diode, resistor and
2009-09-11 by LARRY HAWKE
You DO have to be careful. It also makes a great backup cigarette lighter! To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com From: edd.hillier@gmail.com Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009
2009-09-11 by edd hillier
also VERY easy to burn yr fingers to a crisp on the exhaust port.. and melt unsuspecting plastics! 2009/9/11 LARRY HAWKE
2009-09-11 by LARRY HAWKE
Yep, I changed mine a couple years back. Seems like it was only the center conductor contact that was soldered. It wasn t too bad, just use the coolest iron
2009-09-11 by edd hillier
it ll be the battery, i think its just a PC CMOS battery just be carefull soldering it back in, apparently it can kill them, edd 2009/9/11 e_flat4me
2009-09-11 by t'byte
Hi everybody, I just got my first Poly-800 and it is a lot of fun. I have one concern though... it doesn t seem to work with any AC adapters. It works fine
2009-09-11 by Michael Hawkins
If you have five C batteries in the Poly-800, then the patches should stay. But, there is also a location on the main printed circuit board for installation of
2009-09-11 by e_flat4me
is there a reason that my old poly-800 won t hold it s program. it works fine, but, turn it off and everything is gone. is there something hiding inside to
2009-09-10 by ugufru
thats a great idea! i ll try to round up a few from my poly 800 II this weekend. -pc
2009-09-10 by Alex Drinkwater
I seem to have trashed my EX-800 while attempting to install the AtomaHawk mod. I ve installed all the wires, but now when I switch the synth on, I get
2009-09-10 by korgpolyex800
Hi Poly fans, well, it s way too quiet around here. So, I know there are a lot of you out there with great Poly-800 patch sets. Why not upload them into the
2009-09-10 by korgpolyex800
Hi Poly fans, Since I don t have an original EX-800 (my EX is converted to HAWK-800), I am asking a big favor of someone here. Would someone please convert
2009-09-04 by evy_newt
I ve never had any problem playing the wav files from my computer. It is a sampler after all if you think about it. I don t see why it wouldn t work.
2009-09-04 by electrohead2000
Hi Tim. I remember doing this waaaay back in the day with an Ensoniq Mirage. Boy do I miss programming in Hex.....Not! As I recall it was a lot of trouble
2009-09-03 by t'byte
Hi, Has anyone used the Poly-800 s tape load/save with a sampler? If so, did it work well? I am thinking I could simply back my patches up to the sampler and
2009-08-31 by synthparts
I recommend MidiOx if you re on a PC.
2009-08-26 by babyd_lhp
http://www.kyte.tv/ch/12114-dmitris-coa-video-blog/528531-adding-freq-and-res- thanx! d
2009-08-21 by gothasfuk
Thank you. What s the process for loading these into the Poly 800 mk II ?
2009-08-19 by synthparts
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/files/3%29%20Poly-800%20MKII/User%20manuals%20and%20tips/gothsp800ii.syx
2009-08-18 by goodsynthoms
Hey Mike! Sounds good! Looking forward to seeing that! Thanks! Eddie.
2009-08-18 by Michael Hawkins
Hi Eddie, I have an original EX800 service manual which has a nice diagram of the hook up. I ve been promising to scan the whole thing and and put the results
2009-08-18 by goodsynthoms
Hi Everyone, I just got a me a nice EX-800 that the battery needs to be replaced. Checking the unit inside I noticed that the MIDI Thru board is disconnected
2009-08-17 by Gothik
where is the file at and what s the file name ?
2009-08-16 by Frequency Spectrum
just put the midi file into a sequencer. turn the poly on and press play on the sequencer and i think the poly should just receive it. if i remember rightly.
2009-08-15 by Gothik
AWESOME ! Thank you ! Now ... how do I load them via MIDI ?
2009-08-14 by synthparts
OK I just uploaded a MIDI Sysex file of your patches. Not sure I got them all because I always got an error due to the poor quality of your tape recording.
2009-08-14 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the korgpolyex group. File : /3) Poly-800
2009-08-13 by Ullrich Peter
Hi Mike! One of my frequency counter is working again: The exact frequency is 2878 Hz. Ciao Peter http://come.to/synpro
2009-08-13 by korgpolyex800
For those of you who might be still sitting on the fence about upgrading your Poly-800 to the HAWK-800. Here is the news I sent out to my customers . Hi
2009-08-13 by korgpolyex800
Thanks for that. I really appreciate it. 2.9Khz is within the spec noted in the Poly documentation. But I wonder what everybody else has for a EG clock rate?
2009-08-12 by Ullrich Peter
Hi Mike! ... I opened my Poly800 Mk I and measured the frequency on Pin 7 of IC36 (TL072). As both of my frequency counter are defect at the moment I had to
2009-08-12 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the korgpolyex group. File : /3) Poly-800
2009-08-12 by Gothik
I really appreciate that guys !!! I m going to post it now -- the file name is : GOTH s Poly 800 mk II.wav
2009-08-12 by korgpolyex800
Fran, thanks for the props. I really appreciate it. Yes, I got your review/write up and am deciding how soon I can get a new web page put together to include
2009-08-12 by narfman96
Hi Mike, Great news on the velocity and patch dump work!!!! I m still working on getting my head around all these new features after installing the Hawk-800
2009-08-12 by Michael Hawkins
You re right, no it can t. But if you install the HAWK-800 upgrade kit then yes it can. But you knew that already. ;-) Check out the MIDI implementation chart
2009-08-12 by Alex Drinkwater
That all sounds great, Michael! Unfortunately I haven t got around to installing my FM800 mod yet. Hoping to do that next week, and (fingers crossed) not wreck
2009-08-12 by olliestench
I m pretty sure I know the answer to this (which is no, it can t), but I was wondering if the sysex capabilities in the EX800 allow it to receive parameter
2009-08-12 by joja_x2
Hi! Sounds very cool! Looking forward to the update! //JOJA
2009-08-11 by korgpolyex800
Hi Poly fans, It s very quiet around here lately so here is a little update to let you all know how the HAWK-800 software development is coming along. At this
2009-08-10 by Michael Hawkins
The MEX-8000 is MIDI only. If you post your audio file in the files section on this list then we can all have a go at trying to convert it to MIDI. Mike.
2009-08-10 by Gothik
Well, I really don t have much reason to think that it failed to record properly; because I have tried a bank that I personally recorded and one that someone
2009-08-09 by Frequency Spectrum
could never get the tape in to work right in mine 1 in 10 attempts the question is... did it actually record properly?
2009-08-09 by Gothik
Hello, I just found this group tonight while searching for help with a problem and HOPEFULLY someone here can provide it for Me. First the back-story : I ve
2009-08-08 by Frequency Spectrum
Thankyou very much
2009-08-08 by Michael Hawkins
Looking from the front of the Poly 800, look at the main board top left. VR1 is just to the left of the CN6A cable (with multi colored wires) that goes to the
2009-08-08 by Frequency Spectrum
Mike could you remind me where vr1 is?
2009-08-08 by Michael Hawkins
This is a very common problem with Poly-800 s both MK1 and MK2. Start with a spray can of deoxit to see if you can fix a noisy potentiometer. After that, in my
2009-08-08 by Frequency Spectrum
does anyone know why my mk2 sends large amounts of midi data all the time. if i put the joystick in the full dco position it stops.