Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-10 by Michael Hawkins
As far as I knew, the OKI 80C85 as used in the Poly is the fastest 8085 available. Can you point me at a link for the faster version?
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Re: [korgpolyex] midi control
2009-01-10 by Michael Hawkins
yes, this sort of thing is totally doable although I am wondering why NRPN s are not enough. Every parameter is controllable via NRPN s and most hardware and
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-10 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... It s just a crystal. There s nothing as complicated as the FSB in a PC motherboard. Put a higher frequency crystal in, and the CPU goes faster. Put a
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-10 by Alec Jahn
I m only a novice at architecture (programmed gameboys in my day.... last year). More cycles per second is great, but would that even solve the problem? I
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-10 by Alexandre Souza
... Or put a faster processor. There are faster 8085s around, the 800 one is running at 6MHz, it can be run at 8 MHz and there are faster (but harder to find)
Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-10 by Alexandre Souza
... Playstation controller analog joystick. I ll do that as soon as I finish moving my lab to the new house. Already though how I ll interface to the EX 800
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-10 by Alexandre Souza
... A LCD would be great. If there is something I DO HATE in the poly is the (insert expletive here) 7-seg display. ... This is a problem for each synth
Re: midi control
2009-01-10 by zoinky420
... mike ... Like you, I ve got a pc-1600x, so NRPNs are fine by me, but I can see how it might be flexible to have important stuff, (at least filter cut off,
Re: best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-10 by zoinky420
... sequencer or ... sysex ... the ... Obviously we all have different wants. I couldn t care less about LCD readout, but an arpeggiator that syncs to clock
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-10 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... Sssh. Don t tell anyone, lest I lose my synthgeek-cred, but I never thought the Moog filters were that great anyway. I much preferred Tim Orr s
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-10 by Atom Smasher
... ==================== the classic moog filter patents have long expired. i don t want to seem to hard on bob, but bear in mind that there was a long period
Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-10 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... What about a special sysex command to pay your insurance? Gordon
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-10 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... There is a guy who produces replacement Juno VCF/VCA modules, and they re not even expensive. If enough people crossed my palm with crisp brown foldy ones
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-10 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... You know, it s something we thought about for the Sequential Sixtrak... It uses a Z80A CPU, and uses a periodic interrupt for a lot of its timing. Looking
Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-10 by Michael Hawkins
yes, I am going to put a special sysex command into the code to support joystick parameter editing from a Poly to an EX-800. yes, I am fully insured. :-)
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Alec Jahn
OVERCLOCK THAT SOB! Just kidding.
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... =========== that might be better than nothing. -- ...atom ________________________ http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5
Re: [korgpolyex] Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ================== will i be able to do *that* via midi, with an EX-800? alternatively, would it be feasible to get a surplus X-Y joystick and get it
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ============== or admit that further addition of features needs an LCD, and soon after that a new CPU ;) ... =============== didn t DSI run some curtis
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... =================== to put that into perspective... it s like turning the poly800 into a whole new synthesizer for $100, and you probably already have a
midi control
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
going over the MIDI implementation chart, it looks like all patch parameters are available for real time control via NRPNs. cool, i ve got a pc1600x so i can
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
Notice how EG3 has a depth parameter which means that it is written into the code already. And that is because it is ONE EG to handle. Trying to expand that
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ===================== EG3 depth is on the simple list? can EG1/2 depth also be on this list, and used together to implement velocity- volume? ...
RE: [korgpolyex] Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-09 by LARRY HAWKE
Um..that s probably illegal in 27 States.... ... To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com From: korgpolyex800@yahoo.com Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:17:01 -0800 Subject:
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
the overall volume control is too slow to respond fast enough for a decent reaction to velocity the existing EG math/code per DCO does not in any way take into
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ======================= there seems two ways to approach that: adjusting the overall level, or scaling EG1/2. either would effectively control the volume.
Joystick switching patches! WooHoo!
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
OK, today I am going to toot my horn a bit because no one has bought a kit for weeks and it is bugging me a bit. JUST NOW, I SUCCESSFULLY SWITCHED PATCHES UP
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Alexandre Souza
... Now I don t need another board :) But if someone finds a broken poly and wants to be free of that...how much would it be to shipping to Brazil? :oD
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
You re right about the UI.I am confronting the difficult truth that we have almost run out of extended parameters to use for new features. Which can mean only
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ===================== not necessarily... let s look at two examples: a sony HR-MP5 and a kawai SX-240. i ve had both with old OSes, the sony a few years
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... ================== great news! ... =================== definitely: volume, filter cutoff nice to have: filter res, EG1/2/x decay, LFO1/2/x speed, DCO1/2
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Alex Drinkwater
And I d add (again) EG3 decay (though I m aware that would only be useful with certain Breakpoint/Slope setting, I still think it would be nice to get a
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
Oh and the HAWK-800 kit still has the sequencer. ________________________________ From: electrohead2000@yahoo.com To:
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
Which MG depth? DCO or VCF, resonance MG or FM-800 MG? The list could get so long that there s no way the Poly has the cycles to handle it. In fact, I really
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike
2009-01-09 by Alexandre Souza
... Three. You can install an EX-800 ROM and switch it using the most sigificant adderess line. That is what I used on my old poly 800. But it is way boring to
Re: [korgpolyex] Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by electrohead2000@yahoo.com
Your priority list looks good. Has anyone mentioned Velocity MG depth? Also, I might have missed something earlier, does the Hawk kit disable the sequencer?
Velocity sensitive
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
The only part of this list that is not doable given the CPU cycle constraints is probably the one most ppl might want the most which is... Velocity to
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by David Mochen
Hi, *Vel Eg 1, 2, 3, and 4 Amplitude (not sure if this is the best techie way to describe it but, basically, the harder you hit, the louder it sounds/the
RE: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by LARRY HAWKE
Good point, why would you even need an arpeggiator if you have a step sequencer? (other than the fact you need to actually ENTER the notes into the sequencer)
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
I don t think Korg shipped any Poly MK1 s with the MDK since production of the MK1 had ceased before the MDK kit came out. If you re looking for an upgrade so
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Alex Drinkwater
... Cool! More room for new stuff, then! ... I use several different computer-based sequencers. ... EG3 Decay Filter Cutoff Resonance EG3 Env. Depth ....would
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by David Mochen
i d say the HAWK-800 is well on the way to killer without a sequencer or arpeggiator. somewhat disregarding my own personal wish-list (LCD & sysex for panel
Re: Korg engineers vs Mike
2009-01-09 by Brian Rost
I ve worked as an electrical engineer for 28 years so I m well acquainted with the problems of support and upgrades for older products. The design team is too
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
OK, this is great feedback. I ve been making good progress going back over my code and collapsing certain parts of it into reusable functions so that the
Repairing buttons on the EX-800
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
The EX-800 switches are very repairable. The link below discusses how to do it.
Re: [korgpolyex] Repairing an EX-800
2009-01-09 by Michael Hawkins
Those seven spots are used by the front panel buttons. So they are not free. ________________________________ From: Alexandre Souza
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
... =============== alright, at least one person agrees with me. and without further ado, i ll disagree with him... ... ================= IMHO, that would be
Re: [korgpolyex] best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Alex Drinkwater
I m with atom on this, I have to say. While arpeggiators are fun to mess around with, I ve never used one on a finished track. Having said that, I know lots of
Re: [korgpolyex] Repairing an EX-800
2009-01-09 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ
... You can buy big bags of clicky switches from eBay. It s worth just replacing them - there s nothing you can really clean. Gordon
best hardware arpeggiator
2009-01-09 by Atom Smasher
mike: you ve been looking for inspiration for implementing an arpeggiator, and previously i recommended the oberheim cyclone (which i ve never seen, but i have