Re: [korgpolyex] Have you built your HAWK-800 yet?
2008-08-27 by Marcus Wilson
G day Mke, my kits are still sat on the workbench at home, waiting for me to have some playtime!! following the wedding and back to work, I have had some major
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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: dumpstered reverse key
2008-08-27 by Gordon J. C. Pearce
... Atari STs were good for that too. You also had to be careful to keep them level and not bump them if they d been on all day, because the power supplies
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: dumpstered reverse key
2008-08-27 by electrohead2000@yahoo.com
I love it!!!! I used to have an Akai s-1000 that needed regular altitude adjustments On Aug 26, 2008, at 8:14 PM, Kaden wrote:
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: dumpstered reverse key
2008-08-27 by Gordon JC Pearce
... I can t find my scanner. However, if I could, I d scan the part of the Apple II manual that suggest you drop it from a height of about 6 onto the bench
Re: dumpstered reverse key
2008-08-27 by Kaden
Geez... you guys are gonna *love* this: Dreading the thought of having to trace my way through the current paths of the circuitry looking for anomalies, I
dumpstered reverse key
2008-08-26 by Russ
IIRC there is a small trimpot on the PCB. This seems to be a voltage trimpot for the logic circuits. I had an old MKI that I brought out of closet chowder
Re: [korgpolyex] How many LFO's in the HAWK-800 and what about velocity sensitivity?
2008-08-26 by David Mochen
Thanks a lot for your detailed response, Mike! Keep it up! Dave ... From: Michael Hawkins To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:51 PM
How many LFO's in the HAWK-800 and what about velocity sensitivity?
2008-08-26 by Michael Hawkins
Hi Atom, Dave and all, The HAWK-800 software (not yet released) has four LFO s. Two LFO s are the same rate as the existing single LFO in the Poly. The next
Inside Synthesis
2008-08-26 by Atom Smasher
i dunno if anyone here has seen this - http://insidesynthesis.blogspot.com/ it s rare that anyone gives me fresh ideas about programming synths, but this guy
Re: [korgpolyex] Dumpstered Mk 1
2008-08-26 by Gordon JC Pearce
... My Poly 800 always makes noises that sound a bit like that - tone, noise and deep VCF modulation - when the memory is corrupted. It s possible that your
Re: Dumpstered Mk 1
2008-08-26 by Kaden
That would be my next step if I could keep it from locking up long enough to initiate the data transfer. There s not much you can do in 20 seconds. I ve tried
Re: [korgpolyex] Dumpstered Mk 1
2008-08-26 by Atom Smasher
... ==================== are the batteries fresh? have you tried a wall-wart? -- ...atom ________________________ http://atom.smasher.org/ 762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9
Re: Dumpstered Mk 1
2008-08-26 by n8tendo
You could try reloading all patches to factory settings. Mine did stuff like that, so I returned it to the factory settings and it works fine now. It could
Dumpstered Mk 1
2008-08-26 by Kaden
Hey... I m a new guy. For starters, I have to give full props to you lot for the *outstanding* work you re doing in the revitalization of the Poly 800.
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: HELP! power supply causing pcb short
2008-08-26 by Atom Smasher
... ============= the correct voltage? DC? beyond that, you ll need some time on the bench with multi-meter. -- ...atom ________________________
Re: HELP! power supply causing pcb short
2008-08-26 by Dennis
yes it s tip positive.
Re: [korgpolyex] HAWK-800 update
2008-08-25 by Atom Smasher
... =================== i ve already mentioned it, at the top of my wish list - http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/message/2891 but some of the
Re: [korgpolyex] HAWK-800 update
2008-08-25 by Atom Smasher
... ================ i m curious... what algorithm are you using for random LFOs? assuming that it s pseudorandom(???), what s the period? ... =============
Re: [korgpolyex] HAWK-800 update
2008-08-25 by David Mochen
Great news, Mike! Sounds like we are getting very close to the goals set not too long ago. And now... OK, I know this is not a priority for you, but I d like a
HAWK-800 update
2008-08-25 by korgpolyex800
Hi Poly fans, good news! I ve made some real breakthroughs with improving the speed of handling the LFO s in the HAWK-800 software. It s truly amazing what you
Have you built your HAWK-800 yet?
2008-08-25 by korgpolyex800
Hey Marcus, Have you built your two HAWK-800 kits yet? You were one of the first to jump in but you ve not made a single note to let me know if you ve built
Re: [korgpolyex] HELP! power supply causing pcb short
2008-08-25 by Marcus Wilson
check the polarity of the power plug, it must be tip positive if its tip negative, it will disconnect power from the battery and apply inverted voltage to the
HELP! power supply causing pcb short
2008-08-25 by Dennis
This poly 800 seems to function just fine on batteries but when a 9 vdc converter is plugged in it goes dead. I figured it was the jack and replaced it after
EX 800 for sale
2008-08-22 by Cyril Blanc
Hello I am selling my EX 800 No idea how much it worth ! You can make an offer. The EX 800 is in France near Paris Best Cyril
Re: [korgpolyex] FAQ REQUEST
2008-08-21 by ASSI
... 2U or 3U was my own idea about it as I want to retain the UI and perhaps later fit another board or two into the same enclosure. But since I just cleaned
Re: [korgpolyex] FAQ REQUEST
2008-08-21 by Atom Smasher
... ======================== i m considering making my EX800 into a 1U rack, after i do the new mods. -- ...atom ________________________
geez
2008-08-21 by pablo mastodon
continuing to search archives, I now see that I wrote an almost identical post last May (eerily similar, in fact) and got answers at that time... blame it 50+
FAQ REQUEST
2008-08-21 by pablo mastodon
Greetings from a long-time lurker in this group...please bear with an overlong post... I have owned an EX-800 (along with a pair of EX-8000s and lots of Roland
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-20 by Atom Smasher
on these parameters that are 7-8 bits, could we have an option (for those of us that are uber-geeks) to max out the resolution and use hex in the display... so
Re: Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-20 by korgpolyex800
Hmmmm, interesting. I didn t think of that. I ll have to have a little poke around and see what is possible. ... it, but ... count
Re: Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-20 by korgpolyex800
The existing resonance parameter is four bits (0-15) but is stored in memory as four shifts to the left so that it uses the top four bits of the eight bit
Re: [korgpolyex] poly 800 sequencing
2008-08-20 by dave han
LOL ... or behind multiple ones, because they usually do more than one song for every show :) ... From: Atom Smasher Subject: Re:
Re: [korgpolyex] poly 800 sequencing
2008-08-19 by Atom Smasher
... =================== check out the release date of the 800! at the time, it was impressive that they packed a sequencer into it, even if it is laughably
Re: [korgpolyex] Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-19 by Atom Smasher
... =============== can that be a modulation target? have you experimented with mixing the two slopes? i haven t tried it, but i m not sure if they re out of
Re: [korgpolyex] Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-19 by Atom Smasher
... ========================= wow! so of my three hardware mods, one of them may wind up a software mod? what s the improvement in cost/complexity by moving
midi sync for poly 800?
2008-08-19 by dave han
hey guys, another question, can anyone shed any light on midi sync for the poly 800? can it be used as a master midi clock to trigger a drum machine? or vice
Re: [korgpolyex] poly 800 sequencing
2008-08-19 by dave han
Really?!? i guess it wasn t really made for live performance unless you re playing only one song (or are really fast at programming the next song/ sequence in
Re: [korgpolyex] poly 800 sequencing
2008-08-19 by Michael Hawkins
The original Poly 800 and EX 800 only allow the recording and playback of one sequence. I don t have any plans to improve the existing sequencer or expanding
Atomahawk Progress
2008-08-19 by Michael Hawkins
Atom and all, The FM-800 mod works absolutely beautifull. I have it under EG3 control and LFO MG as well. The 12/24db filter slope switch works exactly as it
Re: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: New software release - HAWK-800
2008-08-19 by Neil Wakeling
I ve been sitting on the fence till these bugs were ironed out and until my current clients pay me... shall hopefully be able to order a kit soon (1 month
poly 800 sequencing
2008-08-19 by dave han
Hey gang, i m trying to figure out if there s any possible way i can program multiple sequences into my poly 800. Is that even a possibility??? Hey gang, i m
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: New software release - HAWK-800
2008-08-19 by Atom Smasher
... ====================== status report on phase 2? the much rumored Atom-o-Hawk? anyone else waiting for that before making the plunge? -- ...atom
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: New software release - HAWK-800
2008-08-18 by Michael Hawkins
well great to hear from ya! I ve sold two in three weeks. Not exactly mind blowing results but some of these hold outs have to start ponying up soon. Mike. ...
Re: New software release - HAWK-800
2008-08-18 by bys_jhn
aw shoot, yer boy mike is on point again... good work man. hows sales now? jb
New software release - HAWK-800
2008-08-18 by korgpolyex800
Hi HAWK-800 owners, I ve released a new software update that addresses the two main concerns with the HAWK-800 kit. First, there is now no need to have a
waldorf microwave vs CZ & poly-800
2008-08-03 by Atom Smasher
i m considering a new toy, and recently someone suggested that i look into a waldorf microwave. i listened to some microwave sounds that were posted online,
The Sequencer problem is fixed
2008-08-01 by korgpolyex800
I fixed the sequencer bug. I ve tested it but will do more testing over the next couple of days. If the testing works out OK, I ll post the latest software
The battery problem is fixed
2008-07-31 by korgpolyex800
Saulius, thanks for your feedback, it s very much appreciated. Now that the battery problem is fixed. I have to move on to the Sequencer bug. I worked on it
Upgrade service?
2008-07-31 by korgpolyex800
I ve received several requests to do some the HAWK-800 upgrade as well and I have directed those people to their local music store or electronics shop to find
Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800, thinking out loud
2008-07-31 by Atom Smasher
... ================== i ve had a few people ask me if they could ship me their 800 so i could do a slayer/fm mod on it, and i ve always just told them to