Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hey, All --

Just picked up a Poly 800 Mark I; want to install the factory presets.
I have two questions for everyone:

(1) I am MIDI-illiterate.  I have a Mac G-4 running OS X and I have downloaded
both WAV and sysex files of the presets.  What do I do now?

(2) Alternatively, does *anyone* out there have the factory presets on paper?
(e.g., just in case my Korg's inputs don't work right, etc.)  Others in the 
group have asked this question before, but nobody (aqs far as I can tell)
has posted an answer to the group.

Thanks,

--Dave--

Hi Dave,

the Poly 800 mk 1 doesn't know sysex! It has been build when Midi was 
just a new standart..

You have to use the cassette interface:
- switch on "write enabled" and "tape interface enabled"
- the LEDs show "Tape"
- connect your soundcard's headphone with "tape interface from"
(normally it should work with "high", if not, try "low")
- touch "load" on the front panel
- play the wav file with any media player or cool edit or sth you like
- if there's the "error" message, you should reduce the volume of 
wave playback (touch "cancel" before you try next)
- if the LED's don't change (only some flickering may occur), 
increase the volume
- if you can read "good" you've won!

You may have to try many times until you've found the right 
adjustments. Try also to use different wav-files, they're recorded in 
different qualities.

Good luck!

Olaf

--- In korgpolyex@y..., "David F. Delchamps" <dfd1@c...> wrote:
> 
> Hey, All --
> 
> Just picked up a Poly 800 Mark I; want to install the factory 
presets.
> I have two questions for everyone:
> 
> (1) I am MIDI-illiterate.  I have a Mac G-4 running OS X and I have 
downloaded
> both WAV and sysex files of the presets.  What do I do now?
> 
> (2) Alternatively, does *anyone* out there have the factory presets 
on paper?
> (e.g., just in case my Korg's inputs don't work right, etc.)  
Others in the 
> group have asked this question before, but nobody (aqs far as I can 
tell)

> has posted an answer to the group.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Dave--

--- In korgpolyex@y..., "David F. Delchamps" <dfd1@c...> wrote:
> 
> Hey, All --
> 
> Just picked up a Poly 800 Mark I; want to install the factory 
presets.
> I have two questions for everyone:
> 
> (1) I am MIDI-illiterate.  I have a Mac G-4 running OS X and I have 
downloaded
> both WAV and sysex files of the presets.  What do I do now?
> 
> (2) Alternatively, does *anyone* out there have the factory presets 
on paper?
> (e.g., just in case my Korg's inputs don't work right, etc.)  
Others in the 
> group have asked this question before, but nobody (aqs far as I can 
tell)
> has posted an answer to the group.
> 

I have the presets on paper,  I could xerox them fir you and snail 
mail them to you if you give me 2 bucks for the copy machine 
> 

-pete

Hi, Pete --

> I have the presets on paper,  I could xerox them fir you and snail 
> mail them to you if you give me 2 bucks for the copy machine 

Thanks for the offer, but I actually succeeded in re-installing the
pre-sets using a WAV file I downloaded from the korgpolyex Files site.
I think I might actually record the pre-sets on paper just in case,
since it was a bit touchy to get them loaded.

Later,

--Dave--