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New poll for korgpolyex

New poll for korgpolyex

2001-10-12 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
korgpolyex group:

What is better tape dump or patchsheets? 

  o tape (wave) 
  o patchsheet 
  o sysex 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2006-05-24 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

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How much would you be willing to pay for a memory upgrade 
that provided additional features such as portamento,
an arpeggiator, additional MIDI sysex features? 

  o $100 USD 
  o $150 USD 
  o $200 USD 
  o $250 USD 
  o $0 - Unwilling to pay for any reason. 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2006-10-20 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

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Do you use your Poly 800 or EX 800 with a computer for music compostion/editing?
Or do you use your Poly 800 or EX 800 for live performance only? 

  o With a computer editor/sequencer only? 
  o In live performance only? 
  o Both with a computer and live performance. 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2007-01-02 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
korgpolyex group:

What model of Poly do you have? 

  o Korg Poly 800 Mk1 
  o Korg Poly 800 Mk2 
  o Korg EX 800 
  o Korg Poly 800 Reverse Key Model 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2007-04-09 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

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korgpolyex group:

Mike's new retrofit upgrade will add many new functions to your EX800 and Poly 800 MK 1 but will require removing IC29 (address decoder chip) and replacing it with a 16 pin IC socket.
Do you feel confident that you can do the desoldering of this chip in order to add the retrofit kit? 

  o Yes very confident - I've done a lot of hardware modifications before. 
  o Yes but I'll need to be careful - I've only done basic hardware modifications. 
  o Not really - I don't have much hardware modification experience at all. 
  o No - I've never modified any hardware before and I wouldn't know where to start. 
  o No - I don't even know what soldering is. 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2007-04-09 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
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A simple ROM upgrade could provide many new SYSEX functions to your EX800 or Poly 800 MK1.
However, to fit those extra functions into the small ROM chip would require removing some of the other functions.
Would you be willing to lose the tape and sequencer functions if you could get additional controllers as well as sysex patch dump and load functions?

In other words, instead of obtaining a full retrofit kit that requires hardware modifications, would you be interested in a ROM upgrade (that simply requires swapping out the ROM chip) if that upgrade removed the tape and sequencer functions? 

  o Yes definitely - I don't use the sequencer and I would prefer to use sysex for all patch editing and downloading. 
  o Yes - But it would be a pain to lose the sequencer and tape functions 
  o Yes - But I would keep the old ROM so I could use the tape functions if I really needer to. 
  o No - I absolutely must have the sequencer and tape functions 
  o No - I will wait for the full retrofit kit and will do the necessary hardware modifications. 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2007-09-03 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

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What is the combined total number of Poly 800 and or EX 800 units that you own or have in your possession? 

  o 1 
  o 2 
  o 3 
  o 4 
  o 5 or more 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2008-01-03 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

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Do you own a Poly 800 MK2 synthesizer? 

  o Yes 
  o Yes (more than one) 
  o No 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2008-02-27 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
korgpolyex group:

When the new Hawk-800 retrofit kit becomes available, how many kits are you going to IMMEDIATELY buy? 

  o 1 
  o 2 
  o 3 
  o 4 
  o none 


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Re: [korgpolyex] New poll for korgpolyex

2008-02-27 by Alan Currall

Mike,

When are you going to be able to post some detailed instructions of exactly what will be involved in fitting the kit?
I don't know anyone who I could go to who could fit it for me, so I want to be sure it's within my grasp before going ahead and ordering a kit.

Cheers,
Alan

On 27 Feb 2008, at 2:37PM, korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com wrote:


Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
korgpolyex group:

When the new Hawk-800 retrofit kit becomes available, how many kits are you going to IMMEDIATELY buy?

o 1
o 2
o 3
o 4
o none

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Re: [korgpolyex] New poll for korgpolyex

2008-02-27 by Michael Hawkins

Building the Hawk-800 printed circuit board itself is a straightforward task if you have a decent soldering iron and a pair of small side cutters. A cheap multimeter of almost any kind will help you to check for short circuits after you've put all of the jumpers in place too. There will be photos of the specific places where shorts might be a possibility and will therefore need to be tested with the multimeter.

The challenging part of the job is removing the 28 pin EPROM socket from the main board of the Poly or EX 800. The 28 pin EPROM socket is made out of a hard, brittle material much like bakelite, so it is not that hard to break it up but it requires patience to carefully crush a piece of it at a time and then desolder one pin at a time (doing so 28 times to finish the job). The whole removal takes less than half an hour (I did my third removal in ten minutes) but if you don't have patience and don't have a good pair of small side cutters then it might be a better idea to take it to a local technician. The patience bit is the most important!

The other challenge is removing IC28, the address decoder chip. It's only 16 pins so it's not that difficult to remove but once again, it takes care and patience to remove it. Solder wick will be included in the kit but a desoldering tool of the plunger spring loaded vacuum type will be my strong recommendation. I intend to also provide a third 74HC138 chip just in case people end up needing to remove the original chip from the board by cutting the pins off first and desoldering the pins one at a time. The chip only costs 30 cents so it seems worthwhile adding that in to the kit. Two are needed for the kit anyway and the third is insurance for removing the one that is on the main board.

I began the construction and installations instructions in earnest last night. I'll have photos and text posted on the web site within a week - OK two at the most. The photos will make it much more clearer as to how to remove the 28 pin socket.

I've been working with hardware for 3 decades now so I definitely have forgotten what it was like to approach such a project from a position of zero experience but I've also had many years dealing with people who are not engineers. So I've learned to be very sympathetic to their position of inexperience. But, I intend to make good use of close up photos to demonstrate the best way I've found to remove the socket and the chip.

The other challenge is mounting the board in your Poly 800 or EX 800. I am not going to provide any hardware for doing this. So it will be up to each person to fashion their own. I got mine from the local hardware store so I don't think that is something that I need to supply in the kit. I will provide photos and instruction on how I did my Poly and EX 800 though.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Mike.

Alan Currall wrote:
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Mike,

When are you going to be able to post some detailed instructions of exactly what will be involved in fitting the kit?
I don't know anyone who I could go to who could fit it for me, so I want to be sure it's within my grasp before going ahead and ordering a kit.

Cheers,
Alan

On 27 Feb 2008, at 2:37PM, korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com wrote:


Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
korgpolyex group:

When the new Hawk-800 retrofit kit becomes available, how many kits are you going to IMMEDIATELY buy?

o 1
o 2
o 3
o 4
o none

To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/surveys?id=12726141

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Re: [korgpolyex] New poll for korgpolyex

2008-02-28 by Alan Currall

Thanks Mike, it's becoming clearer to me (if still a bit scary).I look forward to seeing the detailed illustrated instructions.
Cheers,
Alan
On 27 Feb 2008, at 9:09PM, Michael Hawkins wrote:

Building the Hawk-800 printed circuit board itself is a straightforward task if you have a decent soldering iron and a pair of small side cutters. A cheap multimeter of almost any kind will help you to check for short circuits after you've put all of the jumpers in place too. There will be photos of the specific places where shorts might be a possibility and will therefore need to be tested with the multimeter.

The challenging part of the job is removing the 28 pin EPROM socket from the main board of the Poly or EX 800. The 28 pin EPROM socket is made out of a hard, brittle material much like bakelite, so it is not that hard to break it up but it requires patience to carefully crush a piece of it at a time and then desolder one pin at a time (doing so 28 times to finish the job). The whole removal takes less than half an hour (I did my third removal in ten minutes) but if you don't have patience and don't have a good pair of small side cutters then it might be a better idea to take it to a local technician. The patience bit is the most important!

The other challenge is removing IC28, the address decoder chip. It's only 16 pins so it's not that difficult to remove but once again, it takes care and patience to remove it. Solder wick will be included in the kit but a desoldering tool of the plunger spring loaded vacuum type will be my strong recommendation. I intend to also provide a third 74HC138 chip just in case people end up needing to remove the original chip from the board by cutting the pins off first and desoldering the pins one at a time. The chip only costs 30 cents so it seems worthwhile adding that in to the kit. Two are needed for the kit anyway and the third is insurance for removing the one that is on the main board.

I began the construction and installations instructions in earnest last night. I'll have photos and text posted on the web site within a week - OK two at the most. The photos will make it much more clearer as to how to remove the 28 pin socket.

I've been working with hardware for 3 decades now so I definitely have forgotten what it was like to approach such a project from a position of zero experience but I've also had many years dealing with people who are not engineers. So I've learned to be very sympathetic to their position of inexperience. But, I intend to make good use of close up photos to demonstrate the best way I've found to remove the socket and the chip.

The other challenge is mounting the board in your Poly 800 or EX 800. I am not going to provide any hardware for doing this. So it will be up to each person to fashion their own. I got mine from the local hardware store so I don't think that is something that I need to supply in the kit. I will provide photos and instruction on how I did my Poly and EX 800 though.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Mike.

Alan Currall demon.co.uk> wrote:

Mike,

When are you going to be able to post some detailed instructions of exactly what will be involved in fitting the kit?
I don't know anyone who I could go to who could fit it for me, so I want to be sure it's within my grasp before going ahead and ordering a kit.

Cheers,
Alan

On 27 Feb 2008, at 2:37PM, korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com wrote:


Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
korgpolyex group:

When the new Hawk-800 retrofit kit becomes available, how many kits are you going to IMMEDIATELY buy?

o 1
o 2
o 3
o 4
o none

To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/korgpolyex/surveys?id=12726141

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New poll for korgpolyex

2009-01-06 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
korgpolyex group:

What is the best reply to Al the troll? 

  o Hey AL, get HAWKed or GTFO! 
  o Um Al, on this list, I AM the Government! *banned Al* 
  o Al, you really should stop taking LSD. 
  o Al, When the "system collapses" there won't be ANY kits. 
  o Al, time to sell your Trebant and buy some Exxon shares. 
  o Vote 1 for Al - next President of the EU. 
  o Al, please refrain from posting off topic or we will be forced to make a mockery of you with this lame poll. 


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New poll for korgpolyex

2009-10-10 by korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
korgpolyex group:

Is your Poly-800 missing it's joystick knob? 

  o Yes 
  o No 


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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 Poly-800, Poly-800MK2 or EX-800 into a single
RU rack mount enclosure. The kit would include the 1RU enclosure 
with professional punched holes for the front and rear. It would
include a printed circuit board with 2x16 backlit LCD display
and keypad switches. Some soldering would be required to build
the printed circuit board. And the kit would also include all of
the mounting screws and other hardware needed to do the job. 

  o $200 
  o $150 
  o $100 
  o I don't need to put my Poly into a rack mount enclosure. 


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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 have physical knobs to control the moog-slayer and FM-800. 

  o I've done the AtomaHawk and kept the knobs 
  o I've done the AtomaHawk don't need the knobs anymore 
  o I plan to do the the AtomaHawk and keet the knobs 
  o I plan to do the the AtomaHawk and get rid of the knobs 


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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....

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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 Poly-800, Poly-800MK2 or EX-800 into a single

RU rack mount enclosure. The kit would include the 1RU enclosure 

with professional punched holes for the front and rear. It would

include a printed circuit board with 2x16 backlit LCD display

and keypad switches. Some soldering would be required to build

the printed circuit board. And the kit would also include all of

the mounting screws and other hardware needed to do the job. 



o $200 

  o $150 

  o $100 

  o I don't need to put my Poly into a rack mount enclosure. 



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http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/korgpolyex /surveys? id=12962637 



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