New user, and slayer
2004-01-30 by funkjunke
Hi everyone....just picked up a poly 800 on a whim off ebay the other day (a mark I, with battery issues of course). I already have an EX- 8000 which I love, and heard the Poly's had a similarily nice sound. Unfortunately, they seem to lack some of the user controlability that the DW/EX's have (like velocity envelope control and sysex editing). I got pretty bored with it quick (like, in one day) so decided to dive right in and added a battery and the Slayer mod. By bizarre chance I happened to have all of the neccessary parts to do the mod, so, figured I might as well. All I can say is that this things TEARS now...ear piercing would be a MILD compliment. I haven't thought of a practical use for it yet, lol, but it definately holds it's own ground with my other synths in terms of originality now. I can imagine this thing will get quite a bit of use if I decide to write a hard acid album anytime soon though, hehe. Byron