<div dir="auto">On the topic of adding poly-mod to old polysynths:<div dir="auto">A colleague of mine is reverse-engineering the Korg DW-8000 (hardware and firmware) and just found both an unused 12dB/oct filtermode and a couple of unused CVs on the board. One of these CVs could select filtermode and the other control poly-mod amount to filters, globally. I hope to sketch him a solution adding 2 x SSI2164 VCAs and analog switches on a small daughterboard, and he could include these parameters in a new firmware.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But perhaps all synths don't have these hidden possibilities :-) </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">/mr</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Den fre 3 okt. 2025 04:18brianw <<a href="mailto:brianw@audiobanshee.com">brianw@audiobanshee.com</a>> skrev:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Agreed.<br>
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If there is a schematic for any poly-mod, each OBX-a voice would require a VCA for mod depth, and a couple of analog switches to choose between filter envelope and OSC2 sources, plus some more analog switches to choose the destinations. Not only would the VCA need a dedicated CV in the patch, but those switches would need a few bits of storage to select the modulation path in each voice.<br>
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On Oct 2, 2025, at 6:36 PM, Michael E Caloroso wrote:<br>
> I have never heard of an OB-Xa mod that adds P5-style polymod. Frankly it would be useless unless a new programmable CV for mod depth can be implemented.<br>
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> MC<br>
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> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM ulfur hansson wrote:<br>
>> i came across this matrix-synth post that features images of an obx-a fitted with a mysterious JL-Cooper mod, allowing for prophet-5 style poly-mod.<br>
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>> does anyone happen to have any information on the kits design?<br>
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>> ...or if i should end up feeling brave and design a board to achieve something similar - any thoughts?<br>
>> <br>
>> thanks y'all!<br>
>> sincerely,<br>
>> -úlfur<br>
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