[sdiy] Polymoog Corner

[Kevin Lightner]

>The recent talk of Polymoog restoration got me thinking about 
>posting some goodies about everyone's most hated poly synth 
>(although I still like it a lot). I've put up a patch sheet, owners 
>manual, and a simple mod to get the Polypedals to control modulation 
>depth.
>
>www.tellun.com/polymoog
>
>Watch out for the user guide, it's 18 megs (almost as heavy as the Polymoog).
>
>Now if I could only find a way to MIDI the thing (IN and OUT). I 
>love that weighted keyboard.


Your polymoog was broken.

When you hit the pitch button, it doesn't put the unit out of tune normally.
The interval setting is to set the highest pitch the pedal hits.
When all the way down, or the button off, it's at standard pitch.
Tony Banks used the effect in one song (Snowbound, if I recall) on 
And Then there were Three.

www.tellun.com/polymoog--
"I have never understood why anybody would want to use this feature 
since it only serves to knock the whole thing out of tune. Simply 
engaging the PITCH button on the Polypedal shifts the Polymoog so far 
off key that the front panel TUNE control can't even bring it back. 
Meanwhile, the Polymoog has an input for controlling modulation 
depth, which is much more useful, IMHO"

-- 
Regards,
Kevin Lightner

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