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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Digest Number 426

From: "sintetik" <sintetik@...>
Date: 2004-08-27

Kalcic, you´re a member of asome electro band ???



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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Digest Number 426



There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Re: wanting help with filter mod
From: "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@...>
2. Re: resonance on the moog slayer
From: Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...>
3. Re: resonance on the moog slayer
From: Aaron Bader <sparked@...>
4. OT: showoff! :))
From: Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...>


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:24:17 -0000
From: "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@...>
Subject: Re: wanting help with filter mod

Forget what it's worth! i play keyboards not trade them! the reverse
keys just look BADASS :)

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Tim Bieniosek <tab27@d...> wrote:
> Yeah, it seems a reverse keys would be worth more unmodified?
> It's definitely worth not destroying, so be careful!
>
>
>
> Alexander wrote:
> > if you DO fuck it up royally i'll buy the reverse keys off ya ;)
> >
> > best of luck to you man! i'm going to be doing this to mine soon
> > ∗cross fingers∗
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@d...> wrote:
> >
> >>if its a linear pot it wont matter
> >>
> >>best regards,
> >>
> >>Marcus
> >>On Monday, August 23, 2004, at 10:14 PM, ice_squirrel_440 wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>getting a korg poly 800 tomorrow...
> >>>fell in love with it already and dying to do a filter mod.
> >>>im just wondering if the moog slayer mod is going to rape the synth
> >>>or even my amp. it seems dangerous, yet i have been reading that the
> >>>standard mod does not have wenough control unless the digital control
> >>>for cutoff and rez is set waayyyyy up.
> >>>also finding it hard to follow schematics, which wire goes where on
> >>>the pot? i have limited electronics skills, and havent followed a
> >>>schematic in years... the specific diagram i am refering to is the
> >>>one on the moogslayer site -
http://www.synthmod.net/korg/moog_slayer/
> >>>the pot has 3 terminals, which corresponds to the one on the left and
> >>>which to the right?????
> >>>sorry for the noob questions.....
> >>>any help will be highly appreciated
> >>>dont wana fuck up a wonderful synth (has reverse keys as well ;) )
> >>>cheers....
> >>>tom
> >>>



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:59:42 +0200 (CEST)
From: Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...>
Subject: Re: resonance on the moog slayer

Yes, I noticed (almost) the same thing, on the
"standard" (100k) mod. I did the mod, and I hear a
noticeble cutoff when I twist the knob, but I'm not
sure about the resonance (although my friend I have
the studio with assures me HE CAN hear it :), I
wouldn't put my hand in the fire claiming I hear the
difference). Also, guys, i have 2 q's, I just
downloaded the definitions for the poly 800 (from the
website) for sound quest's Midi Quest program. Since I
know the poly 800 is quite limited in midi, it seemed
pretty strange to me, that they support it. I never
got this program to edit anything on any synth,
though, so I'm not sure it EVEN works at all. Then, I
have made the "standard" mod with some cheap, plastic
pots. I just couldn't buy metal ones, there weren't
any at the moment. Is that very bad? I mean, if i ever
decide to do the slayer moog mod with the 100k, should
I wait 'till I find some metal ones? And third,
although probably a stupid question. I have a DW 8000,
also, and I don't use the two synths (yet!) 'cause of
bed power circuits in the building the studio is right
now. We're moving for ages now, but in a couple of
weeks we should finnaly leave Hell and find a new
place where we can (at least) plug all the equipment
in. So, the question would be, what is the difference
(in the use) between these two synths? I found on some
web sites that if you have a DW8000, you don't really
need a Poly800 because it's basically the same thing
only bigger and with more possibilites. Is it? I won't
be selling any equipment, only buying new stuff, but I
tried some different sysex for the DW8000 and it seems
really nice, still haven't tried tape dump with the
Poly800, hope to find some nice presets there too. And
then I will probably start programing them myself....



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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:16:07 -0400
From: Aaron Bader <sparked@...>
Subject: Re: resonance on the moog slayer

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DW8000 is sort of a bigger brother and (someone correct me if I'm wrong,
I don't have one) that it has a filter for each voice, plus two
oscillator's per voice normally, and quite a few more waveforms. I think
it uses the same filter as the Poly as well... the sounds should be
similar as they are both digitally generated waves + analog filter. The
DW will be more versatile but the Poly will perform differently and
thus have it's own advantage, if small, somewhere in the world music.

I would expect them to complement each other well if you use them right,
in particular if you plan on playing live. Play around and see what
happens; the Poly would probly make a great backup to a DW lead.

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:59:42 +0200 (CEST)
Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...> wrote:

> Yes, I noticed (almost) the same thing, on the
> "standard" (100k) mod. I did the mod, and I hear a
> noticeble cutoff when I twist the knob, but I'm not
> sure about the resonance (although my friend I have
> the studio with assures me HE CAN hear it :), I
> wouldn't put my hand in the fire claiming I hear the
> difference). Also, guys, i have 2 q's, I just
> downloaded the definitions for the poly 800 (from the
> website) for sound quest's Midi Quest program. Since I
> know the poly 800 is quite limited in midi, it seemed
> pretty strange to me, that they support it. I never
> got this program to edit anything on any synth,
> though, so I'm not sure it EVEN works at all. Then, I
> have made the "standard" mod with some cheap, plastic
> pots. I just couldn't buy metal ones, there weren't
> any at the moment. Is that very bad? I mean, if i ever
> decide to do the slayer moog mod with the 100k, should
> I wait 'till I find some metal ones? And third,
> although probably a stupid question. I have a DW 8000,
> also, and I don't use the two synths (yet!) 'cause of
> bed power circuits in the building the studio is right
> now. We're moving for ages now, but in a couple of
> weeks we should finnaly leave Hell and find a new
> place where we can (at least) plug all the equipment
> in. So, the question would be, what is the difference
> (in the use) between these two synths? I found on some
> web sites that if you have a DW8000, you don't really
> need a Poly800 because it's basically the same thing
> only bigger and with more possibilites. Is it? I won't
> be selling any equipment, only buying new stuff, but I
> tried some different sysex for the DW8000 and it seems
> really nice, still haven't tried tape dump with the
> Poly800, hope to find some nice presets there too. And
> then I will probably start programing them myself....
>
- --

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--Front 242

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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:35:19 +0200 (CEST)
From: Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...>
Subject: OT: showoff! :))

In my studio:

MIXERS:

MACKIE S.R 24/4 VLZ
YAMAHA 01v
AKAI midi mixer
3x FOSTEX DCM100 + mixtab
GEMINI (for live electronic drums setup)
BEHRINGER Eurorack 2642 x2

MICROPHONES:

BEHRINGER B-2 Pro + Shure popper stopper
AUDIO-TECHNICA ATM63
BEHRINGER XM8500
GRUNDIG 3060 stereo mic

COMPUTERS:

P4 1.7GHz; 1Gb SDRAM; 2x80 Gb MAXTOR 7200, IBM 40Gb
7200; ESI waveterminal 192L; 2x15" monitors; LAN 100;
VST system link; Evolution MK361C; EES PC-midi 2/4;
MPU 401

Athlon XP 2100+ 1.7 GHz; 1Gb DDRAM; Seagate Barracuda
60+120Gb; Terratec EWx 24/96; 2x17" monitors; LAN 100;
VST system link; Evolution MK249C; Midiman Midisport
Uno USB, MOTU Miditimepiece AV, Miditimpiece II; 2xMPU
401

SOFTWARE:

Cubase SX 2.01; Spectrasonics Atmosfere, Stylus,
Trilogy; Reason 2.5; Fruityloops; Native Instruments
Battery + 6 sample CD, Kontakt + 5 sample CD, Pro 53,
FM7; Steinberg Halion, IK Sampletank 2 + 8 sample
CD........
Soundquest MIDI Quest, Emagic Sounddiver.....

SAMPLERS:

AKAI S3000 sampler + over 100 AKAI CD
YAMAHA TX16W sampler + factory floppy disks
ENSONIQ EPS16+ sampler (rack) + factory samples
ENSONIQ EPS16+ sampler (keyboard) + factory samples

SCSI

PHILLIPS CD-R 2000 SCSI + CD jazz drive,
SYNTEC SQ-44 twin (2 hard disks, 2 CD rom)

SYNTHESIZERS:

YAMAHA DX7 IID + 3 CD sysex
YAMAHA DJX
YAMAHA PSR 9000 Pro
YAMAHA SY22 + 3 CD sysex
KORG 01/W + Ethno ram card
KORG EA-1 ELECTRIBE + sysex
KORG EM-1 ELECTRIBE + sysex
KORG DW8000
KORG Poly 800 reverse (black and white) keys, modified
KORG Triton
EMU Orbit 9090 V2 dance planet
EMU Proteus 2XR
ROLAND MT32
ROLAND D-110 x2
ROLAND U-110
ROLAND D-550
ROLAND JX-305
CLAVIA Nordrack III

DRUM COMPUTERS:

ROLAND R8
KORG DDD-1
YAMAHA RX11
YAMAHA RX5

ELECTRONIC DRUMS:

YAMAHA DTX 2.0 10-piece set + rack DIXON
YAMAHA TMX
ROLAND SPD-11
ALESIS D4
KAHLER Human midi clock

ACOUSTIC DRUMS + PERCUSSION:

Pearl Vintage Custom set 8"x8", 10"x10", 12"x11",
13"x12" TT, 14"x14", 16"x16" FT, 2x 22" BD, 14"x 6.5"
SD;
Cymbals - 13" Zildjian, 14" Paiste HH; 12" Paiste SC,
14" CC, Zildjian 16" CC, 18" C/RC, 20" RC; 18" Izmir
CHINA;
Pearl hardware;
2x DIXON cowbells; DIXON Bongos; DJEMBE (traditional -
Senegal); other percussion

GUITARS:

YAMAHA Pacifica 2x Humbucker + Seymour Duncan single
coil (.9);
JOLANA Diamond GOLD Les Paul (.10); 30y old, restored
IBANEZ Electro-acoustic
YAMAHA Acoustic (metal strings)
BAVARIA Classic (nylon strings)
YAMAHA RBX 200F bass + single coil

EFFECTS:

IBANEZ SB7 synthesizer bass
ZOOM 9030
ZOOM studio 1204
DIGITECH RP1
DIGITECH Studio Twin
ART Multiverb Alpha 2.0 Studio Edition
LEXICON MPX-100
ALESIS MEQ-230
ALESIS PEQ-450
ALESIS CLX-440
ALESIS Metavox vocoder
BEHRINGER Supressor (Deesser/feedback processor)
BEHRINGER Ultrafex III
BEHRINGER Tube Ultrafex T1954
BEHRINGER MDX 2200 Composer Pro
APHEX Aural Exciter type C
MARSHALL 9004 guitar preamp
TRACE-ELLIOT GP7 SM bass preamp
YAMAHA E1010 analog delay
MUSIKHAUS HERGAERTH 5 band equlizier/bass preamp

METERS:

SensitiVU´s Analog VU-meter
DOD Spectrum Analyzer


All bought with a small amount of money (less than
4000$) in a period of 2-3 years, endless love from
God, incredible opportunities and a powerful vision.
Any suggestions or questions?
The studio is located in Rovinj, Croatia, where this
year Creedence Clearwater Revival played on the city
fair, a few years back Gipsy kings, Valkana Beach MTV
was right there in Rovinj last summer, for instance
Marshall Jefferson performed, Naomi Campbell and David
Bowie with Imam were there last summer for their
Hollidays (not the three together, of course :), and
rumor says Madonna was there incognito 2 years ago
with Guy Ritchie in a luxurios hotel owned by two gay
guys who are really into discretion. I only don't know
how much should we be chargin' for us working on
albums or songs for other artists. I know it's not yet
an extreme professional studio (at least we lack
expensive recording microphones and preamps), but we
don't care much about that (although one day...),
because we are very much focused on the sound of the
80's, particulary synths and drummachines. The music
we make is particulary influenced by Daft Punk, but
many others too (especially artists from the 80's)...
any suggestions? :)))



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