Hi Shep --
Just curious -- would you mind sharing with the group how much your
paid for the Poly 800 via Ebay?
I have an old 800, which I wish was working properly...
Best,
- Dana
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korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "bigfiver69" <bsheppard@t...>
wrote:
>
> Hey folks,
>
> My new Poly-800 arrived on Thursday, just in time for a gig my band
had on Saturday
> Night.
>
> When the board arrived, I was thrilled to see that what was
actually described on ebay as
> 'mint' was indeed 'mint'. The board is flawless (only drawback - no
A/C adaptor). So that
> was wonderful.
>
> I reloaded the presets from the WAV file that's floating around,
and they sounded just as
> great (and in places, cheesy) as I remembered them. I had kept some
parameter charts for
> a few of my old bread and butter patches, and keyed them in - they
sounded fantastic.
>
> Without doing any rehearsals before the show, I was able to use the
Poly-800 for synths
> and pads on songs like 'Everybody Want to Rule the World'
and 'Don't You Forget About
> Me'. My other board is a Korg Wavestation, and the two sounded
really good together.
>
> It's the first time I had played the board live since 1988, and
hearing it through the mains
> was a pure pleasure. More than nostalgia, the Poly-800 is a very
versatile board for live
> shows. I'm digging it in a huge way.
>
> I'll try and post up some of my patches over the holidays.
>
> Hope all are well,
> Shep
>