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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Midi IN not working

From: Marcus Wilson <JB@...>
Date: 2006-03-12

What channel are you sending midi data to it on?

theres a parameter (86) which sets the channel the poly receives midi on

you could try experimenting with that!

Best Regards,

Marcus

On 12/03/2006, at 5:48 PM, Manu wrote:


> Hello all, this is my first post here :) I have a Poly-800 Mk1. When I
> bought it, it was dirty, smelled like if Poly-800s could smoke, one
> key
> was not working and Midi IN port seemed dead. I cleaned it during
> hours,
> did the moog slayer mod, the battery mod, bought a socket and replaced
> the Sharp PC900 because it looked bad to me (oxidized legs), and
> restored the original patches using my MiniDisc plugged into the
> cassette port.
>
> Synth have brought to live again, all worked at the first chance. All?
> No, not all. Midi IN is still dead :( Midi OUT works, but looks
> like the
> oxidized PC900 was not the cause (or, at least, the ∗only∗ cause).
>
> I downloaded the schematics on the files section of this mailing list,
> and I see the Midi IN "circuit" looks very simple. Maybe IC26 is dead?
> There are a lot of other thing connected to it, and Midi IN is the
> only
> failing. Shame that today is sunday, so I can't buy another until
> tomorrow :(
>
> If someone had a similar problem and fixed it, it would be great to
> know
> your experience.
>
> Thanks in advance :)
>
> Manu
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