Apologies for implying you were a newbie.
The problem with trying to make either the Poly or even the EX800
smaller for a tabletop is that the main circuit board is not much
smaller than the rectangular shape of the EX800 itself. That leaves
making a rack mount version. That's something I've thought about a few
times. And now that I know so much about the firmware it would be very
possible to do by using a small LCD display and keypad unit. But I am
not so sure it would be worth all of the effort. Nevertheless, I am
thinking about putting the LCD interface circuit onto the new mod kit
so that we can do it in the future - perhaps.
Mike.
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Phoebe" <october71@...> wrote:
>
> > For all of those newbies here, please do introduce yourself and let us
> > know how you came to Poly fans. And don't worry about making
> > suggestions. We need to hear them all because we might miss some great
> > idea if we don't all pitch in.
>
> Well, I'm certainly not a newbie to the list...I think I've been on
> here for a couple of years now; I just don't post very much.
>
> I came to own my Poly800 when my friend Paul gave it to me over two
> years ago. It has a couple of minor issues: two of the keys aren't
> working (probably needs a cleaning) and the jacks are a bit crackly
> (again, probably just a cleaning). Otherwise it's in pretty good
> shape. I am into making my own musical instrument projects, and I'm
> considering making my 800 into a compact tabletop-style synth module,
> but I don't know if it will still work without the keyboard or not. I
> know what some of you will say, why not buy an EX, right? Well, I want
> it to be even more compact than the EX800. I'd like it to be big
> enough to house the display, keypad and all the controls and that's
> about it. I'd play it strictly through midi, either with a controller
> or a sequencer. My music is basically loop-based, and I think it would
> work quite well for me this way.
>
> That's about it!
>
> cya,
> phoebe aka october71
>