Hi Marcus,
Someone else is going to have to do that massive hardware mod with all
of those switches and displays under the big existing front panel.
But now that I have another two Poly800's (in pretty bad shape) to
work with I will probably be building my own rack mount units too.
That will have to wait while I get this mod kit together first.
Has anyone on this list done a rack mount mod already? I think we
would all like to get a look at one.
Mike.
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Marcus Wilson <JB@...> wrote:
>
> I was contemplating turning "Gappy" my half keyed poly into just such
> a rackmount beast so as to have the extra voices offered by the third
> poly, without the desktop footprint.
>
> certainly not too difficult just gotta do it
>
> Im still really loving the idea of all parameters visible and
> adjustable at one time via lcd displays and switches under the
> present static information panel.
>
> best regards,
>
> Marcus Wilson
>
> On 01/09/2007, at 10:12 PM, korgpolyex800 wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>