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Thanks Atom and all on this list,

I shall check those links out. I've been browsing around Youtube and clearly the world has moved a long way past the "humble" synth design of the 80's and 90's. So it seems to becoming more and more obvious that we need to find a way to bring "control" into the Poly 800 picture. I just spent the entire evening playing around with my Poly 800 and EX 800 in the bug tested cascade sync mode and the sounds were fantastic (!!!) with the stereo left being the Poly 800 and the stereo right being the EX800. Since the clocks in the units are not exactly the same, the envelopes and MG VCF/reso sweeps sound fantastic (!!!). But the one big drawback is the parameter editing. Too many button presses, it gets very tedious. So apart from arpeggiation, I have two major features to work through. First, the original joystick functions have to be re-included into the new software and second, we need to put a parameter value control on board.

Meanwhile, I am working on the kit construction instructions. I really want to get this kit out as soon as I can. At this point, the ongoing software enhancements could go on for years, but given how good portamento and other new features sound, the kit will stand on its own as it is.

It's been a wonderful year. I wish you and everyone on this list a prosperous and healthy 2008. Soon we'll be reintroducing the Poly 800 and EX800 back into the mainstream with a kick ass sound that should make it highly sort after and will finally settle the question as to whether the Roland Juno 106 is better. Even if it ever was, it's not anymore!

Mike.

Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007, korgpolyex800 wrote:

> I've never worked with a random arpeggiator, so I would like to get some
> input from you all as to what modes there should be in random mode. One
> way of doing random could be to randomly switch octaves for each note
> that is held down. So if C#1 and G#4 notes are on then randomly choose
> C#1,2,3 or 4 and G#1,2,3 or 4. Does that make sense?
>
> What other random arpeggiate modes could there be?
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this covers pretty much everything that an arpeggiator could/should be -
http://optimolch. de/jens.groh/ K5000/GregWaltze r/egw/equipment/ k5000arp. htm

that should give you some ideas and inspiration, but i'd be surprised if
you find a way to implement more than the basics, given the 800's limited
UI. it may also be useful to go over the manual for the oberheim cyclone,
but i've never played with one of those.

http://www.lazyblue octopus.com/ Oberheim_ cyclone.pdf

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