Page 27 of the service manual has the calibration settings for the
pitch bend.
From Center C it goes up to G + 35 cents (Up a fifth)
From center C it goes down an octave.
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korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" <korgpolyex800@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Poly fans,
>
> I need a little help to confirm that the joystick code I've written is
> working correctly. Since I don't have a working original Poly 800, I
> need to understand the pitch bend range.
>
> The pitch bend range I've implemented in my new joystick bend code is
> between 7 and 8 semitones up or down. This means that on a Poly 800
> with the bend pot at maximum, I am able to bend C up to somewhere
> between G and A and I am able to bend down C down to just slightly
> below F.
>
> I need to know if that is how the original Poly 800 bends.
>
> Can someone help me confirm this? It would be very much appreciated.
>
> Regardless, the original pitch bend joystick function is almost (or is
> exactly) as the original Poly 800 was. Next I move on to the VCF MG
> and DCO MG (Y joystick) functions.
>
> Once those are as close to the original as possible, I will move onto
> new joystick controllers. Woohoo!
>
> Mike.
>