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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike

From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
Date: 2009-01-09

I don't think Korg shipped any Poly MK1's with the MDK since production of the MK1 had ceased before the MDK kit came out.

If you're looking for an upgrade so that your Poly MK1 has sysex functions then you have two options.

i) try to find an MDK rom kit (very difficult to find) and shell out 20-30 bucks for it (cheap), then go hack your Poly up (not good) and get one single sysex bulk dump (better than nothing I guess).
ii) buy the HAWK-800 upgrade kit (easy to find) and shell out 99 bucks for it (not that cheap), then go make a nice installation (good) and get lots of new functions (really cool).

If you haven't already done so, check out the web site.

http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800

especially the "Features Completed" page

http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/FeaturesCompleted.html

:-)

Mike.


From: Brian Rost <hubcapbrian@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 9:00:38 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Korg engineers vs Mike

I've worked as an electrical engineer for 28 years so I'm well acquainted with the problems of
support and upgrades for older products. The design team is too busy on the new product,
the support group lacks the resources, etc.

If the MDK is as much of a kludge as I'm reading I'd guess Korg got an awful lot of heat from
dealers and customers to even offer it. Did they ship any MkIs with the MDK installed at the
factory?

Nowadays we are so spoiled with upgrades and updates for free that we expect it even
though the mfr gets no return on their investment unless they are continuing to ship the
product.