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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Moog Slayer + 12/24 db Filter Mod complete!...

From: Alec Jahn <ocedtotehmax@...>
Date: 2009-02-14

Yeah, that was a low point in the day.  I was planning on moving it but then really wanted to try it out...  Painter's tape isn't really a good idea, I know, though it does actually stick in comparison to crappy electrical tape.
 
I plan on labeling the switch with a fine paintbrush or something... maybe.  I like the idea of "Make it sound good?  ON/OFF", especially since I probably won't be hitting that switch that much except if I use it live and need to deepen it up or hide it in the mix temporarily.
 
I actually braided the three wires.  Seemed clever at the time.  Hah!

On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 2:55 AM, serotonic_sound <sero-tonic@...> wrote:

YYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!

That switch is unbelievably sweet looking, totally inspiring...nice.

Not so sure about that tape on the capacitor, that's why I took it right off the board and
soldered it to the switch terminal...it seems safer because you can put the wire right
through the board nice and secure with no risk of bridging something unintentionally...

Ok, after a few days with this synth...I'm still really impressed...It really excels at one thing,
and sort of only one thing, but it does it sooo well...that awesome weedy wide open retro
"rave organ thing"...

Damn, but everything is still a 5th out cause of the missing joystick..Must, stop writing
tracks and fix the tuning...BUT it's toooo fun to stop...dammit... ;)



-Tim

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Alec Jahn <ocedtotehmax@...> wrote:
>
> I just finished my filter mod. Man, it really seems to open up the tone.
> Couldn't be more excited.
>
> Here are some pictures:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/alecjahn/IMG_0153.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/alecjahn/IMG_0154.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/alecjahn/IMG_0155.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/alecjahn/IMG_0157.jpg
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/alecjahn/IMG_0158.jpg
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:30 PM, serotonic_sound <sero-tonic@...>wrote:

>
> > > Also, any pictures?
> >
> > And put my soldering skills up for public ridicule?
> >
> > Yeah, sure, I will after I do the missing joystick board "mod" this
> > weekend...
> >
> > Good luck. with your mods...it was fairly easy...
> >
> > -Tim
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com <korgpolyex%40yahoogroups.com>, Alec

> > Jahn <ocedtotehmax@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Also, any pictures?
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Alec Jahn <ocedtotehmax@> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Excellent! I was going to do both of these as well, but realized
> > Wednesday
> > > > that I only had one 50k pot and no decent-looking switches. Lame...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:04 AM, serotonic_sound
> > <sero-tonic@>wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > >> I just finished the filter mod complete with 12/24
> > > >> switch...NICE!...Sure feels better to have
> > > >> some knobs to turn...
> > > >>
> > > >> I removed the wrong capacitor the first time...hahaha whoops..but it
> > > >> wasn't hard to fix...I
> > > >> need all the soldering practice I can get...
> > > >>
> > > >> I changed the design a bit from the instructions...I actually
> > took the
> > > >> capacitor right off the
> > > >> board and wired it up on the switch terminal side--seems much
> > more sturdy
> > > >> that way to
> > > >> me...
> > > >>
> > > >> Moog Slayer? heh nice try...not even close... The machine definitely
> > > >> sounds way better in
> > > >> 12 db/oct mode though ... I probably will never flip the switch
> > back to 24
> > > >> except to hear
> > > >> how much better it sounds when I switch it back to 12 :) Seriously
> > > >> everyone, do the 12/24
> > > >> mod if you haven't done it...the difference is not really subtle at
> > > >> all...The board sounds
> > > >> much more "open" in 12 mode...To my ears the filter on the poly
> > sounds
> > > >> quite "closed" by
> > > >> nature so this really helps....maybe its just the weird envelope
> > > >> structure...
> > > >>
> > > >> The resonance is totally over the top...way, way, way over the top
> > > >> really...I don't know
> > > >> what the big deal is with self resonance personally...apparently
> > this is
> > > >> desirable to some
> > > >> people. Who exactly?, I donno, but I have no problem listening to
> > some
> > > >> serious flying
> > > >> through space acid-psi tracks and this resonance is WAAAAAY to
> > much for
> > > >> me...
> > > >>
> > > >> I definitely think we need a "tame the resonance" mod. Any ideas
> > anyone?
> > > >> Can we just
> > > >> throw a resistor in there somewhere?
> > > >>
> > > >> Off to the electronics store tomorrow for the final project, for now
> > > >> anyway, "Missing
> > > >> Joystick Board 'mod'"...I'll yet you know how that one
> > goes...thanks for
> > > >> your help Mike...
> > > >>
> > > >> l8r
> > > >> -Tim
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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