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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] what a deal...

From: Paul Cunningham <paul@...>
Date: 2009-12-29

the hawk-800 is definitely the cadillac of hardware/firmware synth upgrades, but it is hardly comparable to the synthesizer embodied by the cheetah ms6, considering that has six discrete voices. replacing the CPU was a great approach to improving the relative power of the poly-800, but it's not quite as simple to install as swapping EEPROMs...

i'm all about realizing a rack mounted version of the poly... speaking of commodities, i'd love to see something that takes the analog board from a poly-61 (or two). -pc



On Dec 28, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Atom Smasher wrote:

it's a been _l_o_n_g_ time since i checked out maad's update for the ms6 - 
http://www.maad. net/ms6/

for starters, try to find an ms6... his kit is $72(US) just for an EPROM! 
if you buy a memory backup battery from him that would bring your total to 
$90, but you'd still have to rely on a battery.

i have to say, that puts the value of the hawk-800/atomohawk kits into 
perspective. start with "commodity" synths that can sometimes be found at 
garage sales. then add not just custom firmware, but also custom hardware. 
that takes time _and_ money (not to mention more than a little lovin') to 
develop.

but then look at the feature list for the ms6 upgrade - 
http://www.maad. net/ms6/files/ Firmware_ Readme.html

compare that to mike's upgrade - 
http://patrioticduo .tripod.com/ hawk800/Features Completed. html

mike wins!

mike: lemme know how the rack-kit is coming along. if needed, i'll 
consider buying two rack kits if it will help with funding and/or 
motivation.

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