Who said anything about swappin' CPUs? Hopefully that's not where you soldered your EEPROM :)
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Paul Cunningham <paul@...> wrote:
>
> 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/FeaturesCompleted.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.
> >
> > --
> > ...atom
> >
>