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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Midi on/off Button Mod

From: Jill Saphic <jill_saphic@...>
Date: 2013-01-06

remember you might have to slightly mod the patches
you trigger, because these older korgs only transmit
a static velocity of >64< and I don't believe that can be changed.
. a lot of newer patches "veloctiy switch"
at 80, or 100. Or they just might not sound right to you untill
you adjust the velocity settings of the individual sounds you
are midi'd to from the Poly-800
and as for this:
" turn down the Poly 800 volume and turn on transmitting midi when i want to control my other synths (and not hear my Poly 800)"
you could do the same thing by having a patch on the 800
with all parameters turned off except midi transmit.
You know like number 11 would be your midi keytar only?
and no sound from the 800 would be heard.
just a thought...

--- On Sun, 6/1/13, synth_kaden <kadenhendron@...> wrote:

From: synth_kaden <kadenhendron@...>
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Midi on/off Button Mod
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 6 January, 2013, 3:51

 


Thanks J, I'll check out some other dedicated keytars. But the biggest reason I would like to use the Poly 800 as the controller is for its own analog sounds.
I suppose my plan would be to turn off transmitting midi when i want to play only Poly 800 sounds, and then turn down the Poly 800 volume and turn on transmitting midi when i want to control my other synths (and not hear my Poly 800). I could also have my sequencer controlling my Poly 800, but turn off receiving midi when i don't it to be sequenced (without having to go over to my sequencer and turn off the Poly 800 track).

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Jason Adkins wrote:
>
> Hiya Kaden,
>
> Perhaps instead of the Poly800 as a keytar controller maybe buy a Korg
> 707 which are very cheap and have decent midi,they are FM not analogue
> but if you just want a midi controller you can strap on perhaps a good
> solution and they are a lot lighter than a poly800. Anyway you don't
> want to risk breaking your poly800.My 707 cost me £60 last month on
> ebay.
>
> J
>
> On 5 Jan 2013, at 22:52, synth_kaden wrote:
>
> > I just bought a Korg Poly 800 mk1... I would like to use it as a
> > midi keytar controller for my other synths, but it is lacking in the
> > midi department. Are there any smart technicians out there who could
> > come up with a physical button/switch modification that could turn
> > on and off receiving and transmitting midi? I'd be interesting in
> > hearing any ideas you might have.
> >
> > -kaden
> >
> >
>