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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Mk1: no MIDI in/receive?

From: Vincenzo Vincenzo <sarvamala@...>
Date: 2015-04-30

I would try to spray flux for contacts on the MIDI port that problem ..
also should open the poly and see if the welds are ok and possibly refresh the welds with a little pond ..
it can sometimes happen that the strong stress in inserting the cable can bend midi contacts soldered connector.



Il Lunedì 27 Aprile 2015 22:25, "Donal Finn terrible.dee@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> ha scritto:


 
Well, start with the basics: different MIDI cable, and swap out the interface too if it's one of those cheap ones.

Disconnect all other MIDI devices, ect,

If you're on a mac, make the AMSU icon and connect the wires to the appropriate port. 

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Stuart Smith shusmith@... [korgpolyex] <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
Nope. 
Playing the Roland (Roland midi OUT directly connected to Poly's midi IN) doesn't have any effect.
Playing the Poly (Poly midi OUT to Roland midi IN) does trigger the Roland.

-Stu


From: "backshall1@... [korgpolyex]" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Mk1: no MIDI in/receive?

 
What about sending from the EP-II to the Poly-800? Does that work? Just set everything to channel 1 for testing.
Don B.
 
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 11:25 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Mk1: no MIDI in/receive?
 
 
Hello all,

My Mk1 works great for the most part, but I can't seem to convince it to receive midi.
I'm connecting to my Mac through an Echo Audiofire 12, and I can use it as a controller, i.e. it will send midi, but it won't respond to midi coming from the computer.

I have successfully hooked up another keyboard (a roland ep-II) and been able to send and receive midi, so I'm pretty sure the problem is in the Poly.

I've got the manual and tried playing with the midi receive channel parameters, but to no avail.

Any ideas?  Guess I should open it up and check for loose connections.

I'm ready to dive in and order the Hawk-800, but wanted to get this sorted first.

Thanks!

-Stu