Thanks for the info Peter, when I get home I'm going to pop it open and see who the manufacturer of the kit is to confirm. Whether it's the CHD or something else, I'm sure I'll have a couple more questions on how to operate it :-)
Best,
Jake
--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Peter Mörck <peterm@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Yes I installed it myself. Very simple procedure if you have a hole-punch, basic soldering skills and some common sense :)
> http://synthpeter.blogspot.se/2012/06/polysix-finally-gets-midified.html
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> I honestly haven't used it much since then. My music interest comes and goes...
> I think it has a default MIDI channel and you can change it by sending sysex messages to it.
> There are also some other parameters you can change, but I think it's all described in the manual you can find on the CHD website from the link I posted earlier.
> The steps for installing the kit are very well described in the instructions.
>
> Obvious minus of course is that there's no MIDI-out or even THRU, but it's no big deal. I don't mind using a master keyboard for recording and I'm using an external MIDI-Thru box to split the MIDI chain anyway.
>
> BR,
> Peter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: QSS
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:59 AM
> Subject: RE: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery
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> Peter,
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> Would like to hear your views on this MIDI interface for Polysix.
>
> What are the pluses and minuses (if any)?
>
> I may be interested to get one for my Poly6. Did you DIY it yourself?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Khew
>
> _____
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> From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Peter Mörck
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:46 AM
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery
>
> I have a CHD Elektroservis kit and it only provides a MIDI IN jack.
> http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=399
> <http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=399&lngid=en> &lngid=en
> If you open your Polysix up you can probably tell by whatever extra PCB is
> installed who made it as they usually print it on the board.
>
> BR,
> Peter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jcr5213
> To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com <mailto:PolySix%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:38 PM
> Subject: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery
>
> Hi all,
> New to the group here...I hope someone can help point me in the right
> direction.
>
> I recently picked up a cheap/ used PolySix and noticed that it had been MIDI
> retrofitted. There's only one MIDI female plug on the unit, so I'm (albeit
> naively) assuming that it only has a MIDI-IN function. I don't have a manual
> for this particular retrofit, nor is there any indication really of which
> company supplied/ serviced it...or when for that matter. I see there are
> about a million of these retrofit kits available on the web. I'd really like
> to be able to use the MIDI-IN function just to control notes and sequences,
> any suggestions on where to find the correct manual etc?
>
> Many thanks in advance!
> Jake
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