Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi all!

I just joined this list and thought it´s OK to introduce myself right
away...

My name is Ami Hassinen and I´ve been a happy polysix owner since
1989. I bought one second hand and have been using it ever since. I
think it´s perhaps the most enjoyable polyphonic synth of its price
range of the time...especially when you run it thru EQ and a bit of
echo/delay. I have used it both in studio/recording work (my band is
Nemesis - yeah, I know that it sounds like a veeeery unoriginal name
now...wasn´t that bad in 1987...unluckily we decided to stick to it
as it was printed on our album cover in 1994 etc...) and live set
up...providing sterling service....until now!!!

Curiously (stupidly :-) enough, I haven´t replaced the battery yet,
but have checked it regularly to prevent the leakage. I will replace
it soonish with the help of the excellent tips page on the net (I
think the author is on the list?) as soon as I have bought the right
components. But the battery is really the original item and I think
I´ve really been pushing my luck having not changed it ...yet :-)

The problems that I´ve had with it during the last week or two appear
like this:

Everything is OK and normal for about 5-10 mins after I switch the
unit on. After that time the programmes seem to lose some of their
written features: the envelope settings disappear and all the sounds
have zero attack and release. There is also slight fluctuation of the
output volume. The program button 4 is (and stays) lit all the time,
no matter what other program buttons one pushes (the appropriate
program changes to the one being pushed on, nevertheless). Also the
bank D (error) button is lit occassionally.

If I switch the unit off and it is allowed cool properly, after
turning the unit on again everything is perfectly OK for 5-10 mins.
and then the malfunctions appear again.

I would be very grateful if someone could enlight me if this is
because of the very old battery or should I look the fault
elsewhere???

I have a recording session coming on soonish and would like to take
trusty poly6 with me...

cheers to all and thanks,

Ami