It rises from the grave (Part 2)
2010-07-02 by Steve Carter
No complaints so far so I ll carry on! The next job was to check out the VCOs so it was out with the mighty KLM-354 board and, being prepared for the worst,
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Re: [korg_mono-poly] It rises from the grave (Part 1)
2010-07-02 by Steve Carter
I ll keep the suspense going a bit longer Florian :-) Some damn fine ideas you ve got there though.......... Part 2 (of 4) posting shortly Steve
Re: [korg_mono-poly] It rises from the grave (Part 1)
2010-07-02 by chriswareham@chriswareham.demon.co.uk
... Chapter three isn t entirely beyond the realms of possibility! A guy over on the Roland Jupiter forums built a replacement CPU for the Jupiter 4 that added
Re: [korg_mono-poly] It rises from the grave (Part 1)
2010-07-02 by Florian Anwander
Hello Steve As every good author of a thriller, you know when to end the chapter still keeping the suspense... ;-) If I am allowed to forbeode: Chapter 2: the
It rises from the grave (Part 1)
2010-07-02 by Steve Carter
This could be a long post so I ll split it into several parts as it probably won t be interesting to most. I though that I would share my complete rebuild
Re: New member pathic909
2010-07-01 by pathic909
Hi there. Really glad to find this group. Hope to bring you guys some patches soon!
New member pathic909
2010-07-01 by Florian Anwander
Hello and welcome! ... Pathic909 joined the maillist. It is fine to have someone with deeper experience in group. Please feel free to introduce yourself.
Re: ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-06-09 by Alain
Woohoo! Great news! Now, if all repairs could be that simple ? By the way, mine too had a socket already installed... You will notice, however, that your
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-06-09 by Alan Dicker
Great news, and how handy to have a socket there already. I would assume quite a few MP4s will have had a socket put in by now. Alan ... From: chad imes
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-06-09 by chad imes
so per your fine advice I didn t even test anything I just went straight to replacing the 2044 (there was already a socket installed) and now my darling
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New Member sonictransmissions2002
2010-06-02 by Alan Dicker
Sampling is a wicked art form to get to grips with. If I m making a bass line I ll sample the MP over using it straight for consistency or if your using a
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New Member sonictransmissions2002
2010-06-02 by RIchard Taylor
Thanks for the warm welcome! Actually Florian, it was you who pointed me to this group, you answered my question regarding MP modifications on the Analog
New Member sonictransmissions2002
2010-06-02 by Florian Anwander
Hello Rick, ... Welcome to this group. Don t hesitate to introduce yourself to the people! All the best, Florian
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-28 by Alan Dicker
Good to know Im not alone ... From: Florian Anwander Subject: Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound! To:
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-28 by Florian Anwander
Hello Alan ... I do this all the time, the way you are describing (and I think most technicians do it that way). Use only extremely simple speakers or
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-28 by Alan Dicker
One thing to test is can your filter self oscillate with the res right up? the resonance feedback is all on chip with the 2044 so if it can do that your
Re: ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-28 by Alain
This is who I bought a replacement SSM2044 from. Excellent Ebayer.
Re: ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-28 by Alain
...I want to also note that I was powering it through a newly purchased step up transformer... Japan s household power is 100v A.C. if I m not mistaken. Your
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by chad imes
thanks Alan and Florian! I ll take pictures of the PCB so you can see. One point I m still not clear on is how I might test the output of the SSM 2044 and the
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by Alan Dicker
got any pictures? it may be that the pads have carodid to the piont wher the metirial don;t conduct properley or it might be just that the surface is to
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by chad imes
it s the PCB that s corroded somehow -like the previous owner spilt a soft drink on it or something? Soooo, is it possible to check these things using a DMM?
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by Florian Anwander
Hi Alan ... first he should check whether there is a signal at pin 1 (input) of the SSM2044 Also it is worth checking the four ICs 2033 at pin 8, 3 and 12
Re: [korg_mono-poly] ...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by Alan Dicker
From your description it sounds like you filter chip SSM2044 may have gone. you pick then up for around 25 euro. as for the contacts do you mean it seems
...and all of the sudden, no sound!
2010-05-27 by likeandrot
I just recently moved to Japan from the Seattle area and brought a couple treasured items along to create with, the Mono/Poly being one of them. So today, I
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Re: New Members
2010-05-11 by Daren Myers
That is one truth about the older synthesizers, they do need to be used on a regular basis otherwise they get touchy . It is always possible to open it up,
Re: New Members
2010-05-11 by Alain
Hello David! Welcome to the group! You can say a big thank you to your friend for giving you this. And this is your first synth ? You have made a great choice,
Re: New Members
2010-05-10 by David
Hi there! i´m from Spain. A friend of mine give me a Mono/Poly in pristine condition. The only problem is in the HOLD key. It don´t woks ´till half an
New Members
2010-05-10 by Florian Anwander
Hello everybody We have three new members: mrbruno2002, davidageitosfuentes, and matthew.bolger. Welcome here and don t hesitate to introduce yourself to the
New file uploaded to korg_mono-poly
2010-04-07 by korg_mono-poly@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the korg_mono-poly group. File : /!Poly
Re: New modification...
2010-03-25 by Alain
Great idea Florian. But unfortunately, it doesn t quite work. Because the negative gate (S-trigger) trigger out setting, used to switch the portamento effect
Re: New modification...
2010-03-25 by Alain
Hello Florian. You re absolutely right about the different pinout! I should have taken a closer look at those schematics. I have the new version of the
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New modification...
2010-03-25 by Florian Anwander
Hi Alan ... I assume you wanted to write legato ;-) ... I did not try this, but it should not be too difficult: there is an input jack for portamento and a
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New modification...
2010-03-25 by Florian Anwander
Hello Alain ... Attention: The pinout has inverted between old and new version of KLM355 (You must read this with a monospace font like courier): PinOLD PinNew
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New modification...
2010-03-25 by Alan Dicker
Great stuff well done Alain. One feature I always want on the monopoly was lagetto. Where the portmanto/glide is only active when you hold more than one
New modification...
2010-03-25 by Alain
I though you might be interested to know that I ve just added another mod to my MP4. I ve added portamento to the filter cutoff keyboard tracking. It is
R: Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by suicidesushi82
Thanks for the replies. I ll propably go with the CHD...
Re: R: Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by Alan Dicker
I had a few problem on the build of my mungo for the Juno 6 but the chap in Australia was very helpful. Maybe because I was up late ;o) Got the problem
R: Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by ste.mari@libero.it
I have installed the CHD two years ago on my MP,very easy to install and work very good. Before this I had a bad experience with the Mungo kit, for me it was
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by Alan Dicker
What am I talking about I went for the CHD kit the mungo was on my JUno ... From: Florian Anwander Subject: Re: [korg_mono-poly]
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by Alan Dicker
I went for the mungo kit is was well priced £80 I think and love the way the arp can be set to different timings with midi control including triplets. the
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by Florian Anwander
Hi Jeppe ... Definitely CHD-elektroservis MP-KBD, 93 Euros: http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=409&lngid=en Similar to the Mungo, but the Mungo requires
Midi retrofit
2010-03-18 by suicidesushi82
Hey peoples.Which retrofit would you recommend to for the Mono/Poly?I have a Kenton Pro polo but im really tired of all the caples and th extra powersupply. So
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by David Kyle
get an old wah pedal, strip the guts- 1 pot-lfo circuit- 2 3-way toggles- 2 outputs- put it out thru korg cv- shouldnt that be fairly easy for someone with the
Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by suicidesushi82
Thanks for the answers guys. I recently saw that Moog has a expression pedal called Mp-201. I belive it can used as an LFO and it can send CV. Unfortunately
Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by Alain
You could always try to find a vintage(rare) Korg MS-01 which would do exactly what you want. Alain.
Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by Alain
Hi David. You re talking about the Korg MS-04 expression pedal that was offered back in the days of the MS-10 and MS-20 synths. Yes, that would be a great
Re: [korg_mono-poly] Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by David Kyle
Korg used to make an expression pedal- if you can find one, you will LOVE IT !!!!! it ran on 2 nine volt batteries- I used to have one- it offered an LFO mode(
Re: Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by Alain
Hi (put your name here), and welcome to this group. Unfortunately, the Mono/Poly doesn t support expression pedals. There are indeed VCO and VCF frequency
Helleo everyone! Question: Footpedal for Mono/Poly
2010-03-17 by suicidesushi82
Hello everyone.First post here... Okay so i really want to mod the filter cutoff with som kind of expression pedal. Does any of you have any experience with
Re: [korg_mono-poly] New member suicidesushi82
2010-03-17 by Jeppe
Yes that would be a good idea. Like how to make a good sounding Kraftwerk ish bass or lead. Foing percussve sounds. Thanks for letting me in! Jeppe ... --