Hey Marcin,
That was just what the doctor ordered! Thank you for going through
the extra effort to upload this manual. This shows me a whole lot
more than the first edition manual. The midi spec is much more
complete. I'll try when I get time to crunch this file down to a more
manageable size and post it here.
I've got everything back together and working as it should. The dead
keys had dried out moth larvae under the rubber pads. So I would
guess this was stored for a while in someone's closet. I still have
one busted key but I sould be able to get that from synthparts.com.
The key action is clean and precise now that everything is cleaned up
and lubed properly.
I figured out the midi CC chatter. Cleaning the joystick didn't make
any difference but when I turn on the Program Write Enable switch all
the chatter goes away. Maybe Korg was using this chatter for a midi
heartbeat. Any ideas???
So now I've begun writing patches from front panel of this Poly since
Midiquest told me they only wrote a Librarian not an Editor for this
synth. I can't even store the individual patches in a Library or swap
them around in a bank in Midiquest. So every bit of work must be
saved in a bank. Even if I only worked on one patch. Geeeeez Guuuuys!
Some librarian! The Poly-800 Mark II manual shows in detail the
structure of the patch dumps so maybe I can figure out how to move
the patches around manually in hex. More fun!
Thanks for all the help, Narfman
That was just what the doctor ordered! Thank you for going through
the extra effort to upload this manual. This shows me a whole lot
more than the first edition manual. The midi spec is much more
complete. I'll try when I get time to crunch this file down to a more
manageable size and post it here.
I've got everything back together and working as it should. The dead
keys had dried out moth larvae under the rubber pads. So I would
guess this was stored for a while in someone's closet. I still have
one busted key but I sould be able to get that from synthparts.com.
The key action is clean and precise now that everything is cleaned up
and lubed properly.
I figured out the midi CC chatter. Cleaning the joystick didn't make
any difference but when I turn on the Program Write Enable switch all
the chatter goes away. Maybe Korg was using this chatter for a midi
heartbeat. Any ideas???
So now I've begun writing patches from front panel of this Poly since
Midiquest told me they only wrote a Librarian not an Editor for this
synth. I can't even store the individual patches in a Library or swap
them around in a bank in Midiquest. So every bit of work must be
saved in a bank. Even if I only worked on one patch. Geeeeez Guuuuys!
Some librarian! The Poly-800 Mark II manual shows in detail the
structure of the patch dumps so maybe I can figure out how to move
the patches around manually in hex. More fun!
Thanks for all the help, Narfman
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "mr_shtootzky" <sztucki@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Narfman,
> So, here you are!
> I uploaded it to Rapidshare (thank you Marco Andreetta!). Perhaps
not
> the most convenient, but free and without registration, so I could
do
> it quickly.
> Here's the download link:
>
> http://rapidshare.com/files/24258106/Poly800II_manual.pdf.html
>
> I personally own Poly 800 MkI and got the instruction for MkII at
> some time only for comparison. Therefore I am not that familiar
with
> it. But there's definitely more on MIDI implementation inside it. I
> hope it will help you though. And I wish you good luck with the
> restoration of your Poly MkII.
> Best regards
> Marcin
>
>
>
>
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Marcin,
> >
> > Thanks for the quick reply and the offer! YouSendIt.com is the
> one
> > S-H I see most often. They've never hassled me after registering.
I
> > don't think my Yahoo account allows more the 10 MB at a time. The
> > file area here is 100mb now if you wanted to post it in the files
> > section for a while and then take it down that would probably be
> cool
> > too. Is there a lot more to the manual than the first edition?
> >
> > Right now I've cleaned all the buttons and pots after
> disassembling
> > the whole synth. I cleaned and lubed the joystick thinking maybe
> > that is the source of the midi CC chatter. I replaced the
corroded
> > (but not the board, whew!) battery with a nice gold contact
holder
> > and fresh CR2032. Next all the keys need cleaning. 2 "F" keys
are
> > not working and the "G4" key is snapped off but still works. Dust
> > Bunnies have been multiplying in the puppy for years for sure.
> >
> > Thanks again, Narfman
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "mr_shtootzky" <sztucki@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got one in PDF. It's about 25 MB in size. I could try to
> send
> > it
> > > to you tomorrow via e-mail, if it gets through, or maybe upload
> it
> > to
> > > some sharing host. Any recommendations, by the way?
> > > Best regards.
> > > Marcin
> > >
> > > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if there is a Poly-800 II manual? If so
does
> > > > anyone have a PDF copy?
> > > >
> > > > I just picked up one that needs some work but I was able to
> get
> > a
> > > > really good bank of sounds from it using a combination of
> > Midiquest
> > > > 9.1 and Midi-Ox so I have the sysex. I can load the factory
> > presets
> > > > and 2 or 3 other banks I found using Midi-Ox. The synth sends
> > > > everything at once but my Midiman USB was up to the task. The
> > other
> > > > question I have is it sends random breath controller and
> > modulation
> > > > messages every 5 to 15 seconds. Is this normal? The values
are
> 0
> > > but
> > > > it constantly sends them unless doing a sysex transfer. Also
> > > > Midiquest will not let me edit the banks because the
parameters
> > are
> > > > the same for every patch. Even though if I load the bank back
> in
> > > all
> > > > the sounds are right. Weird!!! I e-mailed the MQ support guru
> on
> > > > this. Does this mean there isn't an editor for this great
> > synth?????
> > > >
> > > > Stay tuned I have to go to the hospital to see my new
grandson!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any insight, Narfman
> > > >
> > >
> >
>