Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hi all,
I was given a Poly-800 (mk I) for free some time ago, probably because 
I have some knowledge into synthesizers already, as you can tell from 
my home page, and the woman who gave it to me no longer had any use for 
it. It was in perfect shape both technically and cosmetically. It even 
came with the original cassett with the factory sounds. I downloaded 
the user manual, and through some contacts I was able to get hold of 
the service manual.
However, it didn´t had any wall-wart power supply, and all I tried I 
couldn´t get it to work properly. Finally I reconfigured an older 
wall-wart power I had, bought new batteries, and made it work again. 
After some trial-and-error I got the factory sounds loaded, so now it 
plays like new.
I set it up at the family Macintosh, so that my kids could have a go at 
it (and leave my other keyboards alone! - they usually drive me mad 
whamming away on my Yamaha DX-7 in the studio), but every time I´m at 
the Mac reading email (like now), I usually jams a little on the 
Poly-800, and now - to my surprise! - I am thinking about integrating 
it into my keyboard rig! It actually sounds amazingly good. I am 
planning to do some of the standard mods (moog slayer etc.) when I get 
the time (too many projects right now). I do like Korg keyboards of 
old, and have used a lot of them, but I never got into the - for me - 
"newer" Korg synths, like the Poly-800 at the time when they were new. 
I remember at the time that I thought they sounded too cheesy. Whether 
it is time or my ears, it doesn´t sound too bad now. I guess I am also 
better at programming these days, so I can get some good sounds out of 
it.
I searched out this group because I needed to get the Poly-800 up and 
running, and I am thankful for all the help I got. I thought about 
leaving now that the Poly-800 works again, but you all seems like good 
folks, and the info and discussions here are nice and interesting, so 
I´m still here.
I am a norwegian composer and synthesist, I occasionally make some 
music, both solo and with my band, and perform live and record albums.

Thanks a lot, and all the best to all of you.

Terje Winther
http://www.wintherstormer.no/

> Over the last six months or more, we've seen many new Poly 800 and EX
>  800 enthusiasts join our group - to you all we say welcome.
>
>  And also feel free to let us know how you came to become a Poly fan
>  and what drives you to be still using one in the year 2007.
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  The moderator - Mike.


tw.  :)

"Those great moments come when musicians are playing together..."
(Bob Moog)