Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

I'd definitely like to try to make it work. 
Does anyone have a ROM image of the MKII? The biggest difference seems
to be the digital delay line instead of the chorus.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" <korgpolyex800@...>
wrote:
>
> Alex,
> 
> I like your humour. :-)
> 
> If I ever buy a MKII I will look at the design and see if it could be
> fitted into it.
> 
> But the kit only works in the EX800 and Poly MK1. It does not work in
> the MKII. Sorry :-(
> 
> Mike.
> 
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "Alexander" <arf_hotdogdeity@>
> wrote:
> >
> > People spend a lot more than that on glitchy hardware. Look at the
> > SIDStation. It's a crashy glitchy mess but people still bought them :)
> > 
> > I want one of these for my MKII :) 
> > 
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > The only name I have on those first five boards is Mike! LOL
> > > 
> > > But if they work straight out of the box, which would be a miracle,
> > then you never know what your luck might be. :-)
> > > 
> > > I'm certainly glad my kit is getting so much attention. The real
> > question is going to be "how many people want to spend 100 bucks on a
> > kit that gives you glitchy portamento mono mode"?
> > > 
> > > Mike.
> > > 
> > > Marcus Wilson <JB@> wrote:                               have you
> > got names against those 5 boards yet?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If not, I would like to be included in the first batch 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > best regards,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Marcus Wilson
> > > 
> > > On 11/12/2007, at 9:57 PM, korgpolyex800 wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Atom,
> > > 
> > > I agree with everything you said.
> > > 
> > > i) I'll keep portamento even if it is glitchy.
> > > ii) I'll change the Poly key to be the mode key so that each
time you
> > > press the Poly key you switch to the next mode (Poly, Chord, Hold,
> > > Mono, Poly...).
> > > iii) there will be CC's to change the mode too.
> > > iv) for visual indication P for poly is already used so we need to
> > > come up with a letter that would indicate portamento mono mode. I
> > > thought "S" would work but it looks like a "5". Anyone got any
> > > suggestions?
> > > 
> > > Further testing last night revealed that the bend is so slow to
react
> > > to changes at higher slide rates that the portamento rapidly turns
> > > into stepped DCO semitone changes. So it sounds best at really slow
> > > rates where you glide from one octave to another over a period
of 5 to
> > > 10 seconds. Even then you can still hear the little glitches. My
last
> > > option now is to try to speed up the master clock reaction to bend
> > > changes and try to improve the sample and hold circuit. I wish I
had a
> > > frequency counter and oscilloscope right now.
> > > 
> > > But, when I run into walls like this I take a break so that I
can come
> > > back to it with a fresh perspective so I think I'll leave it all
alone
> > > as I have other pressing work to do.
> > > 
> > > Wish those 5 boards would get here soon.
> > > 
> > > Mike.
> > > 
> > > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Atom Smasher <atom@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, korgpolyex800 wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > I could rewrite the code to toggle between Poly and mono mode
> > > using the 
> > > > > Poly key. Another way might be to make the Poly key the selector
> > for 
> > > > > Poly, Mono, Chord and Hold mode. Each time you press the
poly key
> > > would 
> > > > > move you into the next mode. That would free up the chord and
> hold 
> > > > > buttons to be used for selecting global mode and extended
> parameter 
> > > > > entry modes (or other things if we decide to add more).
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you all think?
> > > > ================================
> > > > 
> > > > that would work, since the modes are (or can be) exclusive...
> > > probably not 
> > > > everyone on the list has a PC1600 (or similar), but i'd be
happy as
> > > long 
> > > > as i can select the modes using standard MIDI CCs. do you think
> > > you'd be 
> > > > able to provide visual indication of which mode is currently
> selected?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > I now need to determine if the glitch is caused by the master
> clock 
> > > > > being incapable of tracking the output of the DAC when a square
> > wave 
> > > > > edge change occurs in the bend or if the DAC sample hold circuit
> > > is too 
> > > > > slow. If it's just the sample and hold then I may be able to
> > > reduce the 
> > > > > sample hold capacitor to improve the highest possible rate of
> > > change. If 
> > > > > it is due to the master clock not being able to change
frequencies
> > > fast 
> > > > > then I think we might be out of luck. So much so that the only
> > way to 
> > > > > get good portamento would be to build a new master clock
that was
> > > able 
> > > > > to slide the full five octaves.
> > > > ==================
> > > > 
> > > > maybe you'll come up with a different way to approach the
problem..?
> > > > 
> > > > even if it's glitchy, i'm sure it's still usable... i was just
> > > talking to 
> > > > tom (the guy who i made the first moog-slayer for) and he
> reminded me 
> > > > about a patch i wrote for him on a CZ-101... listening to it
> > > straight from 
> > > > the CZ it sounded kinda cold and very digital, but in the
> > foreground of 
> > > > the mix and with some reverb (we probably used a BOSS SE-50) it
> > sounded 
> > > > sweet and analog and warm and huge. years later it still impressed
> > > him. so 
> > > > i'd be interested in it even if it is glitchy...
> > > > 
> > > > and if you "fix" it in a later release, leave the option of
> using the 
> > > > glitchy version... seriously... one never knows what genres of
music
> > > might 
> > > > be formed from an obscure glitch...
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > ...atom
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