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Fw: [korgpolyex] Re: Poly fans - need a little help

2008-01-18 by korgpolyex800

Yeah, I think that might be doable. I look into it.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "David Mochen" <davidmochen@...> wrote:
>
> Great news, Mike. I wonder if we will be able to set up the pitch
bend range on a patch per patch basis -- the slider is a drag to use
:). Of course, a global setting could be usable as well, the idea
being to avoid the very hard-to-calibrate slider and have a numeric
storable value instead.
> 
> thnx
> 
> Dave
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: korgpolyex800 
>   To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:18 AM
>   Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Poly fans - need a little help
> 
> 
>   Great! That sounds exactly the same as what my Poly is doing although
>   there is a slight detune at the high maximum but I know what that is
>   being caused by.
> 
>   Last night I also got into the DCO and VCF MG using the Y axis on the
>   joystick and got close to making it work too.
> 
>   Progress - slow but steady.
> 
>   Mike.
> 
>   --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "David Mochen" <davidmochen@>
wrote:
>   >
>   > Hi there Mike
>   > 
>   > Yes, on my Poly 800 (and a couple others I've had the chance to play
>   with during these years) the pitch bend range is a fifth up and down
>   (actually a little bit more with the slider all the way up).
>   > 
>   > dave
>   > 
>   > 
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: korgpolyex800 
>   > To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
>   > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:07 PM
>   > Subject: [korgpolyex] Poly fans - need a little help
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Hi Poly fans,
>   > 
>   > I need a little help to confirm that the joystick code I've
written is
>   > working correctly. Since I don't have a working original Poly 800, I
>   > need to understand the pitch bend range.
>   > 
>   > The pitch bend range I've implemented in my new joystick bend
code is
>   > between 7 and 8 semitones up or down. This means that on a Poly 800
>   > with the bend pot at maximum, I am able to bend C up to somewhere
>   > between G and A and I am able to bend down C down to just slightly
>   > below F.
>   > 
>   > I need to know if that is how the original Poly 800 bends.
>   > 
>   > Can someone help me confirm this? It would be very much
appreciated. 
>   > 
>   > Regardless, the original pitch bend joystick function is almost
(or is
>   > exactly) as the original Poly 800 was. Next I move on to the VCF MG
>   > and DCO MG (Y joystick) functions.
>   > 
>   > Once those are as close to the original as possible, I will move
onto
>   > new joystick controllers. Woohoo!
>   > 
>   > Mike.
>   >
>

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