Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

OK, thanks Alan; I have a beginners Midi book at home that I'll study 
up on.

Cheers!

Dan

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Alan Currall <alan@...> wrote:
>
> Hiya Dan,
> 
> The Poly-800 wouldn't be my first choice of controller keyboard. 
It  
> has no velocity sensitivity or aftertouch, both of which are 
useful  
> for articulating the expressiveness of your playing, amongst other  
> things. Also there is a fairly limited octave range to play on.  
> However, if you simply want the bare bones of something to program 
in  
> some arrangements to your computer sequencer, it should be up to 
the  
> task (notwithstanding some of the technical caveats I've read of 
on  
> this group). You just need to take midi cables from the Poly-800 
to  
> the usb midi connector and ensure both the synth and the vst 
device  
> are set to the same midi channel. The details of this are as rich 
and  
> varied as the number of set-ups it's possible to use. If you're 
new  
> to midi I suggest you do a 'beginners guide to midi' type google  
> search (other search engines are available) just to get you 
through  
> the basics.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Regards,
> Alan
> 
> On 6 Feb 2008, at 7:43PM, Daniel Miso wrote:
> 
> > Hello all:
> >
> > I'm new to the list ( hopped over from the 'newmellotrongroup' )
> > having purchased a Poly-800 MKII recently. In reviewing the posts 
of
> > the last while I've discovered that I've landed smack in the 
middle
> > of a circuit bending world, of which I know little! I just wanted 
a
> > synth to augment my Mellotrons.
> >
> > I have a simple question and I apologize for dumbing down the 
recent
> > Moog Slayer threads.
> >
> > Am I able to use the Poly-800 MKII as a midi controller to play 
some
> > VST stuff I have on my computer? I have an Edirol USB to Midi
> > connector. If it is possible, how do I set things up?
> >
> > The Moog Slayer sounds great, but a great challenge for me to 
install-
> > the eventual battery change is rocket science enough for me, but 
one
> > can always learn...
> >
> > Now back to my electro-mechanical 'trons...
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dan in Toronto
> >
> >
> >
>