Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, Brian Rost wrote:

> How long should I expect a fresh set of Duracells to maintain the patch 
> memory if I'm always running the 800 from AC?
>
> If I do the watch battery mod, how long will **that** battery last?
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i'm surprised no one pointed out that the HAWK-800 mod doesn't need 
batteries (why can i not help thinking of dr emmett brown when i say 
that?).

more info - http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/

i'm not sure if you'll want to do the hawk mod just to get rid of the 
backup battery, but it does add some other useful features too ;)


> My other synths are currently a Yamaha Motif ES and a Korg Radias. 
> Synths and home recording are just a hobby for me, but I do gig 
> regularly as a bassist.
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welcome aboard. it's not everyday that i meet a guitarist (or bassist) 
who's not afraid of synthesizers.


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