Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

VERY COOL INFO. NOW WHERE CAN I BUY THE Tomahawk kit

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks zoinky!
> 
> Now overcoming my modesty I will also point out that you get a whole bunch of cool new features for your Poly-800 which I list below.
> 
> The only down side is that the tape load and save doesn't work anymore.
> 
> The NEW SOUND FEATURES are:
> 1) Portamento mono mode with slide rate parameter stored per patch.
> 2) Tremolo - apply either LFO1 or LFO2 to the volume of either of the DCO's volume with control over Tremolo depth for each DCO.
> 3) The single LFO is now two (LFO1 and LFO2) and two more super LFO's (SLFO3 and SLFO4) have been implemented.
> 4) All four LFO's have triangle, sawtooth, sine, square PWM and random
> sample and hold waveforms. All waveforms can also be inverted.
> 5) All four LFO's have free running modes.
> 6) LFO1 and LFO2 delay type select - allows the LFO's to cycle at note
> on and then stop cycling when the delay timer expires. This allows the
> reversal of its original behavior where the LFO delay timer must expire
> before the LFO begins to cycle.
> 7) LFO2 sync to MIDI clock.
> 8) EG3 retriggering sync by MIDI clock.
> 9) Note triggered sequencer transpose - You can now select a global
> parameter that will set up the keyboard to transpose the playing
> sequence. You can also set the mode to allow MIDI to transpose the
> sequencer too.
> 10) Resonance can now be modulated by LFO's and the envelope generator.
> 11) The LFO1 frequency can be modulated by SLFO3.
> 12) The LFO2 frequency can be modulated by SLFO4.
> 13) Random sample and hold waveform clocked by the on board seq. or MIDI clock.
> 14) Random sample and hold waveform clocked by sequencer repeat.
> 
> The NEW MIDI FEATURES are: 
> 1) MIDI controllers (special and NRPN) for all original and extended parameters.
> 2) MIDI standard controllers implemented for LFO1 rate, VCF cutoff and resonance depth.
> 3) MIDI controllers for setting Poly, Hold, Chord and Portamento modes.
> 4) MIDI sustain controller send and receive.
> 5) MIDI SYSEX single patch dump send and receive.
> 6) MIDI SYSEX bulk patch send and receive.
> 7) MIDI EX-800 SYSEX dump receive (sequencer and patches).
> 8) MIDI Poly-800 MK2 SYSEX patch dump receive (patches only).
> 9) MIDI user initiated SYSEX HAWK-800 bulk dump all patches.
> 10) Selectable Omni On, Off or Auto on power up.
> 11) Keyboard MIDI TX channel selection (1-16 or no MIDI TX).
> 12) Joystick MIDI TX channel selection (1-16 or no MIDI TX).
> 13) MIDI soft thru of all messages.
> 14) Sequencer MIDI time code send on/off.
> 15) Chord mode synchronization SYSEX send - if cascade sync mode is
> selected then pressing the chord key will send a SYSEX message to set
> up the chord progression table. This allows a slave unit such as an
> EX-800 to operate in chord mode with the same chord structure as the
> master unit.
> 16) MIDI patch bank selection (1 of 4).
> 17) MIDI note on velocity sensitivity where VCF and envelope generator
> parameters can be influenced by incoming MIDI note velocity data.
> 
> The NEW USER FEATURES are:1) All notes off panic button (with MIDI TX too).
> 2) Local keyboard control on/off.
> 3) Local joystick control on/off.
> 4) Extended playing range on/off (increases the playing range by two octaves while ignoring the parameters 11 and 21).
> 5) Cascade mode (for when you have two Poly's or a Poly and an EX800. One unit plays odd notes and the other plays evens).
> 6) Cascade sync mode (the master unit sends SYSEX patch dumps to the
> slave as well as setting the Poly mode and patch number. This ensures
> that your slave unit plays exactly the same sounds as the master).
> 7) Poly mode is stored and recalled with patches.
> 8) Bend depth stored per patch.
> 9) You can send the global parameters from the Poly 800 to another Poly-800 or EX800.
> 10) A global parameter is now available that allows setting the keyboard MIDI note velocity.
> 11) Local sequencer control on/off so that you can send the Poly 800 sequence to another synth via MIDI.
> 12) A global parameter now allows keyboard MIDI transmit octave shift up or down 3 octaves.
> 13) You can cancel out of a patch write by pressing the write button
> (instead of reaching around the back and fiddling around for the write
> enable switch).
> 14) All user patches, globals and sequencer data are stored directly in
> flash memory so that you no longer need ANY backup battery.
> 15) Sustain pedal operation. The original "step up" jack now also
> operates as a sustain pedal with patch control over decay and release
> times as well as sustain hold point.
> 16) Joystick parameter editing and patch section. You can now change
> the operation of the joystick to edit patches and select patches.
> 17) The Up/Down data keys also operate as patch up/down selectors when in Program mode.
> 18) Four banks of 64 patches (for all kits shipped from June 2009
> onward) giving the HAWK-800 256 patch storage in flash memory (no
> backup batteries are required).
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: zoinky420 <zoinky420@...>
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:24:10 AM
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: poly 800 won't hold program
> 
>   
> Mike seems to be too modest to mention that if you buy his Tomahawk kit, you won't need the internal battery for patch backup anymore.  Sure it's a lot more expensive than a battery, but since you have to break out the soldering iron either way, why not install a Tomahawk kit instead of a battery?
> 
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com, Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > If you have five C batteries in the Poly-800, then the patches should stay.
> > 
> > But, there is also a location on the main printed circuit board for installation of a lithium battery.
> > 
> > On some early main boards, there are no pads for the battery to install onto. But most boards do have the pads.
> > 
> > They're right smack in the middle of the main board. Check to see if there's a lithium battery soldered in there.
> > 
> > Mike.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ____________ _________ _________ __
> > From: e_flat4me <e_flat4me@ ..>
> > To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 9:34:31 AM
> > Subject: [korgpolyex] poly 800 won't hold program
> > 
> > 
> > is there a reason that my old poly-800 won't hold it's program.
> > it works fine, but, turn it off and everything is gone.
> > is there something hiding inside to look for.
> > 
> > thanx,
> > 
> > andy
> >
>