Well, you need to get the tape dump audio and send it to the Poly-800. You can get that tape dump file right here from the files section for the Poly-800.
But you can also download this excel spreadsheet and enter in the first patch manually.
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8OhSTMpTnYDZbBN7CjJfyOSnlBIEcjhTBrYBDKtnoI8ynsSpY6HRV_iUcnp_kEojXfuAPeiTbdpVFbgqPRgD/1%29%20Poly-800/Patches%20and%20patch%20dumps/Poly-800%2011-88.xls
You will need to learn how to enter a patch manually, starting with pressing the Prog/Para button to get into parameter edit mode.
Good luck.
Mike.
But you can also download this excel spreadsheet and enter in the first patch manually.
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8OhSTMpTnYDZbBN7CjJfyOSnlBIEcjhTBrYBDKtnoI8ynsSpY6HRV_iUcnp_kEojXfuAPeiTbdpVFbgqPRgD/1%29%20Poly-800/Patches%20and%20patch%20dumps/Poly-800%2011-88.xls
You will need to learn how to enter a patch manually, starting with pressing the Prog/Para button to get into parameter edit mode.
Good luck.
Mike.
From: soviet_bot <soviet_bot@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 11:02:58 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: just bought poly-800, but wont work... suggestions?
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 11:02:58 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: just bought poly-800, but wont work... suggestions?
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@...> wrote:
>
>
> I didn't watch it to the very end; however one quick question: Did you load
> any sounds into it before trying it out?
>
> The first revision of the Poly-800 used the batteries in the bottom to
> buffer the memory contents as well; once those batteries are removed (or
> will get too low) the Poly-800 will "forget" any settings; you're basically
> ending with a "blank slate" (and not with some kind of "init" sound, to
> make things worse).
>
> So please go to the files section, download the factory patches and load
> them into the Poly first; then try again.
>
and how would i load them? there were no batteries. still are no batteries. lol. but yeah. i found the bin file.. but what do i do with it? as i said... i'm used to messing with moogs, hit the power switch and play. so i have no idea what to do with this thing :P