Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Dave,


Q: I 
found when I tried to reload all the patch bank sysex files to the 4 
patch banks using  tools mode --> patch mode the display changes to
PATCHL but then doesn't change from that. Any ideas on what I might be
doing wrong or what I might try to get around this?

A: Check that you're not sending spurious MIDI data along with the sysex. HAWK doesn't like that. What make and model MIDI interface are you using? Are you using Windows XP? It has a bad MIDI driver.

Q: The second issue is that I want to re-install the
original factory patch library from the mk1 or mk2. Is this possible using the mk2 or
ex800 sysex files? As in provided I figure out why I cannot upload patches,
should it then be possible to upload the mk-2 or ex-800 sysex patch dumps to
restore the factory presets on my modified mk1?
A: Follow the instructions in the owners manual very carefully. You cannot send the EX-800 or MK2 sysex dumps too fast to the HAWK. It will choke.

Mike




________________________________
 From: Dave Mooney <dave.e.mooney@gmail.com>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2012 10:19 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Hawk-800 / Atomahawk Preset Query
 

  
Hi, I bought a Hawk-800 and Atomahawk mod in July
and just received my modified poly-800 mk1 back from the synth technician
yesterday. I've run into a couple of issues and I’m just looking for advice on
what to do. 
 
When I got the poly-800 back yesterday I
could get sound from it and move between the patches. Many of the patches sounded good though others featured
heavy fm and thinking that patch bank installed by the synth tech may have been
the fm-800 patch bank, I sought to install the other patch banks.

I found when I tried to reload all the patch bank sysex files to the 4 patch banks using  tools mode --> patch mode the display changes to
PATCHL but then doesn't change from that. Any ideas on what I might be
doing wrong or what I might try to get around this?
 
The second issue is that I want to re-install the
original factory patch library from the mk1 or mk2. Is this possible using the mk2 or
ex800 sysex files? As in provided I figure out why I cannot upload patches,
should it then be possible to upload the mk-2 or ex-800 sysex patch dumps to
restore the factory presets on my modified mk1?
 
Cheers
Dave