Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Yes really.




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 From: Jason Adkins <jason_ralf808@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Midi on/off Button Mod
 

  
Never,does it really?


On 6 Jan 2013, at 15:59, Michael Hawkins wrote:

  
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>You might want to consider the HAWK upgrade kit. It gives you all of the control you've all been talking about.
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> From: synth_kaden <kadenhendron@gmail.com>
>To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 12:47 AM
>Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Midi on/off Button Mod
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>I like Jill's idea for a no-sound patch, when i just want to play midi. But what if i don't want midi and I just want to hear Poly 800 sounds, without having to touch my other synths?
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>--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Jill Saphic  wrote:
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>> remember you might have to slightly mod the patches
>> you trigger, because these older korgs only transmit
>> a static velocity of >64< and I don't believe that can be changed.
>> . a lot of newer patches "veloctiy switch"
>> at 80, or 100. Or they just might not sound right to you untill
>> you adjust the velocity settings of the individual sounds you
>> are midi'd to from the Poly-800
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>> " turn down the Poly 800 volume and turn on transmitting midi when i want to control my other synths (and not hear my Poly 800)"
>> you could do the same thing by having a patch on the 800
>> with all parameters turned off except midi transmit.
>> You know like number 11 would be your midi keytar only?
>> and no sound from the 800 would be heard.
>> just a thought...
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>> --- On Sun, 6/1/13, synth_kaden  wrote:
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>> From: synth_kaden 
>> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Midi on/off Button Mod
>> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Sunday, 6 January, 2013, 3:51
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>> Thanks J, I'll check out some other dedicated keytars. But the biggest reason I would like to use the Poly 800 as the controller is for its own analog sounds.
>> I suppose my plan would be to turn off transmitting midi when i want to play only Poly 800 sounds, and then turn down the Poly 800 volume and turn on transmitting midi when i want to control my other synths (and not hear my Poly 800). I could also have my sequencer controlling my Poly 800, but turn off receiving midi when i don't it to be sequenced (without having to go over to my sequencer and turn off the Poly 800 track).
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>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Jason Adkins wrote:
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>> > Hiya Kaden,
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>> > Perhaps instead of the Poly800 as a keytar controller maybe buy a Korg 
>> > 707 which are very cheap and have decent midi,they are FM not analogue 
>> > but if you just want a midi controller you can strap on perhaps a good 
>> > solution and they are a lot lighter than a poly800. Anyway you don't 
>> > want to risk breaking your poly800.My 707 cost me £60 last month on 
>> > ebay.
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>> > On 5 Jan 2013, at 22:52, synth_kaden wrote:
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>> > > I just bought a Korg Poly 800 mk1... I would like to use it as a 
>> > > midi keytar controller for my other synths, but it is lacking in the 
>> > > midi department. Are there any smart technicians out there who could 
>> > > come up with a physical button/switch modification that could turn 
>> > > on and off receiving and transmitting midi? I'd be interesting in 
>> > > hearing any ideas you might have.
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>> > > -kaden
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