Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

I just performed the slayer mod as well...in terms of what dubbed it as the "Moog Slayer" (which I assume would be the massively overdriven resonance), I don't think it's phenomanel or anything, BUT, just haveing the realtime filter/res control makes the mod worth doing by far. At first I was thinking the Poly800 to be fairly on par with the Juno 106, and the other lesser Juno models, as well as the Jx3p...but with the knobs, it wins. Now I just need to find a nice moog sticker, and a slayer sticker (shouldn't be TOO hard), and then add some slits to the end of my worn belt for a shoulder strap and walla....instant rockstar mode :b
Byron

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> From: reidar@jorgensen.com [mailto:reidar@jorgensen.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 5:55 PM
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Moogslayer verdict
> 
> 
> 
> Well, I did the work, and here's my summary.
> 
> Cool!
> 
> Maybe not as mind- (or speaker-) blowing as I expected, but definitely
> usable, and definitely worth doing.
> 
> There are two hand-drawn diagrams in the photos section (inside the Folder
> in the first entry).  I used the simpler one, labelled "Schematic", but
> found that it didn't actually do anything.  So then I followed the one
> labelled MoogSlayer, which has the earth and +ve connections, and this one
> works.  Apart from the extra connections, the wires from VR2 are reversed,
> as are the ones on VR5.  This would make a difference!
> 
> There is one slightly confusing point, and that is the specification of a
> "470-510 ohm" resistor in the connection to +ve power.  Why is it 
> a range??
> I used 470 ohm, maybe the effect would be different if I used 510?
> 
> Anyway, I've found that (as mentioned in somebody else's post) the cutoff
> and resonance settings (particularly the res) in the preset patch set the
> limits of operation for the new pots, so if you want to tweak the 
> pots, the
> first thing you need to do is increase the parameters to give you more to
> play with.
> 
> But they're good for just changing the tone as well, for example to
> brighten up the pianos, just increase the cutoff.
> 
> Reidar
> 
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