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Re: [korgpolyex] Broken EX800?

2015-10-15 by Michael Hawkins

You most likely sent too much MIDI too fast and caused the EX-800 to overwrite the patch memory due to an uncontrolled stack overflow. The result is that the

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Re: [korgpolyex] Broken EX800?

2015-10-15 by Daniel Forró

If there s a backup battery in your EX800, just change it for new one, and transmit to the instrument SysEx or MIDI file with factory or other programs to get

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Broken EX800?

2015-10-15 by slushprodukt@...

Hi, I m hoping people will be able to advise me about the state of my EX800 and the likely chances of getting it back into working order. I bought an EX800 on

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Re: [korgpolyex] New member Poly800

2015-10-08 by <backshall1@...>

Welcome Alexis, For rotary knobs, you need a good zero-residue cleaner. Rotary pots don’t need a lubricant. Use it sparingly and don’t get it on the paint

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New member Poly800

2015-10-07 by alexis.ouelhadj@...

Hi everyone, I am new to this group and to the Poly800 world. I just got my first Poly800 a couple of days ago, and I ve been able to have so much fun with it

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Re: [korgpolyex] POLY 800 MKII Drifting

2015-10-06 by Michael Hawkins

Make sure your plug pack/wall wart is correct for your Poly. Sometimes a wall wart may provide higher voltage than it should and this can cause the voltage

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Re: [korgpolyex] POLY 800 MKII Drifting

2015-10-06 by Daniel Forró

If all voltages are OK, then problem is in different part of instrument. Still I d suppose it s hardware, not software problem. I m quite sure more experienced

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Re: [korgpolyex] POLY 800 MKII Drifting

2015-10-06 by Daniel Forró

I had the similar problem during one live gig with rock group 32 years ago, and the reason were weak batteries. I had to compensate it by tuning pot, and when

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POLY 800 MKII Drifting

2015-10-06 by ian r

Hi, I ve searched and haven t found anyone else posting with this problem. Hopefully I m not just posting in the wrong places. My poly 800 drifts out of tune

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: is Grit still here?

2015-10-05 by ultragalore@...

Hey Mike, I ll probably look at an EX800 soon and do some measurements. Let me know what kind of switches you have in mind, maybe I can make 2 variants, one

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Re: led blue display korg poly 800

2015-09-29 by josephrbrunk@...

Hi Vincenzo. Where are you located? If in the US, I purchased from this company and was very pleased: BLUE Display DIY MOD KIT for Korg Poly-800 / EX-800

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led blue display korg poly 800

2015-09-29 by Vincenzo Vincenzo

Hello to all, I happened to see on the internet synth Korg Poly 800 LED display with blue .. You can recommend where to find the 7-segment LED display color

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: is Grit still here?

2015-09-29 by Michael Hawkins

I have an EX800 with buttons to use.I have a micrometer too so I can probably do alot of the measuring but if you don t trust me I can send you a button on

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Re: is Grit still here?

2015-09-29 by ultragalore@...

Yes, still here and I m still also keeping a lookout for a EX800 to measure the buttons but haven t seen them come by on the regular channels In the meantime

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Re: [korgpolyex] is Grit still here?

2015-09-28 by Michael Hawkins

grit has been busy. He has 3D printed knobs for Poly too. Korg Poly 800 Joystick knob by grit on Shapeways ... And replacement strap pegs. Korg Poly 800 basic

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is Grit still here?

2015-09-28 by domgoold@...

Hi messag for grit - who? offered 3D printer parts ? (seem to recall) (was this the guy asking for a ex800 button to copy?) this is offtopic - it s about

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-11 by Donal Finn

You mentioned the JP8000 and Ms2000 as being groove box electro type boards and one thing the 106 really has going for t is it can really slide in with those

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-11 by <backshall1@...>

We are not talking about any ‘70s machines here. Juno 106 is 1984 and DW-8000 is 1985. Of course, the ‘80s had so many synth innovations that it really

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-11 by ultragalore@...

Well.. these machines are from different era s. I love the intuitiveness from the 70 machines and it makes you really understand what you re doing with sound.

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-11 by Gordonjcp

... The unison thing is annoying, and would have been a really easy software fix. On the upside for the Juno, the oscillators don t aliase or go out of tune.

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-11 by <backshall1@...>

Sorry to all the Juno fans out there, but I don’t think the 106 has much going for it. The only reason I think it might be worth more than a DW-8000 is

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-10 by Donal Finn

Yeah, Polly 8 all the way, it never felt out of place with my other synths, it always filled a role the others couldn t quite muster, DW8000 seems a little

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-10 by <backshall1@...>

Hmmm indeed. I think of the JP8000 and MS2000 as MIDI syncable groove machines with lots of knobs for real-time tweaking. The DW8000 is more of a players

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-10 by Donal Finn

Hmmm...interesting I m not much of a DX7 or , d50 ect. type fan, but I love the polly 8, I just wish it had velocity sensitive keys, Although maybe I shouldn t

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Re: [korgpolyex] hmmm.

2015-09-10 by Vukan Stojanovic

Hi, something new from my old EX-8000 https://youtu.be/qwxMHT9DsSM enjoy! On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:55 AM, backshall1@bellsouth.net [korgpolyex]

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