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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Distorted Output

2018-07-08 by support

Which version of the AtomaHawk kit do you have? If you have version 1.4, you need to set global parameter 58 to value 1. That version has surface mounted

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Re: Distorted Output

2018-07-07 by j.musil@...

P.s. In my case the distortion was also eliminated by turning VR2 all the way down.

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Re: [korgpolyex] Distorted Output

2018-07-07 by j.musil@...

Hi Mike, I also have an overdriven (sounding) output as described in an earlier post in this thread. I finally got time to have a look inside and the value of

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Re: Arpeggiator coming soon!

2018-06-28 by Jason Musil

Joy! Will it be possible to have (a mode where) the arp cycle restarts on note onset regardless of any time source? E.g. In a jam situation with no midi clock,

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Re: Arpeggiator coming soon!

2018-06-28 by domgoold@...

chord memory? (or does it have already?) would that fall in same function area? future idea maybe... bounce! there are 2 bounce modes, i think: to include all

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Arpeggiator coming soon!

2018-06-28 by support

Hello Poly fans, For all of your HAWK owners that have been waiting a long, long time for an arpeggiator, your long wait is almost over. I took the liberty of

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Hawk 800 Joystick Issue

2018-05-04 by iamthejoness@...

Hi guys, I installed the Hawk 800 quite a while ago (almost a year I think) and it works okay. One thing is that the joy stick stopped working when I got it up

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Re: [korgpolyex] Alternatives to Paypal

2018-03-29 by Steve Daniels

There are a few things that are similar to PayPal—but not as trusted. And most of them aren’t very popular (or active) in the US, which I know isn’t your

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Alternatives to Paypal

2018-03-28 by support

Hello Poly fans, does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives that they prefer other than Paypal for making payments for stuff online? I am considering

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-28 by support

No, the code is entirely written around the 80C85 CPU that was used in the Poly-800. It took me several years of part time hobby activity to get the Poly done.

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-28 by charleschop@...

there is no way the hawk can be adapted for the dw6000/8000 I like the midi cc and and extra lfo it offers . could be very extra usefull on the 6000/8000 for

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New Poly-800 joystick - the HawkStick

2018-03-28 by support

If you are one of the unlucky ones that has either a smashed Poly-800 joystick or it s just given up and those darn pots can t be replaced either by the way,

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-26 by support

I ve looked for some video of through hole pick and place machines but have come up with nothing BUT, I do distinctly remember seeing pick and place in the

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-26 by Gordonjcp

... Back in the 1980s I had a school holidays job assembling PCBs at the electronics company my dad worked for. We built up roughly eurocard-sized PCBs in a

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-26 by Michael Hawkins

I don t know but speculating... The production volume of the Poly was low compared to many other consumer products of 1982.The boards use many components that

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Re: [korgpolyex] Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-26 by charles chop

anyone know ,?, were the ex800 hand made ? from what I remember from being inside once is ,it seemed they were. was a lot of long component axiles not cut back

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Re: hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-26 by bperkins211@...

My advice would be for someone who has problems getting that socket off is to take it to a local TV repair or other electronics repair shop and see if they

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by charles chop

you got my money..! lol glad to be aboard the hawk .. thank you very much Charles ... On Sun, 3/25/18, Michael Hawkins korgpolyex800@yahoo.com [korgpolyex]

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by Michael Hawkins

The HAWK is all through hole. The AtomaHawk has SMD and I put those on myself so you put the easy through hole parts on. So yes, you do the easy stuff. /Mike

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by Michael Hawkins

the phone number is usually just for international verification. But I really don t have many problems with anyone. Humans are generally an honest bunch. /Mike

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by charles chop

I guess my first question is the surface mount chips I see upon the atomic hawk and maybe the hawk,,, are they attached prior to shippping? then all the user

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by charles chop

wow : ) mikael u are a true genius !...thanks for taking time to write in... im a hack of sorts and have done much soldering , unsoldering,, pcb drilling,

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Re: [korgpolyex] hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by Michael Hawkins

Hi Charles, You can t barge in here. So don t worry about that. I am the creator of the HAWK kits. If you need help. I am right here. Or you can email

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hawk-800 upgrade

2018-03-25 by charleschop@...

sorry to just bardge in and focus to my own needs but im thinking of installing ..well buying first..lol a hawk 800 upgrade . technically able and physically

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Join

2018-03-10 by Ray Crane

Hello, I would like to join this group. Although I ve owned a Poly 800 since 84, I feel that I could learn so much more. Ray

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Re: [korgpolyex] Join

2018-03-10 by charles chop

poly 800 files or hawk files new voices I like to write algo programs to mix voice data and form new sysex files from existing ,,, some nice weird effects

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Re: [korgpolyex] Distorted Output

2018-03-10 by bperkins211@...

I could have sworn I swapped out the 1k for the 4K7. I remember that you mentioned it was needed before I put the atomahawk in. I noticed the VR2 I turned all

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Re: [korgpolyex] Join

2018-03-09 by charles chop

I want to see more sys ex files surface ,,,,am I the only true sysex geek? ... On Fri, 3/9/18, Michael Hawkins korgpolyex800@yahoo.com [korgpolyex]

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Re: [korgpolyex] Join

2018-03-09 by Michael Hawkins

If we can see your post here than you have indeed joined. It s been reasonably quiet around here for some time now. But there are still hundreds of members and

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