Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hi everybody,
i posted a while back about wether to do a standard filter mod or the
MOOG SLAYER filter mod. in the end i decided fuck it and went with
the moog slayer.
its wicked to have a cutoff knob so "close at hand", and it sounds
kool. however the supposedly awesome "sub-blowing" resonance seems
non-existent.there is no change even when turning it up within the
LCD screen. i checked every connection thoroughly before screwing the
thing back together, so i cant understand why this bastard isnt
working

HELP ME BEFORE I EAT SOME1S LEGS OFF!!!!!

Yes, I noticed (almost) the same thing, on the
"standard" (100k) mod. I did the mod, and I hear a
noticeble cutoff when I twist the knob, but I'm not
sure about the resonance (although my friend I have
the studio with assures me HE CAN hear it :), I
wouldn't put my hand in the fire claiming I hear the
difference). Also, guys, i have 2 q's, I just
downloaded the definitions for the poly 800 (from the
website) for sound quest's Midi Quest program. Since I
know the poly 800 is quite limited in midi, it seemed
pretty strange to me, that they support it. I never
got this program to edit anything on any synth,
though, so I'm not sure it EVEN works at all. Then, I
have made the "standard" mod with some cheap, plastic
pots. I just couldn't buy metal ones, there weren't
any at the moment. Is that very bad? I mean, if i ever
decide to do the slayer moog mod with the 100k, should
I wait 'till I find some metal ones? And third,
although probably a stupid question. I have a DW 8000,
also, and I don't use the two synths (yet!) 'cause of
bed power circuits in the building the studio is right
now. We're moving for ages now, but in a couple of
weeks we should finnaly leave Hell and find a new
place where we can (at least) plug all the equipment
in. So, the question would be, what is the difference
(in the use) between these two synths? I found on some
web sites that if you have a DW8000, you don't really
need a Poly800 because it's basically the same thing
only bigger and with more possibilites. Is it? I won't
be selling any equipment, only buying new stuff, but I
tried some different sysex for the DW8000 and it seems
really nice, still haven't tried tape dump with the
Poly800, hope to find some nice presets there too. And
then I will probably start programing them myself....



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DW8000 is sort of a bigger brother and (someone correct me if I'm wrong,
I don't have one) that it has a filter for each voice, plus two
oscillator's per voice normally, and quite a few more waveforms. I think
it uses the same filter as the Poly as well... the sounds should be
similar as they are both digitally generated waves + analog filter. The
DW will be more versatile but the Poly will perform differently and
thus have it's own advantage, if small, somewhere in the world music.

I would expect them to complement each other well if you use them right,
in particular if you plan on playing live. Play around and see what
happens; the Poly would probly make a great backup to a DW lead.

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:59:42 +0200 (CEST)
Joshua Kalcic <dragankalcic@...> wrote:

> Yes, I noticed (almost) the same thing, on the
> "standard" (100k) mod. I did the mod, and I hear a
> noticeble cutoff when I twist the knob, but I'm not
> sure about the resonance (although my friend I have
> the studio with assures me HE CAN hear it :), I
> wouldn't put my hand in the fire claiming I hear the
> difference). Also, guys, i have 2 q's, I just
> downloaded the definitions for the poly 800 (from the
> website) for sound quest's Midi Quest program. Since I
> know the poly 800 is quite limited in midi, it seemed
> pretty strange to me, that they support it. I never
> got this program to edit anything on any synth,
> though, so I'm not sure it EVEN works at all. Then, I
> have made the "standard" mod with some cheap, plastic
> pots. I just couldn't buy metal ones, there weren't
> any at the moment. Is that very bad? I mean, if i ever
> decide to do the slayer moog mod with the 100k, should
> I wait 'till I find some metal ones? And third,
> although probably a stupid question. I have a DW 8000,
> also, and I don't use the two synths (yet!) 'cause of
> bed power circuits in the building the studio is right
> now. We're moving for ages now, but in a couple of
> weeks we should finnaly leave Hell and find a new
> place where we can (at least) plug all the equipment
> in. So, the question would be, what is the difference
> (in the use) between these two synths? I found on some
> web sites that if you have a DW8000, you don't really
> need a Poly800 because it's basically the same thing
> only bigger and with more possibilites. Is it? I won't
> be selling any equipment, only buying new stuff, but I
> tried some different sysex for the DW8000 and it seems
> really nice, still haven't tried tape dump with the
> Poly800, hope to find some nice presets there too. And
> then I will probably start programing them myself....
>

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