Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

http://synthmod.net/korg/moog_slayer/

  1) i updated the wiring diagram from an ASCII to a JPG.

  2) the modification is now published under a "Picture, Sample, Lunch-Ware 
License": If you perform this modification send me an email with pictures, 
samples and your location. If I visit where you live or you visit where I 
live (currently Asheville NC) you have to take me to lunch.


i think i have the FM mod figured out. i'm hoping to document it (with 
pictures) tonight. i haven't yet come up with a name for it, so ideas are 
welcome. i also don't have a sound-card installed so all of you bastards 
who install that mod better send me some fscking samples!


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that's fantastic! i'll post samples withing 12hours after you post the howto :D

cheers,
jure

On 4/8/06, Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:
>  http://synthmod.net/korg/moog_slayer/
>
>    1) i updated the wiring diagram from an ASCII to a JPG.
>
>    2) the modification is now published under a "Picture, Sample, Lunch-Ware
>  License": If you perform this modification send me an email with pictures,
>  samples and your location. If I visit where you live or you visit where I
>  live (currently Asheville NC) you have to take me to lunch.
>
>
>  i think i have the FM mod figured out. i'm hoping to document it (with
>  pictures) tonight. i haven't yet come up with a name for it, so ideas are
>  welcome. i also don't have a sound-card installed so all of you bastards
>  who install that mod better send me some fscking samples!
>
>
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>
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On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, jure zitnik wrote:

> that's fantastic! i'll post samples withing 12hours after you post the 
> howto :D

>> i think i have the FM mod figured out. i'm hoping to document it (with 
>> pictures) tonight. i haven't yet come up with a name for it, so ideas 
>> are welcome. i also don't have a sound-card installed so all of you 
>> bastards who install that mod better send me some fscking samples!
====================

jure expressed the most interest in this, so i sent him details off-list. 
after i know that the mod works on more than just my own EX-800 i'll make 
the mod publicly available.

so... my EX-800 know has 3 extra knobs on the front: FM, Cutoff & 
Resonance.

HOT DAMN!!! the FM knob gives it a whole new world of expression and 
sounds. it didn't take long before i was getting some DX/TX kinds of harsh 
sounds out of it (especially with the moog-slayer resonance turned up). 
it's absolutely sick! turned all the way down, it sounds just like it did 
before the mod. depending on the patch and how far up the knob is turned, 
it can range from subtle to sickening to overwhelming.

i was testing it out with headphones and several times buckaroo bonzai 
(the dog) woke up and gave me very concerned looks.

i still haven't decided on a name for the mod... the "DX Slayer"? the 
"FM-800"? send me your ideas and you may get mentioned when i publish the 
mod.


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I am also interested. I just had nothing to say yet.



--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, jure zitnik wrote:
> 
> > that's fantastic! i'll post samples withing 12hours after you 
post the 
> > howto :D
> 
> >> i think i have the FM mod figured out. i'm hoping to document 
it (with 
> >> pictures) tonight. i haven't yet come up with a name for it, so 
ideas 
> >> are welcome. i also don't have a sound-card installed so all of 
you 
> >> bastards who install that mod better send me some fscking 
samples!
> ====================
> 
> jure expressed the most interest in this, so i sent him details 
off-list. 
> after i know that the mod works on more than just my own EX-800 
i'll make 
> the mod publicly available.
> 
> so... my EX-800 know has 3 extra knobs on the front: FM, Cutoff & 
> Resonance.
> 
> HOT DAMN!!! the FM knob gives it a whole new world of expression 
and 
> sounds. it didn't take long before i was getting some DX/TX kinds 
of harsh 
> sounds out of it (especially with the moog-slayer resonance turned 
up). 
> it's absolutely sick! turned all the way down, it sounds just like 
it did 
> before the mod. depending on the patch and how far up the knob is 
turned, 
> it can range from subtle to sickening to overwhelming.
> 
> i was testing it out with headphones and several times buckaroo 
bonzai 
> (the dog) woke up and gave me very concerned looks.
> 
> i still haven't decided on a name for the mod... the "DX Slayer"? 
the 
> "FM-800"? send me your ideas and you may get mentioned when i 
publish the 

> mod.
> 
> 
> -- 
>          ...atom
> 
>   ________________________
>   http://atom.smasher.org/
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>   -------------------------------------------------
> 
>  	"Evil men obsessed with ambition and unburdened by
>  	 conscience must be taken very seriously, and we
>  	 must stop them before their crimes can multiply."
>  		-- George "dubya" Bush, 6 Oct 2005
>

> I am also interested. I just had nothing to say yet.

Me too, I can't wait to install a third knob in my Poly :) Good work.

Manu

well i've tried it - it's a really easy mod - and it works very nicely!

you basically get an extra knob that determines the level of filter
modulation from one of the DCOs. that gives us nice additional timbres
and can make the poly800 even more dirty/raspy sounding.
taking this further, it can be combined nicely with the moogslayer! if
the resonance is set high enough for self-oscillation and filter
tracking set to full, you can play with the new setting to get all
kinds of wacky sounds!

...not to mention that pressing a few keys at once with both the
resonance and the new FM depth setting maxed unleashes a true sonic
mayhem!

thanks alot Atom! and post it soon!

jure

On 4/9/06, Atom Smasher <atom@...> wrote:
>
>  On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, jure zitnik wrote:
>
>  > that's fantastic! i'll post samples withing 12hours after you post the
>  > howto :D
>
>  >> i think i have the FM mod figured out. i'm hoping to document it (with
>  >> pictures) tonight. i haven't yet come up with a name for it, so ideas
>  >> are welcome. i also don't have a sound-card installed so all of you
>  >> bastards who install that mod better send me some fscking samples!
>  ====================
>
>  jure expressed the most interest in this, so i sent him details off-list.
>  after i know that the mod works on more than just my own EX-800 i'll make
>  the mod publicly available.
>
>  so... my EX-800 know has 3 extra knobs on the front: FM, Cutoff &
>  Resonance.
>
>  HOT DAMN!!! the FM knob gives it a whole new world of expression and
>  sounds. it didn't take long before i was getting some DX/TX kinds of harsh
>  sounds out of it (especially with the moog-slayer resonance turned up).
>  it's absolutely sick! turned all the way down, it sounds just like it did
>  before the mod. depending on the patch and how far up the knob is turned,
>  it can range from subtle to sickening to overwhelming.
>
>  i was testing it out with headphones and several times buckaroo bonzai
>  (the dog) woke up and gave me very concerned looks.
>
>  i still haven't decided on a name for the mod... the "DX Slayer"? the
>  "FM-800"? send me your ideas and you may get mentioned when i publish the
>  mod.
>
>
>  --
>
>           ...atom
>
>    ________________________
>    http://atom.smasher.org/
>    762A 3B98 A3C3 96C9 C6B7 582A B88D 52E4 D9F5 7808
>    -------------------------------------------------
>
>        "Evil men obsessed with ambition and unburdened by
>        conscience must be taken very seriously, and we
>        must stop them before their crimes can multiply."
>              -- George "dubya" Bush, 6 Oct 2005
>
>
>
>
>
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--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "jure zitnik" <kokoon@...> wrote:
>
> well i've tried it - it's a really easy mod - and it works very nicely!

Awesome...I think we're all waiting with bated breath. =)

Phoebe aka october71

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006, Phoebe October wrote:

> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "jure zitnik" <kokoon@...> wrote:
>>
>> well i've tried it - it's a really easy mod - and it works very nicely!
>
> Awesome...I think we're all waiting with bated breath. =)
======================

good news and bad news...

the mod is (almost?) ready for public consumption... jure brought some 
things to my attention, concerning the sonic possibilities, that i hadn't 
tested out. in order to make sure that the mod kicks as much ass as 
possible, i'm waiting to release it until after me and/or jure have a 
chance to test a few things.

it will be worth waiting for! you might want to label the knob "kick ass" 
and number it 0-11.

for now, think of the modification as nearly complete, but still going 
through final QA testing ;)

it should be released VERY SOON.

big thanks to jure for testing it out and giving me great feedback (no pun 
intended).


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> it will be worth waiting for! you might want to label the knob "kick ass" 
> and number it 0-11.

We'll wait, but what should we buy before, to be able to do the mod as 
soon as possible? ;)

Manu

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Manu wrote:

> We'll wait, but what should we buy before, to be able to do the mod as 
> soon as possible? ;)
==================

5K linear pot
1K resistor


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