Hey Marcin,
That was just what the doctor ordered! Thank you for going through
the extra effort to upload this manual. This shows me a whole lot
more than the first edition manual. The midi spec is much more
complete. I'll try when I get time to crunch this file down to a more
manageable size and post it here.
I've got everything back together and working as it should. The dead
keys had dried out moth larvae under the rubber pads. So I would
guess this was stored for a while in someone's closet. I still have
one busted key but I sould be able to get that from synthparts.com.
The key action is clean and precise now that everything is cleaned up
and lubed properly.
I figured out the midi CC chatter. Cleaning the joystick didn't make
any difference but when I turn on the Program Write Enable switch all
the chatter goes away. Maybe Korg was using this chatter for a midi
heartbeat. Any ideas???
So now I've begun writing patches from front panel of this Poly since
Midiquest told me they only wrote a Librarian not an Editor for this
synth. I can't even store the individual patches in a Library or swap
them around in a bank in Midiquest. So every bit of work must be
saved in a bank. Even if I only worked on one patch. Geeeeez Guuuuys!
Some librarian! The Poly-800 Mark II manual shows in detail the
structure of the patch dumps so maybe I can figure out how to move
the patches around manually in hex. More fun!
Thanks for all the help, Narfman
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "mr_shtootzky" <sztucki@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Narfman,
> So, here you are!
> I uploaded it to Rapidshare (thank you Marco Andreetta!). Perhaps
not
> the most convenient, but free and without registration, so I could
do
> it quickly.
> Here's the download link:
>
> http://rapidshare.com/files/24258106/Poly800II_manual.pdf.html
>
> I personally own Poly 800 MkI and got the instruction for MkII at
> some time only for comparison. Therefore I am not that familiar
with
> it. But there's definitely more on MIDI implementation inside it. I
> hope it will help you though. And I wish you good luck with the
> restoration of your Poly MkII.
> Best regards
> Marcin
>
>
>
>
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Marcin,
> >
> > Thanks for the quick reply and the offer! YouSendIt.com is the
> one
> > S-H I see most often. They've never hassled me after registering.
I
> > don't think my Yahoo account allows more the 10 MB at a time. The
> > file area here is 100mb now if you wanted to post it in the files
> > section for a while and then take it down that would probably be
> cool
> > too. Is there a lot more to the manual than the first edition?
> >
> > Right now I've cleaned all the buttons and pots after
> disassembling
> > the whole synth. I cleaned and lubed the joystick thinking maybe
> > that is the source of the midi CC chatter. I replaced the
corroded
> > (but not the board, whew!) battery with a nice gold contact
holder
> > and fresh CR2032. Next all the keys need cleaning. 2 "F" keys
are
> > not working and the "G4" key is snapped off but still works. Dust
> > Bunnies have been multiplying in the puppy for years for sure.
> >
> > Thanks again, Narfman
> >
> > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "mr_shtootzky" <sztucki@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got one in PDF. It's about 25 MB in size. I could try to
> send
> > it
> > > to you tomorrow via e-mail, if it gets through, or maybe upload
> it
> > to
> > > some sharing host. Any recommendations, by the way?
> > > Best regards.
> > > Marcin
> > >
> > > --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "narfman96" <narfman96@>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if there is a Poly-800 II manual? If so
does
> > > > anyone have a PDF copy?
> > > >
> > > > I just picked up one that needs some work but I was able to
> get
> > a
> > > > really good bank of sounds from it using a combination of
> > Midiquest
> > > > 9.1 and Midi-Ox so I have the sysex. I can load the factory
> > presets
> > > > and 2 or 3 other banks I found using Midi-Ox. The synth sends
> > > > everything at once but my Midiman USB was up to the task. The
> > other
> > > > question I have is it sends random breath controller and
> > modulation
> > > > messages every 5 to 15 seconds. Is this normal? The values
are
> 0
> > > but
> > > > it constantly sends them unless doing a sysex transfer. Also
> > > > Midiquest will not let me edit the banks because the
parameters
> > are
> > > > the same for every patch. Even though if I load the bank back
> in
> > > all
> > > > the sounds are right. Weird!!! I e-mailed the MQ support guru
> on
> > > > this. Does this mean there isn't an editor for this great
> > synth?????
> > > >
> > > > Stay tuned I have to go to the hospital to see my new
grandson!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any insight, Narfman
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
