Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

hiya, i'm new to this group having picked up an aging poly800 mk1 on eBay
late last year & only now getting round to plugging it in. a friend of mine
had an ex years ago & i thought it was about time i got the original
keyboard version for possible round-the-shoulder live use.

pics of the home studio (minus the Korg S3 drum machine i've literally
*just* won on eBay!!) are at http://www.pigpendigital.com/studio if you
wanna take a look...

anyways, typical questions:

a) where can i get a copy of the manual
b) where can i get patches from (the memory is empty)
c) there's always a 3rd one...

the '800 won't be my main synth (you'll understand why if you look at the
pics) but i remember some squelchy noises from the old one in the past.

}:-)


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

hope you enjoy your 800. It really grows on you.

I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.

If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory'
battery. You can put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.

Nice studio set up there...

-a

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> hiya, i'm new to this group having picked up an aging poly800
mk1 on eBay
> late last year & only now getting round to plugging it in. a friend
of mine
> had an ex years ago & i thought it was about time i got the
original
> keyboard version for possible round-the-shoulder live use.
>
> pics of the home studio (minus the Korg S3 drum machine i've
literally
> *just* won on eBay!!) are at
http://www.pigpendigital.com/studio if you
> wanna take a look...
>
> anyways, typical questions:
>
> a) where can i get a copy of the manual
> b) where can i get patches from (the memory is empty)
> c) there's always a 3rd one...
>
> the '800 won't be my main synth (you'll understand why if you
look at the
> pics) but i remember some squelchy noises from the old one
in the past.
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com

>hope you enjoy your 800.  It really grows on you.
i remember the sound from years ago when the Poly800 was new & was totally blown away by it...  8 voices, memory etc was really unheard of for the price, at the time...  now its a little weak with only one filter etc.  i plan to run my monophonically thru one of the Line6 Pods to really dirty up the sound – i’ll post URL’s when i have an mp3 available featuring this lil baby.

>I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.

thanks.  i’ve found them but need to buy the 6 type ‘c’ batteries from the shop before i upload them.  still trying to find a decent copy of the manual though in non-gif format.  i’ve loaded a few off but the quality of scanning is depressing...  }:-(

>If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory' battery. You can put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.

hmm...  so the machine won’t need the 6 large batteries - a lot lighter!!  how do i fit the battery? schematics anywhere?

>Nice studio set up there...

yeah, it gives me something to do!  listen out for “Alaska Highway”...

obtw - sneak preview of the new single:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com/mp3/intelwarv3fm.mp3

}:-)


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i have a ton o=
f
new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and got a casio
VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1, MicroMoog, and a
Yamaha RM70 (those are not in the pic)
http://www.aaronjasinski.com/musicstudio.JPG

about the batter schematics, i can't remember where I found them they were =

on the net, what i did was go to radio shack and get the wires with the cla=
mps
on the, and a regular 4v lithium watch batter, worked pretty good, though y=
ou
have to replace it every 4-5 months. but better than the big fat batteries.=
. and
less expensive. I think you can find a link for it on synthzone.com

I ran my Poly800 thru my danelectro DaddyO, it made it really scary.

-=a

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> >hope you enjoy your 800. It really grows on you.
> i remember the sound from years ago when the Poly800 was new & was
totally
> blown away by it... 8 voices, memory etc was really unheard of for the
> price, at the time... now its a little weak with only one filter etc. i=

> plan to run my monophonically thru one of the Line6 Pods to really dirty =
up
> the sound - i1ll post URL1s when i have an mp3 available featuring this l=
il
> baby.
>
> >I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.
> thanks. i1ve found them but need to buy the 6 type Œc1 batteries from th=
e
> shop before i upload them. still trying to find a decent copy of the man=
ual
> though in non-gif format. i1ve loaded a few off but the quality of scann=
ing
> is depressing... }:-(
>
> >If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory' battery. Y=
ou
can
> put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.
> hmm... so the machine won1t need the 6 large batteries - a lot lighter!!=

> how do i fit the battery? schematics anywhere?
>
> >Nice studio set up there...
> yeah, it gives me something to do! listen out for 3Alaska Highway2...
>
> obtw - sneak preview of the new single:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com/mp3/intelwarv3fm.mp3
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com

hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i have a ton of new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and got a casio VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1, MicroMoog, and a Yamaha RM70 (those are not in the pic)

nice setup, & great pics on the wall!!  i need to get my pics up too...  though after i paint the room.

anyways, is that a PolySix in the synth stand?  lovely machines...  but i do question your choice of drum machine - the DDM110 were/are pants!!!  having owned the 110 & 220 i should know and am thankful that i saw the light & sold ‘em years ago...  tastes change i suppose!  };-)

the VZ10m is a great machine that’s not appreciated as it should be...  and i see you have a mac – good lad!

about the battery schematics, i can't remember where I found them

i’ll run with the internal ‘big guys’ for a while & see how long they last (i’ll be using mains for normal use).  if it gets crazy then i’ll do the internal upgrade thang.

}:-)


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

i forgot to say – rack up the Ensoniq ESQ-M that’s on the floor (i believe that’s what it is anyway) – they’re great sounding machines!!

}:-)


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

Hi Aaron,
do I see a Behringer Virtualizer on your studio pic?
Is it worth its money?

I heard that Zoom would be better (or what about Midi-/Microverbs?).

What do you think?

Olaf

== Sorry for being off-topic here... ==

----- Original Message -----
From: "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@...>
To: <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: new abuser


hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i have a ton o=
f
new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and got a casio
VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1, MicroMoog, and a
Yamaha RM70 (those are not in the pic)
http://www.aaronjasinski.com/musicstudio.JPG

about the batter schematics, i can't remember where I found them they were =

on the net, what i did was go to radio shack and get the wires with the cla=
mps
on the, and a regular 4v lithium watch batter, worked pretty good, though y=
ou
have to replace it every 4-5 months. but better than the big fat batteries.=
. and
less expensive. I think you can find a link for it on synthzone.com

I ran my Poly800 thru my danelectro DaddyO, it made it really scary.

-=a

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> >hope you enjoy your 800. It really grows on you.
> i remember the sound from years ago when the Poly800 was new & was
totally
> blown away by it... 8 voices, memory etc was really unheard of for the
> price, at the time... now its a little weak with only one filter etc. i=

> plan to run my monophonically thru one of the Line6 Pods to really dirty =
up
> the sound - i1ll post URL1s when i have an mp3 available featuring this l=
il
> baby.
>
> >I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.
> thanks. i1ve found them but need to buy the 6 type Oc1 batteries from th=
e
> shop before i upload them. still trying to find a decent copy of the man=
ual
> though in non-gif format. i1ve loaded a few off but the quality of scann=
ing
> is depressing... }:-(
>
> >If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory' battery. Y=
ou
can
> put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.
> hmm... so the machine won1t need the 6 large batteries - a lot lighter!!=

> how do i fit the battery? schematics anywhere?
>
> >Nice studio set up there...
> yeah, it gives me something to do! listen out for 3Alaska Highway2...
>
> obtw - sneak preview of the new single:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com/mp3/intelwarv3fm.mp3
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com



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On 28/2/02 12:04 PM, "OlGu" <olgu@...> wrote:

Hi Aaron,
do I see a Behringer Virtualizer on your studio pic?
Is it worth its money?

i’d personally never recommend Behringer to anyone.  they’ve been caught stealing ideas from other companies & their stuff is also quite noisy.  better to get gear from other companies that cost a little bit more, unless you can’t afford them so you only have one choice.

}:-(


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

----- Original Message -----

From: OlGu

To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:04 PM

Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: new abuser

Hi Aaron,
do I see a Behringer Virtualizer on your studio pic?
Is it worth its money?

I heard that Zoom would be better (or what about Midi-/Microverbs?).

What do you think?

Olaf

== Sorry for being off-topic here... ==


----- Original Message -----
From: "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@...>
To: <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: new abuser


hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i have a ton o=
f
new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and got a casio
VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1, MicroMoog, and a
Yamaha RM70 (those are not in the pic)
http://www.aaronjasinski.com/musicstudio.JPG

about the batter schematics, i can't remember where I found them they were =

on the net, what i did was go to radio shack and get the wires with the cla=
mps
on the, and a regular 4v lithium watch batter, worked pretty good, though y=
ou
have to replace it every 4-5 months. but better than the big fat batteries.=
. and
less expensive. I think you can find a link for it on synthzone.com

I ran my Poly800 thru my danelectro DaddyO, it made it really scary.

-=a

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> >hope you enjoy your 800.  It really grows on you.
> i remember the sound from years ago when the Poly800 was new & was
totally
> blown away by it...  8 voices, memory etc was really unheard of for the
> price, at the time...  now its a little weak with only one filter etc.  i=

> plan to run my monophonically thru one of the Line6 Pods to really dirty =
up
> the sound - i1ll post URL1s when i have an mp3 available featuring this l=
il
> baby.
>
> >I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.
> thanks.  i1ve found them but need to buy the 6 type Oc1 batteries from th=
e
> shop before i upload them.  still trying to find a decent copy of the man=
ual
> though in non-gif format.  i1ve loaded a few off but the quality of scann=
ing
> is depressing...  }:-(
>
> >If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory' battery. Y=
ou
can
> put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.
> hmm...  so the machine won1t need the 6 large batteries - a lot lighter!!=

> how do i fit the battery? schematics anywhere?
>
> >Nice studio set up there...
> yeah, it gives me something to do!  listen out for 3Alaska Highway2...
>
> obtw - sneak preview of the new single:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com/mp3/intelwarv3fm.mp3
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com



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i don't have the rack ears, the guy i bought it from didn' have em!!!
If you know where i could get some, yes I would... i love my
esqm, i had the Esq1 and traded it for the rack version...

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> i forgot to say - rack up the Ensoniq ESQ-M that1s on the floor (i
believe
> that1s what it is anyway) - they1re great sounding machines!!
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com

I actually don't have the DDM 110 yet.. and I got it on ebay for
10bucks.. so I thought, what the hell, why not? And i am so into
cheesy drum sounds lately, kind of doing a lo-fi 80s thing... I
want to get a whole array of drum machines.. eventually... :)

yes those are some of my paintings, music and painting are my
two passions...

And yes that is the PolySix, one of my all time favorite synths. it
has a very lush sound... :)

-aaron

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i
have a ton of
> new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and
got a casio
> VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1,
MicroMoog, and a Yamaha
> RM70 (those are not in the pic)
>
> nice setup, & great pics on the wall!! i need to get my pics up
too...
> though after i paint the room.
>
> anyways, is that a PolySix in the synth stand? lovely
machines... but i do
> question your choice of drum machine - the DDM110 were/are
pants!!! having
> owned the 110 & 220 i should know and am thankful that i saw
the light &
> sold Œem years ago... tastes change i suppose! };-)
>
> the VZ10m is a great machine that1s not appreciated as it
should be... and
> i see you have a mac - good lad!
>
> about the battery schematics, i can't remember where I found
them
>
> i1ll run with the internal Œbig guys1 for a while & see how long
they last
> (i1ll be using mains for normal use). if it gets crazy then i1ll do
the
> internal upgrade thang.
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com

Hey Olaf, i just sold the Virtualizer actually. I got a Lexicon MP100
for my Core 2 card.. I find that I use the Zoom 1201 (though its a
bit noisy) more than I did the Virt. I liked it better, it was more
'hands on' with the knobs.. even tho it doesn't have midi (like the
Virt does), don't get me wrong for the price of these units, I would
DEFinately get one, or both.. over all I think Behringer has super
nice stuff for the prices they go for.

-a

--- In korgpolyex@y..., "OlGu" <olgu@n...> wrote:
> Hi Aaron,
> do I see a Behringer Virtualizer on your studio pic?
> Is it worth its money?
>
> I heard that Zoom would be better (or what about
Midi-/Microverbs?).
>
> What do you think?
>
> Olaf
>
> == Sorry for being off-topic here... ==
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@a...>
> To: <korgpolyex@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:53 AM
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: new abuser
>
>
> hey, moose, may i direct you to my own little studio (though i
have a ton o=
> f
> new gear now, must update the pics soon)... Sold the DX7, and
got a casio
> VZ10m, JD990, the EX800, a korg DDM superdrum, Z1,
MicroMoog, and a
> Yamaha RM70 (those are not in the pic)
> http://www.aaronjasinski.com/musicstudio.JPG
>
> about the batter schematics, i can't remember where I found
them they were =
>
> on the net, what i did was go to radio shack and get the wires
with the cla=
> mps
> on the, and a regular 4v lithium watch batter, worked pretty
good, though y=
> ou
> have to replace it every 4-5 months. but better than the big fat
batteries.=
> . and
> less expensive. I think you can find a link for it on
synthzone.com
>
> I ran my Poly800 thru my danelectro DaddyO, it made it really
scary.
>
> -=a
>
> --- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> > >hope you enjoy your 800. It really grows on you.
> > i remember the sound from years ago when the Poly800 was
new & was
> totally
> > blown away by it... 8 voices, memory etc was really unheard
of for the
> > price, at the time... now its a little weak with only one filter etc.
i=
>
> > plan to run my monophonically thru one of the Line6 Pods to
really dirty =
> up
> > the sound - i1ll post URL1s when i have an mp3 available
featuring this l=
> il
> > baby.
> >
> > >I think there are patches on this yahoo group you can dl.
> > thanks. i1ve found them but need to buy the 6 type Oc1
batteries from th=
> e
> > shop before i upload them. still trying to find a decent copy of
the man=
> ual
> > though in non-gif format. i1ve loaded a few off but the quality
of scann=
> ing
> > is depressing... }:-(
> >
> > >If it is empty, its probably the version that has no 'memory'
battery. Y=
> ou
> can
> > put one in your self, I did it when I had a P800.
> > hmm... so the machine won1t need the 6 large batteries - a
lot lighter!!=
>
> > how do i fit the battery? schematics anywhere?
> >
> > >Nice studio set up there...
> > yeah, it gives me something to do! listen out for 3Alaska
Highway2...
> >
> > obtw - sneak preview of the new single:
> > http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com/mp3/intelwarv3fm.mp3
> >
> > }:-)
> >
> >
> > email:
> > moose@p...
> >
> > music sites:
> > http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> > http://www.pigpendigital.com
> > http://www.mishikawa.com
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
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heh. oops, i guess we have differing opinions on them :) still
friends tho...

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> On 28/2/02 12:04 PM, "OlGu" <olgu@n...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Aaron,
> > do I see a Behringer Virtualizer on your studio pic?
> > Is it worth its money?
> >
> i1d personally never recommend Behringer to anyone. they1ve
been caught
> stealing ideas from other companies & their stuff is also quite
noisy.
> better to get gear from other companies that cost a little bit
more, unless
> you can1t afford them so you only have one choice.
>
> }:-(
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com

On 2/3/02 7:28 PM, "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@...> wrote:

i don't have the rack ears, the guy i bought it from didn' have em!!!
If you know where i could get some, yes I would... i love my
esqm, i had the Esq1 and traded it for the rack version...

you could always get a 1u or 2u rack tray & put the ESQM on there...  I had a SQ80 for a few years with the expanded memory block – lovely machine – but the day came when the sequencer couldn’t cope any more (that’ll teach me to buy too much gear!) & the synth got used less & less.  looking back now i should have kept it, but there ya go!

}:-(


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

On 2/3/02 7:32 PM, "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@...> wrote:

yes those are some of my paintings, music and painting are my
two passions...

interesting, as i don’t consider myself a photographer but i do take pictures with a nikon digi-cam...  quite a few people love them enough to hand over money, so i can’t be that bad!!  lol   not the ‘every day’ pictures some people take, i’d describe them as being ‘slightly different’...

http://www.pigpendigital.com & select gallery

if anyone likes any of them then get in touch direct

}:-)


email:
moose@...

music sites:
http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
http://www.pigpendigital.com
http://www.mishikawa.com

very nice photos moose.

I like how they are abstract, yet still 'real'

--- In korgpolyex@y..., moose <moose@p...> wrote:
> On 2/3/02 7:32 PM, "aaron_jasinski2001" <aaron@a...> wrote:
>
> > yes those are some of my paintings, music and painting are my
> > two passions...
> >
> interesting, as i don1t consider myself a photographer but i do take
> pictures with a nikon digi-cam... quite a few people love them enough to=

> hand over money, so i can1t be that bad!! lol not the Œevery day1
> pictures some people take, i1d describe them as being Œslightly
> different1...
>
> http://www.pigpendigital.com & select gallery
>
> if anyone likes any of them then get in touch direct
>
> }:-)
>
>
> email:
> moose@p...
>
> music sites:
> http://www.alaskahighwayonline.com
> http://www.pigpendigital.com
> http://www.mishikawa.com