Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

mike: if i put my ex-800 into a 1U rack, would i loose any functionality 
if i didn't include the knob and two buttons for the sequencer? of course 
i'd loose the use of the sequencer, but i don't care about that. i'm 
concerned about the extended hawk-800 features that now, or maybe in the 
future, would use those.

anyone: suggestions for buttons/keypads that would work? so far the 
closest thing i've found is - 
http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/KP-24/16-BUTTON-KEYPAD-2-X-8-/-/1.html


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On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:

> How would you remap the buttons to match the existing X,Y matrix?
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dremel tool... soldering iron... regardless of the matrix and cabling 
included, any assembly like that is just a bunch of switches.


> If you can't remap them, which I think likely, then how would you 
> re-purpose the code to match the new keypad?
>
> You're not assuming that I would do this for you are you?
>
> Nice keypad though.
>
> Which backlit LCD were you looking at?
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i would keep the current LED display... it would take up a lot of space in 
a 1U rack, but would be manageable.

so, are the sequencer controls used for anything beyond the sequencer?


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On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, LARRY HAWKE wrote:

> Exactly what the heck does the modification do?
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Features completed
http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/id15.html

Proposed Features
http://patrioticduo.tripod.com/hawk800/id3.html


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On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:

> The step key is used to get into extended parameter mode. That could be 
> changed.
>
> It's also used to get into global mode. That one is a little tricky to 
> change but it could be done except it would have to use the Chord or 
> Hold switches - dang, they're not on the EX800 at all.
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well... i'll just have to include the sequencer into the front panel, 
if/when i turn my ex800 into an AtomaHawk-800r.


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On Friday 12 December 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:
> How would you remap the buttons to match the existing X,Y matrix?

Indeed.  From the schematics it looks like the Poly-800 is using a 
(sparse) 3x8 matrix, so depending on how this 2x8 is organized you 
may have to do some cutting and re-connecting.  It looks like this is 
a foil keypad Atom found, it can be quite difficult to get at the 
connections on those and you can certainly not re-arrange any 
keycaps...

Since the EX-800 is normally missing three buttons (Key Assign, Chord 
Memory, Hold), are they still in the EX-800 firmware or not?  The Key 
Assign probably wouldn't do anything useful or rather should be 
controlled via MIDI, but the Chord Memory and Hold might be useful to 
bring out (to a footpedal even?) on the EX-800.


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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:

> I am talking to an outfit that does membrane keypads as we as enclosures 
> to see how feasible it would be to do this.
>
> I'll let you all know it works out.
>
> The keypad that atom is looking at is quite nice. And it we implemented 
> an LCD instead of the LED displays then it would be possible to use that 
> keypad to get all the buttons by developing a user interface.
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hhmmm... an AtomaHawk-800r, with custom keypad and what, a 2x16 LCD? 
hehe... i'll just leave off the "r" for now... and see how this turns 
out...


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