Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hi Poly fans,

I am completely out of the HAWK-800 and AtomaHawk boards.

That means I need to order some more to keep some on hand.

Marcus is patiently waiting for his two AtomaHawk kits. So I know I
have to order at least two of those.

But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
(or both :-) ) kits.

Please let me know as soon as you can.

And many thanks to you all. Just selling twenty HAWK-800 kits and 12
AtomaHawk kits has been very rewarding.

Mike.

> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> (or both :-) ) kits.

    If I get to repair my EX-800, count me as one

Hi Dave,

at the moment, there's no real need to revise the board because we haven't run out of space in the existing EEPROM's for the software that I have developed so far. If I ever get to develop a decent arpeggiator for the Poly then that situation may change.

But if you were to order the rev 1.3 board, the new feature planned for rev 1.4 will still be able to be installed onto the rev 1.3 board with a bit of modding. A mod of the mod so to speak.

So if I were you, I wouldn't wait around for rev 1.4. Especially since I may never develop or release the 1.4 board anyway. It's a matter of priorities and time and interest from the Poly 800 community. Interest which seems to be thinning out.

Mike




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From: David Mochen <davidmochen@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2009 1:30:43 PM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] How many potential customers out there?


Hi Mike,
 
I read something about a Rev 1.4 board, is this 
it?
 
dave
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: korgpolyex800 
To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com 
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:28  PM
Subject: [korgpolyex] How many potential  customers out there?

Hi Poly fans,

I am completely out of the HAWK-800 and AtomaHawk  boards.

That means I need to order some more to keep some on  hand.

Marcus is patiently waiting for his two AtomaHawk kits. So I know  I
have to order at least two of those.

But I would like to hear from  anyone out there who might be reasonably
certain that they will be buying  either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
(or both :-) ) kits.

Please let  me know as soon as you can.

And many thanks to you all. Just selling  twenty HAWK-800 kits and 12
AtomaHawk kits has been very  rewarding.

Mike.

I'm interested. And reasonably certain I'm going to be ordering a  
AtomaHawk kit in the next month or so, now I've got the pain of  
Christmas spending out of the way ;)

a|x

On 5 Jan 2009, at 17:28, korgpolyex800 wrote:

> Hi Poly fans,
>
> I am completely out of the HAWK-800 and AtomaHawk boards.
>
> That means I need to order some more to keep some on hand.
>
> Marcus is patiently waiting for his two AtomaHawk kits. So I know I
> have to order at least two of those.
>
> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> (or both :-) ) kits.
>
> Please let me know as soon as you can.
>
> And many thanks to you all. Just selling twenty HAWK-800 kits and 12
> AtomaHawk kits has been very rewarding.
>
> Mike.
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

I'm going to purchase one complete kit for upgrading my poly-800, but 
some unexpected expenses have delayed me ordering it for now :)

Manu

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

> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> (or both :-) ) kits.
> 
> Please let me know as soon as you can.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do it or not, but I got some extra cash from Christmas, so I 
figure, what the heck...why not? So you can count me in for both kits. Thanks!

Phoebe

We are here, and we have no money because we live in a fascist world.(when the democratically elected group of people who have been elected to run OUR affairs are controlled by an outside group, this is fascism, and so we live in fascist states of divide and rule)
 None the less, we are here and would like to purchase, if only we had the money. It is not as if you are charging the earth for it.
Once the system collapses we will all have them, and that can't be long now surely.
Also, I have yet to here any wow's and waw's from those who have purchased already. I mean, what is it doing? Are folks liking what you here etc.?
Al



--- On Tue, 6/1/09, Phoebe <october71@...> wrote:

From: Phoebe <october71@...m>
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: How many potential customers out there?
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 6 January, 2009, 3:37 PM






> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> (or both :-) ) kits.
> 
> Please let me know as soon as you can.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do it or not, but I got some extra cash from Christmas, so I 
figure, what the heck...why not? So you can count me in for both kits. Thanks!

Phoebe

Al,

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

Mike.






________________________________

From: Al <alyoung333@...>
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:26:35 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: How many potential customers out there?


We are here, and we have no money because we live in a fascist world.(when the democratically elected group of people who have been elected to run OUR affairs are controlled by an outside group, this is fascism, and so we live in fascist states of divide and rule)
 None the less, we are here and would like to purchase, if only we had the money. It is not as if you are charging the earth for it.
Once the system collapses we will all have them, and that can't be long now surely.
Also, I have yet to here any wow's and waw's from those who have purchased already. I mean, what is it doing? Are folks liking what you here etc.?
Al



--- On Tue, 6/1/09, Phoebe <october71@gmail. com> wrote:

From: Phoebe <october71@gmail. com>
Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: How many potential customers out there?
To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Tuesday, 6 January, 2009, 3:37 PM


> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> (or both :-) ) kits.
> 
> Please let me know as soon as you can.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do it or not, but I got some extra cash from Christmas, so I 
figure, what the heck...why not? So you can count me in for both kits. Thanks!

Phoebe

To ALL (excuse the pun),

Al is now banned as he has been warned about going WAY off topic before.

Besides, I am reasonably certain that Al is a troll.

Mike



-- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
wrote:
>
> Al,
> 
> Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
> 
> Mike.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Al <alyoung333@...>
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:26:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: How many potential customers out there?
> 
> 
> We are here, and we have no money because we live in a fascist
world.(when the democratically elected group of people who have been
elected to run OUR affairs are controlled by an outside group, this is
fascism, and so we live in fascist states of divide and rule)
>  None the less, we are here and would like to purchase, if only we
had the money. It is not as if you are charging the earth for it.
> Once the system collapses we will all have them, and that can't be
long now surely.
> Also, I have yet to here any wow's and waw's from those who have
purchased already. I mean, what is it doing? Are folks liking what you
here etc.?
> Al
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 6/1/09, Phoebe <october71@gmail. com> wrote:
> 
> From: Phoebe <october71@gmail. com>
> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: How many potential customers out there?
> To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
> Date: Tuesday, 6 January, 2009, 3:37 PM
> 
> 
> > But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be reasonably
> > certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the AtomaHawk
> > (or both :-) ) kits.
> > 
> > Please let me know as soon as you can.
> 
> I wasn't sure if I was going to do it or not, but I got some extra
cash from Christmas, so I 
> figure, what the heck...why not? So you can count me in for both
kits. Thanks!

> 
> Phoebe
>

Hi Mike,
I'm in for both kits for sure. 
I voted for Al to stop taking mind altering substances...

Atom, I've been a bass player for darn near 40 years. I've also been 
a synth nut for about that long. Of course I'm geeky and also have an 
engineering degree the usual kinda stuff. I play 2 strats that have 
midi setups. One uses Roland's GM-70 with a GK-1 and the other a 
Digitech/IVL Pitchrider 7000 MkII. The IVL setup blows away the Roly 
setup. It's really neat playing 60 to 100ms ahead of what you're 
hearing. Takes a bit of getting used to. I play with my fingers so 
tracking errors abound. Slow synth voices are best......  
Fran
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "korgpolyex800" 
<korgpolyex800@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Poly fans,
> 
> I am completely out of the HAWK-800 and AtomaHawk boards.
> 
> That means I need to order some more to keep some on hand.
> 
> Marcus is patiently waiting for his two AtomaHawk kits. So I know I
> have to order at least two of those.
> 
> But I would like to hear from anyone out there who might be 
reasonably
> certain that they will be buying either the HAWK-800 or the 
AtomaHawk

> (or both :-) ) kits.
> 
> Please let me know as soon as you can.
> 
> And many thanks to you all. Just selling twenty HAWK-800 kits and 12
> AtomaHawk kits has been very rewarding.
> 
> Mike.
>

Hey Gor, The Digitech still has some latency because it's still 
converting pitch info into midi. The latency is 1/3 to 1/2 the GM-70  
but it's still noticeable. Like Zoinky said you're plodding along 
trying to break the sound barrier but it's always just out of reach.

Atom, He he, yes I've played washtub bass too. No techno there though.
Are we way OT yet or what??? Stay tuned as the moderator bans us all...
Sorry Mike! We still love you!!!
Fran
--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, LARRY HAWKE <gorgarh@...> wrote:

> 
> Hey Fran? Why do you have latency with the Digitech?
> 
> Gor

On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 22:57 +0000, narfman96 wrote:

> Atom, He he, yes I've played washtub bass too. No techno there though.

Hmm.  Washtub bass, eh?  I think I know what my latest downtempo
electrotech track is missing...

You might be onto something there.  Now, where can I get a washboard?

Gordon

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, LARRY HAWKE <gorgarh@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Wonder what it would sound like to use an Ebow with the guitar synth?

yeah that's it, combine the two most unplayable guitar-gadget playing 
methods!  You have to play so deliberately for those midi trackers to 
work in the first place, I suspect adding an E-bow would only add to 
the tracking errors. 

> I've seen some videos of Tommy Bolin using an early guitar 
synth/processor with the James Gang, but he was such a magician it 
would have been complete crap if anyone else played it.  ;^)
> 

The only time I ever saw anyone trying to do guitar->midi pitch 
tracking live was Robert Fripp when he ressurected King Crimson in the 
early 90s, and he had to play chords so slowly it was nothing but a 
gimmicky hindrence, and he dropped that routine after one tour.  I can 
see the appeal of a guitarist having a pitch->midi converter running 
while in the studio, just to make jotting down quick ideas that much 
easier, but otherwise I contend they're useless.  Granted, the only one 
I have personal experience with is the Shadow converter, and it was 
supposedly one of the best.  I'm just glad I never had to pay the $800 
price tag for it, as a guy let me borrow it and never bothered asking 
for it back, and after using it I know why.