Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

The more I look at it, the more it looks like you could pop that plastic
bezel off, route out the supports a little, and squeeze a 20x2 LCD into
the space where the LEDs go.

Anyone got a damaged top cover with the bit around the LED and buttons
reasonably sound?

--
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ

The GUI controller I've been working on will allow you to assign patch names for the first bank.
Granted, you'd have to be hooked up to a PC to get it to show the names on the PC screen, but each time you change patches, not only will there be a nice 16+ character name displayed, it also gets a patch dump from the HAWK and sets all the virtual knobs/switches/etc. to that patches' parameter settings so you can see what each parameter's value is at a glance.
The name of the patch will be boldly shown in the on screen Poly 800's keyboard mockup display(where you'd usually see the LED #'s).

-Blaine

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Narfman96 - Narfland Studio wrote:
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> Obscure or not.... I would love to see patch names displayed so I knew which patches I had loaded. This frustrates me with my JV-1010, Matrix-1000, Peavey Spectrum Synth, any Electribe, and so on..........
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> > From: Michael Hawkins
> >To: "korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com"
> >Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 9:16 AM
> >Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] New display...?
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> >I have a PCB already designed that and built that connects a 16x2 LCD. I have about half of the assembler code for it already done too.I designed it for a 1RU rack kit. However, I shall have a look and see if it can be install between the existing display board and the bezel. But do people really want to go that route? I think it's probably a bit obscure for most. But if enough say HAWK owners say "yay" then perhaps we can add that to the feature request list.Mike
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> > From: Gordon JC Pearce
> >To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
> >Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 4:09 AM
> >Subject: [korgpolyex] New display...?
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> >The more I look at it, the more it looks like you could pop that plastic bezel off, route out the supports a little, and squeeze a 20x2 LCD into the space where the LEDs go. Anyone got a damaged top cover with the bit around the LED and buttons reasonably sound? -- Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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I'm all for it! It'd be awesome to have a semi-graphical display instead of those cryptic LEDs.

In the long term, it would eliminate the need for the parameter decal, too, as the display could display the parameter name and value as you edit.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Gordon JC Pearce <gordon@...> wrote:
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> The more I look at it, the more it looks like you could pop that plastic
> bezel off, route out the supports a little, and squeeze a 20x2 LCD into
> the space where the LEDs go.
>
> Anyone got a damaged top cover with the bit around the LED and buttons
> reasonably sound?
>
> --
> Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
>

What about putting it there, but over the case, instead of inside? :-)

g'day guys!

recently i've been playing with 3d printing, and was considering modelling up the poly800 knob to print some out for my korgs.

an LCD display could be a fairly straightforward printed object, much like these

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32629

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32978

theres also some funky smoothing processes that can be used with acetone to smooth out the visibility of the stratas in printed ABS parts..

let me know if theres a mount or box you need to have modelled and test printed, the resulting file could then be reproduced as required on a 3d printer

Cheers!

JBFromOZ

> Question: If we did do such a thing, what controls would everyone want....

I'd recommend looking at the interface Mutable Instruments Shruthi implements.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1zHRPTZH7B0/TzZUV_LBg3I/AAAAAAAAANE/lPglGaVH6-U/s1600/DSCN1183.JPG


Maybe reduce it down to one encoder with push down switch, 3 pots and 4 switches.
You'd make the OEM switches navigate the LCD menu to, right?

I'd think you could create a tidy editor/realtime controls with re-assignable pots/encoder via soft labels so you had pages of groups like-

Cutoff Resonance VCF Env. Depth (show as CtOff Res EnvDp)

LFO1 Rate LFO1 Depth LFO1 Delay (show as L1Rt L1DP L1DL)

hang on: why not just integrate with a Novation Remote mk1:
you get a shedload of knobs and faders, 2 LCDs, and they
go for reasonable second hand price.
Mike: does it work with the Remote?

the oscillator could be a more important/interesting thing
to focus on, if it could be made to xmod etc.

i picked up a cheap Novation remote zero SL mk1, and it could
pretty much sit in a rack ( i feel like building it a new alu
case), it seems perfect for this sort of thing (can load 40
user device maps, be programmed via PC/Mac, and making it send
sysex is as simple as inputting the sysex format with a variable
byte. it does nrpns, cc, and all that stuff, and everybody needs
one :) )

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "bimmerfan222" <bperkins211@...> wrote:
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> > Question: If we did do such a thing, what controls would everyone want....
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> I'd recommend looking at the interface Mutable Instruments Shruthi implements.
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> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1zHRPTZH7B0/TzZUV_LBg3I/AAAAAAAAANE/lPglGaVH6-U/s1600/DSCN1183.JPG
>
>
> Maybe reduce it down to one encoder with push down switch, 3 pots and 4 switches.
> You'd make the OEM switches navigate the LCD menu to, right?
>
> I'd think you could create a tidy editor/realtime controls with re-assignable pots/encoder via soft labels so you had pages of groups like-
>
> Cutoff Resonance VCF Env. Depth (show as CtOff Res EnvDp)
>
> LFO1 Rate LFO1 Depth LFO1 Delay (show as L1Rt L1DP L1DL)
>

nice units.

whats a fair price for one?


I get along alright with a GUI control..
the one I use can fetch all parameter "snapshot" values and set all the knobs/sliders and drop/menu boxes(waveform/modulator names, etc.) to their appropriate values everytime you change the patch.


Mike, I'd rather see the arp working than the LCD/xtra knobs.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "k9k9dog" <domgoold@...> wrote:
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> hang on: why not just integrate with a Novation Remote mk1:
> you get a shedload of knobs and faders, 2 LCDs, and they
> go for reasonable second hand price.
> Mike: does it work with the Remote?
>
> the oscillator could be a more important/interesting thing
> to focus on, if it could be made to xmod etc.
>
> i picked up a cheap Novation remote zero SL mk1, and it could
> pretty much sit in a rack ( i feel like building it a new alu
> case), it seems perfect for this sort of thing (can load 40
> user device maps, be programmed via PC/Mac, and making it send
> sysex is as simple as inputting the sysex format with a variable
> byte. it does nrpns, cc, and all that stuff, and everybody needs
> one :) )
>
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "bimmerfan222" <bperkins211@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Question: If we did do such a thing, what controls would everyone want....
> >
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> >
> > I'd recommend looking at the interface Mutable Instruments Shruthi implements.
> >
> > http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1zHRPTZH7B0/TzZUV_LBg3I/AAAAAAAAANE/lPglGaVH6-U/s1600/DSCN1183.JPG
> >
> >
> > Maybe reduce it down to one encoder with push down switch, 3 pots and 4 switches.
> > You'd make the OEM switches navigate the LCD menu to, right?
> >
> > I'd think you could create a tidy editor/realtime controls with re-assignable pots/encoder via soft labels so you had pages of groups like-
> >
> > Cutoff Resonance VCF Env. Depth (show as CtOff Res EnvDp)
> >
> > LFO1 Rate LFO1 Depth LFO1 Delay (show as L1Rt L1DP L1DL)
> >
>