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Wake up!

Wake up!

2014-02-23 by <korgpolyex800@...>

Well we're well into 2013, and I still see quite a few newcomers. And the list has continued to grow with very few members leaving.

The big question for me today is, how many people who have the HAWK and AtomaHawk installed would buy the kit again? Or, who was disappointed with those kits?

Who would never give up their Poly-800 and why?
Who would never give up their HAWK'd Poly-800 and why?

Mike

Re: [korgpolyex] Wake up!

2014-02-23 by matthillier33


i am new here so hi , the poly 800 mk2 was the first synth i owned and i just got one again after 15 years without one.
 
The Hawk'd mods look cool but as i dont have a clue where circuits go so i dont think this will be possibly sadly.
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:39 PM
Subject: [korgpolyex] Wake up!

 

Well we're well into 2013, and I still see quite a few newcomers. And the list has continued to grow with very few members leaving.

The big question for me today is, how many people who have the HAWK and AtomaHawk installed would buy the kit again? Or, who was disappointed with those kits?

Who would never give up their Poly-800 and why?
Who would never give up their HAWK'd Poly-800 and why?

Mike

RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <cbluff@...>

I am happy with the kits installed in my MK1. Well worth the money.
I wish I had a nice box of programable midi knobs that fit on top of it, though.
Did the arpeggiator ever get released? I might have missed it...

RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <narfman96@...>

Mike,

I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I'm able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25 controller makes it even more enticing because of the velocity response and other realtime tweaks. Even though I have the Moog Slayer pots, 12/24db filter switches, digital delay time pot, and FM-800 pot I barely have to touch the Hawk once it is set properly. The Remote can access enough functions to keep me jamming for hours. This kit has been very well thought out and I would not give it up for love or money.

Fran

Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Michael Hawkins

Hi Fran,

I hope you don't mind meputting your review onto the new HAWK website which is coming soon. Anyone else that wants to provide a little review, please go right ahead.

Also, anyone that has posted HAWK music on the web or other reviews etc. If you don't mind, please share the links with us and let me know if you mind if I link to them.

The HAWK and AtomaHawk has really kept selling steadily over the years and I think it's time it got a decent website instead of that crap I have up there now.

Mike



On Monday, February 24, 2014 9:20 AM, "narfman96@..." <narfman96@...> wrote:
 
Mike,
I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I'm able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25 controller makes it even more enticing because of the velocity response and other realtime tweaks. Even though I have the Moog Slayer pots, 12/24db filter switches, digital delay time pot, and FM-800 pot I barely have to touch the Hawk once it is set properly. The Remote can access enough functions to keep me jamming for hours. This kit has been very well thought out and I would not give it up for love or money.
Fran


Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by matthillier33


Hi mike
 
            can i ask just how complicated it is to install the kits or if you ever intend on selling a ready made kit that just slots in ?
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

 

Hi Fran,

I hope you don't mind meputting your review onto the new HAWK website which is coming soon. Anyone else that wants to provide a little review, please go right ahead.

Also, anyone that has posted HAWK music on the web or other reviews etc. If you don't mind, please share the links with us and let me know if you mind if I link to them.

The HAWK and AtomaHawk has really kept selling steadily over the years and I think it's time it got a decent website instead of that crap I have up there now.

Mike



On Monday, February 24, 2014 9:20 AM, "narfman96@..." <narfman96@...> wrote:
 
Mike,
I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I'm able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25 controller makes it even more enticing because of the velocity response and other realtime tweaks. Even though I have the Moog Slayer pots, 12/24db filter switches, digital delay time pot, and FM-800 pot I barely have to touch the Hawk once it is set properly. The Remote can access enough functions to keep me jamming for hours. This kit has been very well thought out and I would not give it up for love or money.
Fran


Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Alex Drinkwater

I can heartily recommend a Wordpress based system for your future website.

a|x

From: Michael Hawkins <korgpolyex800@...>
To: "korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com" <korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 24 February 2014, 15:07
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!



Hi Fran,

I hope you don't mind meputting your review onto the new HAWK website which is coming soon. Anyone else that wants to provide a little review, please go right ahead.

Also, anyone that has posted HAWK music on the web or other reviews etc. If you don't mind, please share the links with us and let me know if you mind if I link to them.

The HAWK and AtomaHawk has really kept selling steadily over the years and I think it's time it got a decent website instead of that crap I have up there now.

Mike



On Monday, February 24, 2014 9:20 AM, "narfman96@..." <narfman96@...> wrote:
 
Mike,
I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I'm able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25 controller makes it even more enticing because of the velocity response and other realtime tweaks. Even though I have the Moog Slayer pots, 12/24db filter switches, digital delay time pot, and FM-800 pot I barely have to touch the Hawk once it is set properly. The Remote can access enough functions to keep me jamming for hours. This kit has been very well thought out and I would not give it up for love or money.
Fran






Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by <bperkins211@...>

the forum has been so quiet the past few months, I wasnt sure if the kits were still being sold still.

I posted some vids with custom MIDI controllers and music I did on SoundCloud awhile back, but not many replies/interest.,, seemed to me there was little interest in the HAWK anymore.

i still need to clean up and finish the  GUI controller..  it can work in a VST host too as a plugin.

I gave up on an analog approach to a data dial.. I will try a small PIC next.

I am beginning to brew up a small set of controls to put on top of the HAWK. 
The plan is to have 6 pots for the  EG's. just use a switch to change from EG1, EG2, EG3.
Then another 8 pots for use on common tweaked controls like LFO1 Depth/Rate, VCF cutoff, xmod LFO3>LFO1, LFO 3 speed, PWM, DCO1/2 harmonics mod, etc.. 
The 8 pots would switch from one set to another.. so each pot can do two different controls (after switched over).
Then about 10 switches to push or toggle for changing LFO waveforms, Invert EG3 and other things..
It's hard to cover all the parameters.. so I just shoot for the ones most likey to be tweaked  LIVE on stage... The idea is when not gigging, simply use a GUI to program new sounds.. save, then go gig.

I dont plan on letting go of my HAWK anytime soon ;)

Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-24 by Michael Hawkins

I put the HAWK board together for customers that ask for it. I usually charge $25 bucks for that. But, you still have to do some work on the Poly-800 mainboard itself. So there just is no such thing as "slot right in".

And the AtomaHawk requires quite a few patched in jumper wires. So that kit is definitely a true "mod" because there is quite a bit of work required on the Poly-800 "innards".

Mike



On Monday, February 24, 2014 10:57 AM, matthillier33 <matthillier33@...> wrote:
 

Hi mike
 
            can i ask just how complicated it is to install the kits or if you ever intend on selling a ready made kit that just slots in ?
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

 
Hi Fran,

I hope you don't mind meputting your review onto the new HAWK website which is coming soon. Anyone else that wants to provide a little review, please go right ahead.

Also, anyone that has posted HAWK music on the web or other reviews etc. If you don't mind, please share the links with us and let me know if you mind if I link to them.

The HAWK and AtomaHawk has really kept selling steadily over the years and I think it's time it got a decent website instead of that crap I have up there now.

Mike



On Monday, February 24, 2014 9:20 AM, "narfman96@..." <narfman96@...> wrote:
 
Mike,
I still love my Hawk-800 MkII!!! I'm able to make sounds with this synth that none of my other gear can match. Using a simple Novation Remote LE-25 controller makes it even more enticing because of the velocity response and other realtime tweaks. Even though I have the Moog Slayer pots, 12/24db filter switches, digital delay time pot, and FM-800 pot I barely have to touch the Hawk once it is set properly. The Remote can access enough functions to keep me jamming for hours. This kit has been very well thought out and I would not give it up for love or money.
Fran




RE: Wake up!

2014-02-25 by <domgoold@...>

Hi Narfman,
if you have Novation Remote maps for the Hawk, can we have them? :D

RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Hey Mike, Is the decal file in the 2.55 folder messed up or is it just me? Its layered where the numbers are almost everywhere, seems like some scaling issue. can we have a new one? Id like to print it you see :) 
I love my Hawked Poly MK2, other than the sequencer stuff which I crashed the whole thing (saved the patches luckily) when trying, its been completely solid, and its got a secure spot as a Polysixs second oscillator doing the weirder modulations the Polysix cannot do. 
Great for pads and tinkling, swoshes, long modulations, long releases, and even some proper rhythmic bass filtering :)

Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by Michael Hawkins

I will have to redo it. The problem is that the seven segment font set that I used is somehow broken and doesn't correctly render in PDF.

Let me see what I can do.

I would really appreciate it if you uploaded some of your sounds somewhere on the net where I can link to them. And also, if you create a whole patch set, I would love to get a sysex dump of them. If you can name the patches and describe them that would be great too.

Mike


On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 8:37 AM, "alpemannen@..." <alpemannen@...> wrote:
 
Hey Mike, Is the decal file in the 2.55 folder messed up or is it just me? Its layered where the numbers are almost everywhere, seems like some scaling issue. can we have a new one? Id like to print it you see :) 
I love my Hawked Poly MK2, other than the sequencer stuff which I crashed the whole thing (saved the patches luckily) when trying, its been completely solid, and its got a secure spot as a Polysixs second oscillator doing the weirder modulations the Polysix cannot do. 
Great for pads and tinkling, swoshes, long modulations, long releases, and even some proper rhythmic bass filtering :)


Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Sure, I havent filled a bank yet though, only halfway into 40 something, and I was so pleased with those that I stopped exploring for a bit and am just using them :D

RE: Wake up!

2014-02-26 by <alpemannen@...>

Also, since I was to cheap to buy the atomothingie with mods already installed, I have the cutoff and resonance pots as well as the delay time set at 11ish bit before halfway, 4-5ish bit before full, and on full I think, so patches wont translate perfectly for others and the resonance at least will have to be boosted a lot. 
I just went that route so I knew the safe resonance settings on all patches (not possible to feed it insanly with pot accidentally) and the cutoff had play both ways for tweaking.

But Ill get on some sound demoes, have been meaning to show it off for detractors ;) 

RE: Wake up!

2014-02-27 by <narfman96@...>

Hi Mike,

I have two sysex files that will load into the Remote LE editor. One is for the Remote and the other I modified to work with my LE. You are more than welcome to both of them. If you need more I may have it in my studio where I actually use the Atomahawk MkII. My laptop where I store everything may not have the latest and greatest...

Fran

Re: [korgpolyex] RE: Wake up!

2014-02-27 by <domgoold@...>

here's a font called digital 7
if you have any others :) please share!

https://app.box.com/s/dhb567g73n60imb1rqwl

you might find skinman by g200k useful for drafting panels,
it is designed for that: you can enter/edit position numerically,
it works in layers - knobman is good too, for designing
controls. you can get some extremely fine shading and toning
going on working with layers and transparency, easy to use.