Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi,

Yes I installed it myself. Very simple procedure if you have a hole-punch, basic soldering skills and some common sense :)
http://synthpeter.blogspot.se/2012/06/polysix-finally-gets-midified.html

I honestly haven't used it much since then. My music interest comes and goes...
I think it has a default MIDI channel and you can change it by sending sysex messages to it.
There are also some other parameters you can change, but I think it's all described in the manual you can find on the CHD website from the link I posted earlier.
The steps for installing the kit are very well described in the instructions.

Obvious minus of course is that there's no MIDI-out or even THRU, but it's no big deal. I don't mind using a master keyboard for recording and I'm using an external MIDI-Thru box to split the MIDI chain anyway.

BR,
Peter


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: QSS 
  To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 4:59 AM
  Subject: RE: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery


    
  Peter,

  Would like to hear your views on this MIDI interface for Polysix.

  What are the pluses and minuses (if any)?

  I may be interested to get one for my Poly6. Did you DIY it yourself?

  Thanks!

  Khew

  _____ 

  From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
  Peter Mörck
  Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:46 AM
  To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery

  I have a CHD Elektroservis kit and it only provides a MIDI IN jack.
  http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=399
  <http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=399&lngid=en> &lngid=en
  If you open your Polysix up you can probably tell by whatever extra PCB is
  installed who made it as they usually print it on the board.

  BR,
  Peter

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jcr5213 
  To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com <mailto:PolySix%40yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:38 PM
  Subject: [PolySix] midi retrofit mystery

  Hi all,
  New to the group here...I hope someone can help point me in the right
  direction.

  I recently picked up a cheap/ used PolySix and noticed that it had been MIDI
  retrofitted. There's only one MIDI female plug on the unit, so I'm (albeit
  naively) assuming that it only has a MIDI-IN function. I don't have a manual
  for this particular retrofit, nor is there any indication really of which
  company supplied/ serviced it...or when for that matter. I see there are
  about a million of these retrofit kits available on the web. I'd really like
  to be able to use the MIDI-IN function just to control notes and sequences,
  any suggestions on where to find the correct manual etc?

  Many thanks in advance!
  Jake 

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