RE: [PolySix] Looking for 8048 programme...
2017-01-19 by noddyspuncture@hotmail.com
Thanks... didn t know that was there... gonna give it a go...:) Cheers, Tom
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RE: [PolySix] Looking for 8048 programme...
2017-01-19 by Sylvester Leontiadis
Is it ? http://www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/mcu/ From: PolySix@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PolySix@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 12:33 AM
Looking for 8048 programme...
2017-01-19 by noddyspuncture@hotmail.com
Hi folks, I m looking for the 8048 hex file which needs to be loaded into the main processor... might anyone have it please...? Cheers, Tom
Re: Calibration procedure.
2017-01-05 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
RAM chips arrived and now the problem is fixed! Loaded some sounds from this groups file section. It seems a few pots have been eaten away in the EG section.
Re: [PolySix] Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by Florian Anwander
and additionally from the same page: _ Important note (especially for A-188-1 users)_: /The A-188-1 uses single BBD circuits, which can be adjusted to minimize
Re: [PolySix] Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by Florian Anwander
... That noise is intended. See http://www.doepfer.de/A1882.htm A voltage composed of the manual delay control, CV1 and CV2 is available at the CV out
Re: [PolySix] Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by ninonine@xs4all.nl
Thanks for the cap reduce info, will look into that. One could also bypass the effects entirely or put a LM13700 instead all are options subject to taste. I
Re: [PolySix] Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by Florian Anwander
Sorry, but the after dynamic effects low pass is intended as a noisereduction for the effects section. It may happen that its cutoff is set too low due to the
Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by ninonine@xs4all.nl
personally id only use the headphones out for the vcf in (distortion) :) But for a cleaner polysix sound one could disable/bypass the LM13600 op-amp that acts
Re: Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by jw_dewdney@yahoo.com
personally i d look at checking out any op amps etc in that particular circuit after it branches off - could also be a bad joint or flakey/noisy resistors or
Noisy Headphone Output
2016-12-22 by jesusgallego@gmail.com
Hi all, we all know the Polysix is pretty noisy (some units more than others), even more so with the Kiwisix board. While my line output seems acceptable now,
Re: [PolySix] Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-21 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
Thanks for the tip. Those are the ones I have ordered!
Re: [PolySix] Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-20 by <backshall1@bellsouth.net>
Make sure you use the APL-3 version of the TL5514. It has very low current draw when the synth is powered off. Other versions seem to drain the battery fairly
Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-20 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
Hi Don, Yeah that is an old production KLM-366 / 396. I may have one bad voice chip on it, but in general it s pretty good. On the KLM-370, the acid somehow
Re: [PolySix] Re: Calibration procedure. [3 Attachments]
2016-12-20 by <backshall1@bellsouth.net>
Is this what an old production KLM-366/396 looks like? I see that small board on top of the 366 which I assume is the 396. I haven’t seen one of these
Re: [PolySix] Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-20 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
some photos. This one came in the original box.
Re: [PolySix] Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-18 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
Pictures?? On Dec 18, 2016 12:53 AM, a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com [PolySix]
Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-18 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
Finally got this one working! I bought an untested clone board on ebay (AUD $210), which was a risk I might admit. Turns out that Q2, Q4 and Q5 were original
Re: Calibration procedure.
2016-12-17 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
Hey everyone. Small update. My KLM-370 was well destroyed by the battery acid, so that has been totally reworked today, and working perfect. So I got through
Calibration procedure.
2016-12-16 by a_cornish_2000@yahoo.com
Hey everyone, I m new to this list, and have been trawling through the past conversations for some help on the calibration procedure of KM367. it s a clone
Re: [PolySix] Need remmondations for reliable modding set
2016-11-29 by synthmans@gmail.com
A little absurd, but I thought it might be an interesting exercise to take one of those LED key type Casio s and interface it to something a bit more
Re: [PolySix] Need remmondations for reliable modding set
2016-11-28 by Florian Anwander
Hello Paul ... https://tubbutec.de/product/modypoly/ - 167 Euros http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=399&lngid=en - 93,00 Euros I d recommend the tubbutec,
Need remmondations for reliable modding set
2016-11-28 by paularvid@gmail.com
Ok - Some 30 years late I discovered the Polysix isn t fit for sequencing from even the most rudimentary 16-step machine around. I need to upgrade and do the
Re: Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-26 by David Davis
To the best of my memory, the Korg Polysix accepts S-trig clock pulses to sync its arpeggiator (remember you can feed patterns into this, rather than a
Re: [PolySix] Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-26 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
I ve recorded some nice sequences using a simple trigger off a drum machine and the arpegiator trigger input. On Nov 26, 2016 5:27 AM, Paul
Re: [PolySix] Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-26 by Paul
Thanks for updating me. I never really noticed the lacking options for sequencing control on the Polysix until now. Obvious when it s pointed out. I have to
Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-26 by josh.nursing@gmail.com
Definitely worth it if you can afford it IMO. I had repaired my KLM-367 and Polysix but I have had some intermittent issues (see the new topic I created) with
Intermittent problem with sound and sound selection
2016-11-26 by josh.nursing@gmail.com
Hi all, My Polysix does this on turning on: Sound A1 is selected but the sound played is a sound changed from what I have saved in that location. Additionally,
Re: [PolySix] Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-25 by <backshall1@bellsouth.net>
If your Polysix is unmodded, there is no way to sequence notes. You can just sequence the filter and trigger the arpeggiator. Is that what you are thinking of
Re: [PolySix] Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-25 by Florian Anwander
Hello Paul You won nt be able to control an unmodded Polysix with any sequencer. The only sequencer that is available has ten fingers distributed to two hands,
Whats the best hardware sequenzer for unmodded Polysix?
2016-11-25 by paularvid@gmail.com
Hi I like knobs and buttons. Nor software. Currently I am teased by the volca beats or the Arturia keystep. Nice to have rythms in additions to the patterns.
Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-24 by jesusgallego@gmail.com
I ended up swapping my CPU board for a Kiwisix due to too many traces damaged, it was just not worth repairing. Besides I wanted a good MIDI retrofit and Kiwi
Re: [PolySix] Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-24 by Florian Anwander
Hello ... I would not really blame the technician. Cleaning battery leakage is a tricky job. I have cleaned my polysix years ago and everythin worked fine. But
Re: [PolySix] Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-24 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
The kiwisix is a relatively new repair option and I have no experience with it, but I do know that people have been fixing their polysixes for many years. I
Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-23 by mbellomo@vub.ac.be
Re: My current Poly six issues
2016-11-23 by mbellomo@vub.ac.be
Hey there, I think you are actually right! I opened up the Poly and next to the battery (which was indeed changed) you can see some traces of corrosion on the
Re: [PolySix] My current Poly six issues
2016-11-23 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
Generally speaking, unless the technician did an amazingly thorough job, most weird issues (like you have) are directly related to the original battery
My current Poly six issues
2016-11-23 by mbellomo@vub.ac.be
Hey guys, First of all thanks for the add in this really insight-full group! I am experiencing some issues with my Korg Polysix: Apparently the battery leakage
Re: Voice problem
2016-11-21 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hi Florian Sorry, I missed your last message. I was so happy to put back my polysix in my studio that I didn t came back to the forum :-) Don t konw if this
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-21 by jw_dewdney@yahoo.com
thanks for the tips Florian - or anyone else: i have a voice card with an outright bad voice but then another one that also goes dead only on resonance based
Re: [PolySix] Re: Voice problem
2016-10-19 by Florian Anwander
Hello Bastien ... Ah, that is interesting. I once had a broken trace in a P6 voiceboard too. I always thought that it was my fault, because I had replaced the
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-19 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hi So: voice 3 was silent but the internal red LED was on when I pressed a key. 1) Swapped the 2056 chip with another one from a working voice: no change; 2)
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-19 by jw_dewdney@yahoo.com
may i ask what fault you found and how? it wasnt clear from your post and i have some similar issues to sort out... an account of what you found may help
Re: New Polysix owner here - Power supply calibration
2016-10-19 by Cyc
Thank you Sent from my iPad
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-18 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hello again, It s done: the voice 3 now works !!! The polysix is fully functionnal 😀 Next step: midification Danke Florian für deine Hilfe Hello again,
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-18 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hello Thank you Florian. I ve checked the signal at pin 8 and I have the saw. Key CV, Cut off CV and gate are present too.
Re: [PolySix] Re: Voice problem
2016-10-18 by Florian Anwander
Hello You may check pin 8 of IC35 (CD4066) - it is electrically the same position. Florian
Re: New Polysix owner here - Power supply calibration
2016-10-17 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hello TP J1 is the testpoint at the left lug of the resistor J1. This lug is surrounded and this testpoint is called TP4 on the schematic.
Re: Voice problem
2016-10-17 by gruelbastien@yahoo.fr
Hi I still have the problem with the voice 3 which doesn t work. As Florian said, I checked the saw at Q7: ok. After this, he talked about checking signal at
New Polysix owner here - Power supply calibration
2016-10-16 by cyclonus40k@yahoo.com
Hello, I m following the service manual, and am at step 2, section 4 for KLM-376 which states: -5v for TP-J1, Adjust VR1 to obtain -5.000V +-10mV. I can t find