Re: Switch replacement
2003-09-30 by fargap
Hi, Thanks, Greg. I ll get a few tactiles and try replacement. I ve been slinging solder so long, I kinda like the fumes. :) I wish a complete replacement
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Re: [PolySix] Switch replacement
2003-09-29 by greg montalbano
Yes; desolder the LED, then it & the switch cap will come off, then the switch itself can be desoldered & removed. Take care in handling the switch caps --
Switch replacement
2003-09-29 by fargap
Hi, A couple of the key switches on my board (bank, program, arpeggiator type) are a little squishy. One is actually quite tempermental. So I m thinking of
Patch manager V1.4
2003-09-24 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi all! I uploaded the latest version (1.4) of the patch manager to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PolySix/files/P6PATCH.ZIP New features: * printing is in
Patches
2003-09-18 by hoggy_bogger
Hello! After a bunch of searching I came up with eight patch dumps for the POlysix. Should I upload them here?
Re: SV: [PolySix] Re: Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-17 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hello Frank, Thank you for your laudatio. And thank you for sharing your `secret´ patches with the list! It is already possible to print all patches at once:
Re: [PolySix] Re: Memory Problem
2003-09-17 by Johannes Hausensteiner
This is not an unusual pattern: your polysix suffers from battery leakage, you repair it, but some functions do not work. If you investigate, you find that
Re: Memory Problem
2003-09-16 by petercaja
Guys, thank you for replays! After spending a little more time with PolySix, i discovered one more broken trace, caused by battery leakage, i found out that i
SV: [PolySix] Re: Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-16 by Frank Carvalho
Halleluja! I got it to work now! I discovered another input plug on the laptop with a lot more input sensitivity, and now I can record straight from the
New file uploaded to PolySix
2003-09-16 by PolySix@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PolySix group. File :
Re: [PolySix] Memory Problem
2003-09-16 by The Old Crow
Oh, Greg has a point; if the write enable is not actually getting through, then it won t write anyhting. /**/
Re: [PolySix] Memory Problem
2003-09-16 by The Old Crow
If IC22 pin 10 to IC32 pin 10 tests OK for continuity, and either of these tests OK to pin 8 of IC25, then either that trace is being held high by a short,
Re: [PolySix] Memory Problem
2003-09-16 by greg montalbano
Hi- you don t mention if you ve checked the front panel write enable switch -- if the switch is physically bad (or needs to be cleaned), or if the signals
[PolySix] Re: Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-16 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hello fargap, The .WAV files there are non-standard in terms of the short leader tone. To prevent reading junk at the beginning of a .WAV dump I originally
Memory Problem
2003-09-15 by petercaja
Hi Everybody! I have a problem with my PolySix regarding saving patches. There are already some presets in SRAM, but i m unable to overwrite it. I checked
SV: [PolySix] Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-14 by Frank Carvalho
Hi! I am sure you would like some reports on your program. The program get cooler and cooler indeed. But I am having problems getting it to work with the P6
More KLM-367 stuff
2003-09-14 by The Old Crow
I ve finished the rework needed to turn the KLM-367 into a PIC-based board. Using a PIC16F877 and a PIC16F628, It will be able to process MIDI input to play
Rough Sounding Polysix
2003-09-14 by adamjgarner
Hello, This is my first posting - I ve recently become the owner of a slightly battered Korg Polysix. Everything seems to be working ok memories, controls etc
Re: Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-14 by fargap
Johannes I was futzing with your Patch Manager, and I tried to load the factory .wav file downloaded from your site, and I got an error message saying Wrong
Patch manager V1.3
2003-09-13 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi all! I added print capability to the Polysix patch manager. You may print all patches (8 pages), single pages, or single patches. I have uploaded the
Re: [PolySix] Any ideas?
2003-09-12 by The Old Crow
Sustain on the Polysix is best achieved with a MIDI retrofit. Do add a local sustain function some circuit modifications would have to be done to either latch
Re: [PolySix] Any ideas?
2003-09-11 by Jason Lemak
Some pedals makers.. (bespeco, roland) offer pedals that simply slide the sides together. I know that the bespeco pedals actually offer: a) sustain pedal with
Re: [PolySix] Polysix Patch Manager
2003-09-11 by Johannes Hausensteiner
You can find the patch manager in the files section of this list. Here is the link:
Re: [PolySix] Any ideas?
2003-09-11 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Adding a HOLD footswitch was the first mod I did when I got my Polysix back in 87 (or was it 86?). Along with other mods I made later I posted this to the
Re: [PolySix] Any ideas?
2003-09-11 by Chromatest Pantsmaker
... From: greg montalbano ... I was thinking of the same thing.. toggle switches for individual synths and all, except I wasn t
Re: [PolySix] Any ideas?
2003-09-11 by greg montalbano
That would be an involved project -- the Polysix, for one, doesn t have an existing Sustain jack, so the most difficult part would be devising such a thing (it
Any ideas?
2003-09-11 by Frank Blades
Okay guys, Anyone help me out here... I have a bank of mixed keyboards and synths - Korg X3, Roland D50, Yamaha AN1x, Roland SH-09 and Korg poly6 which I have
Re: Polysix RAM expansion?
2003-09-11 by fargap
Thanks, Johannes. A simple matter indeed, then, to increase RAM capacity. fargap
Polysix Patch Manager V1.2
2003-09-11 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi all! I uploaded V1.2 of my patch manager working with the tape interface. V1.2 now supports a graphical view of the currently selected patch (CTRL W/Patch
Re: [PolySix] Polysix RAM expansion?
2003-09-10 by Johannes Hausensteiner
The 5514 (1Kx4 SRAM) is used solely for patch data. Johannes ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web
Polysix RAM expansion?
2003-09-10 by fargap
The Polysix uses SRAM to store program data (a little old 5514). Does anyone know if this SRAM is used by the system for anything else? If it isn t, then it
kinda OT: korg ms-20 problems...
2003-09-09 by unovis_yeah
Hey y all...I have a ms-20 that has a bit of a problem...There is something wrong with the voltages that get to the filter module..The result is a ms-20 that
Polysix Patch Manager
2003-09-08 by Johannes Hausensteiner
Hi all! I uploaded V1.1 of my patch manager working with the tape interface. V1.1 now supports the Windows clipboard making it easier to exchange patches
Re: LFO Conundrum
2003-09-08 by cavernosum6
Finally got it working correctly -- bypassed CN06 entirely; ran a line from the front panel to the mixing resistor for the CV summer, and everything is
Re: [PolySix] Specs available
2003-09-08 by Riccardo (Oggi)
Crow, don t know where in the world you are, but I am in debt with you! Thanks again. Riccardo ... From: The Old Crow To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,
Re: [PolySix] Specs available
2003-09-08 by The Old Crow
I don t know exactly, but I ll give an educated guess: There are 16 bytes per patch. Presuming the bytes are stored in RAM in their hardware address order,
Re: [PolySix] Specs available
2003-09-08 by Riccardo (Oggi)
Crow, thanks to your info, generating a WAV encoding P6 parameters is no longer a problem. But now I miss another couple of things: 1) parameter sequence:
Ricard Wolf MIDI retrofit
2003-09-08 by fargap
Has anyone built the Ricard Wolf/Martin Wise MIDI retrofit? I was thinking of doing so, but I can t find the EPROM code anywhere. I ve emailed Ricard, but I
Re: LFO Conundrum
2003-09-05 by cavernosum6
Yeah, strange is my middle name. Re-checked the traces several times & found nothing out of order; might try severing all suspect traces at both ends &
Re: [PolySix] Specs available
2003-09-05 by Riccardo (Oggi)
Crow, thanks a lot for your fast and punctual reply. If I will build something interesting I ll let you know. Riccardo ... From: The Old Crow To:
Re: [PolySix] Specs available
2003-09-04 by The Old Crow
Here is my info on the tape data: /* start clip from file */ Korg Polysix Tape Format Info from Old Crow s Synth Shop The tape interface is a simple one, based
FS - Poly6 parts (among others)...
2003-09-04 by seqbill
Apologies for the intrusion, but maybe some of you might find use for these parts. Reply to bill@axonhillock.com if interested. ... End of summer clean-up,
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2003-09-04 by Bill Fox
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Specs available
2003-09-04 by riccardo231057
Do you know if the specs of the sound of the tape interface is available somewhere? I will like to build a patch editor for my Polysix (easy task), to group
Re: [PolySix] Re: LFO Conundrum
2003-09-04 by The Old Crow
That is certianly strange. The only thing I can note is the trace for the pitch modulation to CN06-2 does run right through the splash damage area of the
Re: LFO Conundrum
2003-09-03 by cavernosum6
Hi - thanks; had a few minutes last night -- disconnected the wheels from the front panel (no help); disconnected CN06 - 2 (no help); disconnected R9 that
Re: [PolySix] LFO Conundrum
2003-09-03 by The Old Crow
Check the mod wheel circuit (not on KLM-367..is on KLM-369, I think). Crow /**/
LFO Conundrum
2003-09-02 by cavernosum6
Hi- been working on a battery-damaged Polysix CPU board; almost have it back in shape, except for one problem: the LFO seems to be permanently affecting the
Re: [PolySix] I finally managed to make new a KLM-367
2003-09-01 by David Davis
*very* useful, thanks!! ... From: The Old Crow To: Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:33 AM Subject: Re:
New KLM-367 update
2003-09-01 by The Old Crow
Hi folks, My batch of proofing boards for the replacement KLM-367 showed up last Friday. so I spent Sunday putting one together: