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Re: Polysix Wanted

2002-02-21 by elefohuk

Hi, There is one on e-bay UK at the moment. I think it ends tomorrow (23rd). Sorry, I don t have the direct link. Cheers, Andy.

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who wanted one?

2002-02-19 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

buy it for 300 dollars... not too bad really... think you were in the UK though.. shipping will be a bitch, and you might have to change something in the

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Polysix Wanted

2002-02-17 by adammccausland

anyone got one for sale. i d really like to get one email me or reply here. thanks adammccausland@yahoo.co.uk

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Fixed it... Or did I?

2002-02-08 by citizen207

Ok. So I got this Polysix that seemed frozen. The two middle program LEDs were lit (4 and 5 i think). No synth control via the front panel. MG would oscillate

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SV: [PolySix] LFO mod continued...

2002-02-06 by Ivens de Carvalho

... I haven t checked that yet, no. I would expect the oscillation to be controlled by a resistor/capacitor pair somewhere, and the capacitor looks like it

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Re: [PolySix] HELP!! Polysix is broken

2002-02-06 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

... check the boards again. put your reading glasses on/ turn on all the lights. get the magnifying glass out... you might be surprised at how many are

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HELP!! Polysix is broken

2002-02-06 by citizen207

Hello out there. I just bought a Polysix and it doesn t work as described! Here are its symptoms: 1) MG speeds up into extreme range upon power up. 2) program

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Re: [PolySix] LFO mod continued...

2002-02-06 by Kristofer Ulfves

... Actually just wanted to check that you already knew about adjusting the internal pot for LFO-frequency well into the audiable spectrum...works well enough

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...correction

2002-02-06 by frankcarvalho

Did I say I wanted to place the caps in series? I guess I forgot that the rules for adding caps are the exact opposite of resistors. Frank

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LFO mod continued...

2002-02-06 by frankcarvalho

OK, I have decided to make a modification of the LFO range, but it seems like this modification was only mentioned in passing somewhere, so I will have to be

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-02-05 by Michael Fox

... Yes, thanks, Kristofer! I had gotten them a few weeks ago and have been playing with them since. Very nice! Best, Mike [Non-text portions of this message

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-02-05 by Kristofer Ulfves

... Just wanted to point out that I ve got one of my dumps in .wav-format on my Poly6-list digest page. It contains 32 sounds and there s also an

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Re: [PolySix] At last - a Polysix!

2002-02-04 by dko4342@vip.cybercity.dk

... Well, congratulations! You ve got a great synth now! Chord mode is great too. And check out that arpeggiator. And the filters... Cheers Frank Carvalho

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At last - a Polysix!

2002-02-04 by elefohuk

After what seems like an eternity, I have finally got a Polysix. It is in good condition cosmetically. One or two of the keys seem a bit sluggish, so they will

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SV: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-02-02 by Ivens de Carvalho

Hello Johannes! ... Yes, that is exactly the mod I have in mind. There s a resistor somewhere which can be changed to obtain a faster frequency. But I was

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Factory MIDI Document

2002-02-02 by fewarren

I am trying to locate a copy of the information on how to operate the Korg Poly 6 Factory MIDI. I just got one with MIDI and none of my manuals talk about how

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-02-01 by Johannes Hausensteiner

... I am a interested follower of this discussion topic. There was even the idea to write a program that decodes the FSK modulated tape dump to get the binary

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-02-01 by Johannes Hausensteiner

... I am not sure about what you mean with the LFO mod , but I suppose that is a simple modification of the frequency range of the LFO by changing a resistor

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Re: SV: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-31 by robin.b2@ukonline.co.uk

Hi folks, ... In fact as the tape dump audio just consists of either a 1200hz tone or a 600Hz tone in rapid succession (or something like that, the freq s are

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Re: SV: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-31 by simon@kallioinen.com

Hi everybody! I don t think there would be any problem for the polysix to read an mp3-file with pretty high resolution (192kbps or something). It would save a

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Re: SV: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-30 by Michael Fox

... Yep. Mine is an ancient Dell laptop, but it does the trick, and makes it easy to change banks of patches. Plus I can pull up the text file so I know what

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SV: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-29 by Ivens de Carvalho

Well, I ve dumped mine on an old laptop too. It actually only requires two mono jack to mono mini-jack chords. It s very handy to have the entire setup stored

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New file uploaded to PolySix

2002-01-29 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 :

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-29 by Moho Disco

... That s pretty cool man... just struck me as funny, what with an old analog interfacing with a laptop... Lava (who d forgotten he was on this list...)

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Re: [PolySix] upload our dumps

2002-01-29 by Michael Fox

... Here s what I have done. I saved the dumps as .wav files on my hard drive and then burned them all to a CDR and use my laptop to load them in the synth. I

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Re: [PolySix] New here - dumps

2002-01-29 by Michael Fox

... Hi Thanos-- That is what brought me to this list too. Go to the link below for the info. It s not all that hard to do and solved the problem for me. I also

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Re: [PolySix] New here - dumps

2002-01-29 by Michael Fox

... I was thinking that same thing. Uploading files is pretty easy on yahoo and the files are small enough we could get a bunch of them up to share. I ll try

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upload our dumps

2002-01-29 by frankcarvalho

... This is something I have also wanted for a long time. I am also a user of the Korg X5 list, and there is a vivid exchange of sounds. It s easier of course

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Re: [PolySix] New here - dumps

2002-01-29 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

I don t know how the files section is set-up here, but I think we should be able to upload our dumps there (hahaha). seriously though, why not? -chromatest

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New here

2002-01-28 by myfats

Hello to all-- My old Polysix needed some kb cleaning and I came across this list. Looking through some of the posts, I found how to take care of things and

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Re: [PolySix] Help my P6

2001-12-29 by dhuggins

Old Crow might be able to help: http://www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/index.html Dave

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Help my P6

2001-12-26 by ancer13

I have this for a while but having some big problem, i ve check all the pcb no cuts and change the battery but still have problem w/ the apegiator dont work

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Re: [PolySix] white noise probs

2001-12-18 by Ken Leonard

... Cool - congrats! *Enjoy*! :-) ... Does the synth sound OK otherwise? Here are some duh things... - the effects are turned up (they re kinda noisy) -

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white noise probs

2001-12-17 by Sime, Stuart

hi everyone. i ve been a polysix owner for exactly one day! there is one prob...i can t seem to get rid of a constant white noise type sound coming out of

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Re: [PolySix] Finding a battery in the uk

2001-11-24 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

I d go with the old crow s advice (well, I did go with his advice) and replace the battery with a battery clip/holder and a simple Li-Ion battery. This works

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Finding a battery in the uk

2001-11-23 by John Edwards

Hi all, Im looking to buy a replaceent battery for the polysix in the uk. I have found some on Maplins, but am not sure which is best. Can anyone recommend the

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Re: Dying for a PolySix

2001-11-22 by polymnio

You can get a Polysix from Analogue Modular Systems in the web. Just type the name in the yahoo explorer. The batteries need replacement before they leak.

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Re: [PolySix] Dying for a PolySix

2001-11-22 by Ellsworth Hall

Welcome, Stephen! I owned a Polysix in 1984 that I loved. Foolishly sold in 88. (Digital toys and sampling were the rage, remember?) However I bought another

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Re: [PolySix] Dying for a PolySix

2001-11-22 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

Yes, the batteries had a notion to leak. Buy one with a leaky battery and you ll get it cheaper, but then you ll have to fix it. Often, this isn t as bad as

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Dying for a PolySix

2001-11-22 by Stephen van Vuuren

New to the list. I owned a Polysix in 1982(?) that I loved. Foolishly sold in 86. I really want that old sound and adjusting multiple parameters on the fly.

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Problems with my Polysix..

2001-10-30 by polymnio

Hello to everybody, My name is Thanos and I come from Greece. My Polysix cannot store the sounds in the memory even though I changed the battery (with an

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RE: [PolySix] MIDI

2001-10-24 by Sean Kelly

thanks for your overview, I would like to get one [upgrade] but I have tried twice to contact him using the form on his web site, but without any response. ...

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Re: [PolySix] MIDI

2001-10-24 by Tino

I visited Johannes, because we live in the same city (Vienna, Austria). He did all the modifications for me. Now I can use all the features of an up-to-date

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RE: [PolySix] MIDI

2001-10-24 by Sean Kelly

what do you think? ... From: Tino [mailto:tinotoni@gmx.net] Sent: 24 October 2001 01:30 To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [PolySix] MIDI yes, me. ...

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