AW: [PolySix] Hi
2004-09-08 by BrainSlayer
A full working polysix? You re a lucky guy *g* Sebastian ... Von: shawn [mailto:synth_hore@yahoo.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. September 2004 00:06 An:
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A dream fullfilled.... midi......!
2004-09-07 by Michael
To all Polysix fans........ Wanted to share with someone..... I m so excited.....I m feeling faint........ I have to sit down..... Oh my god....someone dial
Hi
2004-09-07 by shawn
Hey all! I m new, just saying hi! I m name is shawn, I m 25 and I live in Cleveland Ohio USA, I make industrial music and the Polysix was my first synth, I got
Re: Son of a b****
2004-09-02 by toorglick
I sold it several weeks ago now. ... ... i m ... again) ... the ... case ... at a ... didn t ... see ... connections ... were. ... readily?
Re: [PolySix] Re: Son of a b****
2004-08-31 by BrainSlayer
is your polysix still available for sell? maybe i would buy it. Sebastian ... From: toorglick To: Sent:
Re: Son of a b****
2004-08-31 by toorglick
I was never able to figure out what the cause was. I went through everything on that side of the board and couldn t find a bad connection or failed component.
Re: Son of a b****
2004-08-30 by brainslayer666
in the last month we are talking about an lfo issue that sounds like a distortion. and voila, now i get the same problem. really strange. if i adjust the
Selling my Polysix
2004-08-10 by toorglick
Unfortunately I will be selling my Polysix. With another child on the way and two rooms to finish in the house before the baby gets here I simply don t have
Re: [PolySix] Re: DAWN OF ASHES check us ashes
2004-08-08 by BrainSlayer
i had to write 30 - 40 mails to say thank you to all of my daily spam mail senders ... From: toorglick To:
Re: [PolySix] Re: DAWN OF ASHES check us ashes
2004-08-08 by BrainSlayer
*g* ... From: toorglick To: Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:00 PM Subject: [PolySix] Re: DAWN OF ASHES check
Re: DAWN OF ASHES check us ashes
2004-08-08 by toorglick
... Yeah, thanks for the SPAM.
DAWN OF ASHES check us ashes
2004-08-08 by kissthebats
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thefangroup
Re: I think I officially give up
2004-08-03 by cavernosum6
... Crow s boards are very easy to use -- bought one of his bare boards a few months ago, repopulated it with the components from the old board (plus a few new
I think I officially give up
2004-08-03 by toorglick
Yup. Went in again over the weekend. Checked continutity from all traces coming from ICs 30 and 31, plus the processor. Checked continuity on all traces
Re: "Distortion" gone, other problems remain
2004-07-29 by toorglick
Is it possible that if a good trace is jumped that the processor is getting *too much* input? ... like the ... itself
Re: [PolySix] Re: "Distortion" gone, other problems remain
2004-07-29 by The Old Crow
I use the HM6514 all the time for repairs and new boards alike. They are $3 ea from Jameco. However, if the programming controls lock up it still sounds
Re: "Distortion" gone, other problems remain
2004-07-28 by toorglick
When on, the 5514 gives me around 3.9 volts and off it reads about 1.9. Funny, though, that section looks clean and even the legs look good (shiny metal). I
Re: [PolySix] Thanks - will check those - simple question
2004-07-24 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
with your current tools, I d think that the solder wick would be the most helpful. Just be liberal with it. I have a desoldering gun that I use for multi-pin
Thanks - will check those - simple question
2004-07-24 by toorglick
Thank you for the leads to follow, gentlemen. I ll probably get to it tonight. I was working on a Juno 106 concurrently and finished it last night (dead chip
Re: [PolySix] "Distortion" gone, other problems remain
2004-07-24 by The Old Crow
It almost beings to sound like the RAM chip went bad. I ve encountered 367s with dead RAM before. If you can, using a voltmeter check the power pins of the
Re: Whine-fest continues
2004-07-23 by cavernosum6
Hola- having repaired about a dozen of these & sent them back out into the world, my advice is to check ALL the data and address lines. What I ve done is to
Whine-fest continues
2004-07-23 by toorglick
So, I jumped all of the traces from IC30 as well, so that makes ICs 30 and 31 as well as R17 completely jumped. I have jumps from several traces around where
"Distortion" gone, other problems remain
2004-07-23 by toorglick
So, really, anyone with experience please jump right in and give some insight because I m near my wit s end. It makes me very nervous to remove the processor
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-21 by dizz@elitemofo.com
Master Crow, Thank you for responding and please forgive my ignorance. I can do this if it s just a matter of checking the voltage across the pot leads with a
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by The Old Crow
Hi, You should check the output voltage on the wiper contact of the filter cutoff potentiometer. It should read +5V at maximum and -5V at minimum rotation.
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by dizz@elitemofo.com
Thanks again Brain. I ll let you know how I turn out. dizz
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by BrainSlayer
its really easy to remove all of the boards. nothing is really sealed. just remove the screws from the pots on the topside and remove the screws from the
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by BrainSlayer
the led only indicates that the voice is playing. but not if some error is inside. if one of the led isnt working, a voice is damaged. thats all. if the
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by dizz@elitemofo.com
OK-that makes things a bit more clear. I didn t think it would be the filters because I can reproduce all of the original presets (a wide range of sounds and
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
No no... basically, they are saying that the filter probably isn t bad. There are 6 discrete filters, one for each voice. If when you play 6 notes in a row
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by dizz@elitemofo.com
I ll pull the cover and have a look. So if one filter was bad, the LED and it s corresponding voice wouldn t work? Thanks for your extreme patience with a
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by BrainSlayer
there are six filter chips on the board. 1 for each voice. if you press one note it would only use 1 of them. if you release the note and pressing another key,
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by dizz@elitemofo.com
Hi brainslayer, Thanks for the quick reply. Just to make sure I understand you correctly, If it were the chip itself I would hear it only in poly and not
Re: [PolySix] VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by BrainSlayer
if the filter chip would be the source of that issue, you would only hear it at one of the six voices and not at all. so be sure it isnt the filter. ... From:
VCF cutoff quirkiness
2004-07-20 by dizz662000
Hi, this is my my first post to this group. I bought a Polysix recently realizing they re very old. Actually played guitar mainly in the 80 s but there was
Re: [PolySix] Re: Son of a b****
2004-07-19 by BrainSlayer
if you trigger the lfo to frequency oscillation and adjust the lfo frequency to maximum, you will get also very heavy distorted sounds. and that sounds like
Re: Son of a b****
2004-07-19 by toorglick
Yeah, it sounds more like the or *a* LFO gone haywire, but at a frequency where it sounds more like distortion. The only other conclusion I can come to is that
Re: [PolySix] Son of a b****
2004-07-19 by BrainSlayer
sounds like a lfo problem ... From: reidar@jorgensen.com To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [PolySix] Son of a b****
Re: [PolySix] Son of a b****
2004-07-18 by reidar@jorgensen.com
That sounds like what my P6 is doing too - like the mod wheel is fully on. Everything is bubbling . I have found that the PWM width control seems to have the
Son of a b****
2004-07-18 by toorglick
For the love of Pete. The distortion is still there. FWIW, it actually sounds more like something osciallating at a high frequency. I went through and
Re: Ugh. So what would cause distortion in the output if...
2004-07-18 by toorglick
I think I may have found my own answer here: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/PolySix/message/204 But, again if anyone has any ideas I m all ears. ... 367
Ugh. So what would cause distortion in the output if...
2004-07-18 by toorglick
Yeah, so, I started getting signs I needed to dive back into the 367 and do some follow-up work. I replaced IC30 with another 74LS08 and did a few things
Re: [PolySix] Re: triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-16 by The Old Crow
That LED is part of the internal arp. clock circuit and cannot see the external trigger. Crow /**/
Re: triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-16 by comraderecords
... By sending it just a kick drum at a constant level (rather than the whole drum track as I was trying before.) So, I just programmed the kick drum in
Re: [PolySix] Re: triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-16 by BrainSlayer
the need a 5 V signal. i guess the soundcard one is too low ... From: comraderecords To: PolySix@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:02 PM Subject:
Re: [PolySix] Re: triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-16 by punkdisco
How did u manage to get it working? see you, -- Paul London www.punkdisco.co.uk
Re: triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-16 by comraderecords
... using ... It s OK - I ve worked it out now..........please disregard!
triggering the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard?
2004-07-15 by comraderecords
Is it possible to trigger the arpeggiator from a PC soundcard using a standard audio signal? I m using a Quattro soundcard, sending a drum loop (audio, not
AW: [PolySix] Poly-61 joystick repair
2004-07-02 by Ol Gu
Hi all, many thanks for your tips. Today I got my spare parts from Korg: 6 EUR for the part, 9 EUR for shipping. @ José: Good idea to send it directly to me,
AW: [PolySix] Another Polysix with problems...What a surprise!!
2004-07-01 by BrainSlayer
Please check the both IC s too. If one of these are damaged, you get the same strange effects. As I started with repairing my polysix I had the same strange