Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hi

 

For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was offering
replacement KLM-367 boards.  I wrote him earlier this year about it again
and didn't get a reply.  Also, haven't seen him around this board for quite
a while.  Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might offer this
new board?

 

Thx,

Mark



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I communicated with him last week about the board.  He said he would have to
look around to see if he still had one laying around.  I have yet to hear
back - and I don't want to pester.  I'm guessing he doesn't have any.  I
have resolved, though, to have the board fab'd myself.  I'm hoping the
hi-res gifs that Crow has on his site will suffice to get some boards made.
Does anybody know if that's possible?  The gif can be found here:

http://www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/crowlm367/klm367a_img.gif

-Sam
On Dec 20, 2007 9:04 AM, Mark Glevicky <mmg@cinci.rr.com> wrote:

>   Hi
>
> For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was offering
> replacement KLM-367 boards. I wrote him earlier this year about it again
> and didn't get a reply. Also, haven't seen him around this board for quite
> a while. Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might offer this
> new board?
>
> Thx,
>
> Mark
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> 
>


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I think it might be hard to get a board house to take GIF's. But I  
will buy a few boards if you are able to make any!

skw

On Dec 20, 2007, at 7:21 AM, "Sam Larch" <sdlarch@gmail.com> wrote:

> I communicated with him last week about the board.  He said he would  
> have to
> look around to see if he still had one laying around.  I have yet to  
> hear
> back - and I don't want to pester.  I'm guessing he doesn't have  
> any.  I
> have resolved, though, to have the board fab'd myself.  I'm hoping the
> hi-res gifs that Crow has on his site will suffice to get some  
> boards made.
> Does anybody know if that's possible?  The gif can be found here:
>
> http://www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/crowlm367/klm367a_img.gif
>
> -Sam
> On Dec 20, 2007 9:04 AM, Mark Glevicky <mmg@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi
>>
>> For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was  
>> offering
>> replacement KLM-367 boards. I wrote him earlier this year about it  
>> again
>> and didn't get a reply. Also, haven't seen him around this board  
>> for quite
>> a while. Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might  
>> offer this
>> new board?
>>
>> Thx,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

If you can get a hold of old crow, ask him for a copy of the files to
get the boards fabbed.  If he doesn't have the boards anymore, and
isn't going to make any, I don't see why he wouldn't give you the
files to build them yourself.

On Dec 20, 2007 1:24 PM, Scott K Warren <scott@rosetta.com> wrote:
> I think it might be hard to get a board house to take GIF's. But I
> will buy a few boards if you are able to make any!
>
> skw
>
>
>
> On Dec 20, 2007, at 7:21 AM, "Sam Larch" <sdlarch@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I communicated with him last week about the board.  He said he would
> > have to
> > look around to see if he still had one laying around.  I have yet to
> > hear
> > back - and I don't want to pester.  I'm guessing he doesn't have
> > any.  I
> > have resolved, though, to have the board fab'd myself.  I'm hoping the
> > hi-res gifs that Crow has on his site will suffice to get some
> > boards made.
> > Does anybody know if that's possible?  The gif can be found here:
> >
> > http://www.oldcrows.net/~oldcrow/synth/korg/polysix/crowlm367/klm367a_img.gif
> >
> > -Sam
> > On Dec 20, 2007 9:04 AM, Mark Glevicky <mmg@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  Hi
> >>
> >> For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was
> >> offering
> >> replacement KLM-367 boards. I wrote him earlier this year about it
> >> again
> >> and didn't get a reply. Also, haven't seen him around this board
> >> for quite
> >> a while. Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might
> >> offer this
> >> new board?
> >>
> >> Thx,
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> > PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



-- 
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-Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
http://www.chromatest.net

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Glevicky" <mmg@...> wrote:
>Re: yet another synth part the world needsþ 
From: info@analoguerenaissance.com 
Sent: Fri 12/21/07 8:20 AM 
 
I asked Analogue Renaissance about making replacement KLM-367 boards 
and this was his response....(he is the guy who designed and markets 
the replacement voice chips for the Juno-106)......
 
THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE:


Hi, I looked at the schematics for this board. Problem is that it 
alsocontains a cpu with mask rom.This mask rom contains the software 
it runs and this can not be copied.In short: these boards can not be 
made anymore (unless someone can getthe software from korg) kind 
regards, Jeroen


> Hi
> 
>  
> 
> For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was 
offering
> replacement KLM-367 boards.  I wrote him earlier this year about it 
again
> and didn't get a reply.  Also, haven't seen him around this board 
for quite
> a while.  Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might 
offer this

> new board?
> 
>  
> 
> Thx,
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

IIRC, the old crow designed his replacement board to use common parts
versus what is required if you were to do an exact refab of the
originals.  If his board needs a special rom installed, he would have
those files as well.

On Dec 21, 2007 4:49 PM, wasteking1 <wasteking1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Glevicky" <mmg@...> wrote:
> >Re: yet another synth part the world needsþ
> From: info@analoguerenaissance.com
> Sent: Fri 12/21/07 8:20 AM
>
> I asked Analogue Renaissance about making replacement KLM-367 boards
> and this was his response....(he is the guy who designed and markets
> the replacement voice chips for the Juno-106)......
>
> THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE:
>
>
> Hi, I looked at the schematics for this board. Problem is that it
> alsocontains a cpu with mask rom.This mask rom contains the software
> it runs and this can not be copied.In short: these boards can not be
> made anymore (unless someone can getthe software from korg) kind
> regards, Jeroen
>
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> >
> >
> > For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was
> offering
> > replacement KLM-367 boards.  I wrote him earlier this year about it
> again
> > and didn't get a reply.  Also, haven't seen him around this board
> for quite
> > a while.  Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might
> offer this
> > new board?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thx,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
> PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>



-- 
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-Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
http://www.chromatest.net

You guys are missing the point.

The intention of those newly manufactured boards was to be able to 
move parts from the defected board to the new ones, so you take the 
ROM from the bad board and place into the new board ;)




--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker" 
<chromatest@...> wrote:
>
> IIRC, the old crow designed his replacement board to use common 
parts
> versus what is required if you were to do an exact refab of the
> originals.  If his board needs a special rom installed, he would 
have
> those files as well.
> 
> On Dec 21, 2007 4:49 PM, wasteking1 <wasteking1@...> wrote:
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Glevicky" <mmg@> wrote:
> > >Re: yet another synth part the world needsþ
> > From: info@...
> > Sent: Fri 12/21/07 8:20 AM
> >
> > I asked Analogue Renaissance about making replacement KLM-367 
boards
> > and this was his response....(he is the guy who designed and 
markets
> > the replacement voice chips for the Juno-106)......
> >
> > THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE:
> >
> >
> > Hi, I looked at the schematics for this board. Problem is that it
> > alsocontains a cpu with mask rom.This mask rom contains the 
software
> > it runs and this can not be copied.In short: these boards can not 
be
> > made anymore (unless someone can getthe software from korg) kind
> > regards, Jeroen
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > For a while there, a couple of years ago, Scott (Old Crow) was
> > offering
> > > replacement KLM-367 boards.  I wrote him earlier this year 
about it
> > again
> > > and didn't get a reply.  Also, haven't seen him around this 
board

> > for quite
> > > a while.  Anyone know if he's still active and if he still might
> > offer this
> > > new board?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thx,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> .sig
> -Chromatest J. Pantsmaker
> http://www.chromatest.net
>

Oh, I thought that I remembered that the Old Crow boards were slightly
different so newer stuff could be used.  Not *everything* was new of
course.

On Dec 23, 2007 7:23 AM, gil_we <gil_we@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You guys are missing the point.
>
> The intention of those newly manufactured boards was to be able to
> move parts from the defected board to the new ones, so you take the
> ROM from the bad board and place into the new board ;)

I've used a few of the Old Crow boards -- everything on the old 
boards is transferrable to the new, except for the test switch and 
the trimmer pots (which should be replaced with new ones at any rate).

Only other thing to watch out for, when replacing 367 parts, is to 
check the orientation of the transistor leads -- ECB vs EBC, etc.

~G


At 11:56 AM 12/23/2007, you wrote:

>Oh, I thought that I remembered that the Old Crow boards were slightly
>different so newer stuff could be used. Not *everything* was new of
>course.
>
>On Dec 23, 2007 7:23 AM, gil_we 
><<mailto:gil_we%40yahoo.com>gil_we@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > You guys are missing the point.
> >
> > The intention of those newly manufactured boards was to be able to
> > move parts from the defected board to the new ones, so you take the
> > ROM from the bad board and place into the new board ;)
>
>
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Hi Guys,

Is this the elusive CPU???

http://www.butoba.net/polysix/p6cpu.html


> You guys are missing the point.
> The intention of those newly manufactured boards was to be able to 
> move parts from the defected board to the new ones, so you take the 
> ROM from the bad board and place into the new board ;)

> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker" 
> <chromatest@> wrote:

... the old crow designed his replacement board to use common parts
versus what is required if you were to do an exact refab of the
originals.  If his board needs a special rom installed, he would have
those files as well.


 Hi, I looked at the schematics for this board. Problem is that it
 also contains a cpu with mask rom.This mask rom contains the 
software it runs and this can not be copied.In short: these boards can
not be
 made anymore (unless someone can getthe software from korg) kind
 regards, Jeroen

Too bad there are no materials existing at all. 


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "techbot23" <techbot23@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Is this the elusive CPU???
> 
> http://www.butoba.net/polysix/p6cpu.html
> 
> 
> > You guys are missing the point.
> > The intention of those newly manufactured boards was to be able to 
> > move parts from the defected board to the new ones, so you take the 
> > ROM from the bad board and place into the new board ;)
> 
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker" 
> > <chromatest@> wrote:
> 
> ... the old crow designed his replacement board to use common parts
> versus what is required if you were to do an exact refab of the
> originals.  If his board needs a special rom installed, he would have
> those files as well.
> 
> 
>  Hi, I looked at the schematics for this board. Problem is that it
>  also contains a cpu with mask rom.This mask rom contains the 
> software it runs and this can not be copied.In short: these boards can
> not be
>  made anymore (unless someone can getthe software from korg) kind
>  regards, Jeroen
>