Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hey everyone-

Its been so long since I saw a post that I forgot I was *on* this list! I have a question for everone.. Anybody have their P-6 midi'd? I'd like to hear if you do or not what your opinions are.. I've thought about getting it done but I also would not want to take even a .00000001% chance in harming my beloved synth. Hope you all and yer P-6's are doing well...

Ian

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 goxflee@aol.com wrote:

> Its been so long since I saw a post that I forgot I was *on* this
> list! I have a question for everone.. Anybody have their P-6 midi'd?
> I'd like to hear if you do or not what your opinions are.. I've
> thought about getting it done but I also would not want to take even a
> .00000001% chance in harming my beloved synth. Hope you all and yer
> P-6's are doing well...

I built MIDI into my first Polysix in 1985. I made a circuit board that
placed an analog switch across each key. Of course, this was done in
switch-matrix form on the board, not to the actual key contacts. It works
gret to this day. The nice thing about my board is that it is
non-intrusive: you do not have to cut any traces or attach jumper wires.
Everything was done through the keyboard connector. Of course, you have
to drill holes for the MIDI jacks; I made my own 'sub-plate' (where the
power cord and serial number are located on their own plate). I also
installed an IEC power connector there.

Ricard Wolf designed a MIDI retrofit that uses a single Z80 CPU circuit
to replace both of the 8048/9-type microcontrollers on the KLM-366 and 367
boards. His refit allows for more patch locations, MIDI transmit, patch
changes, etc. (Mine just did MIDI-in with pedal sustain). I built a
board and built Ricard's design into my 2nd Polysix. It works great, but
bear in mind it requires trace-cutting and jumpering to create new actions
for the buttons and LEDs.

I don't know how hard things like the Kenton retrofit are to use.

Crow

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hi ive been thinking of having my polysix midid
with the kit from the p6 page since it adds
so many useful features. problem is id be
paying more (*much* more..) for the kit than
i did for the synth!! :)
not that the kit isnt worth it (it is)
ill probably end up doing it anyway
when some cash & stuff gets saved up here.
cheers,
Scott

http://www.paia.com/ has reto kits .. or at lest the last i checked...
art

goxflee@aol.com wrote:

> Hey everyone-
>
> Its been so long since I saw a post that I forgot I was *on* this list! I have a question for everone.. Anybody have their P-6 midi'd? I'd like to hear if you do or not what your opinions are.. I've thought about getting it done but I also would not want to take even a .00000001% chance in harming my beloved synth. Hope you all and yer P-6's are doing well...
>
> Ian
>
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Head on over to here:

http://www.egroups.com/links/PolySix/

...for some MIDIfying links.

Mine is not MIDI'ed. Free System Projekt (a.k.a. Marcel Engels) has the Kenton kit, and he uses it all the time. Ricard Wolf's kit really sounds like it'd be the berries, though! (Both links on the page above.)

http://home.wanadoo.nl/mengels/ is Marcel's home page, if you'd like to ask him about it.

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Hello everybody....
Any thoughts on adding velocity sensitivity to the P6?