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polysix troubles

2004-10-30 by deadlines777

I recently bought a polysix. The old owner found out its battery
leaked and took it out. He said he cleaned the juice up with a
rubbing alcoho or something. Well i cant save , so i just put it in
write mode and just mess around, nothin special. Some of the patch
presets on that guys site(in links) dont sound nothing like what
their supposed to be. has anyone else noticed this? Do u have any
sugestions for me?

Re: [PolySix] polysix troubles

2004-10-30 by dizz@elitemofo.com

Oh well, so you can't save presets. Not all is lost! That's how (all?) synths
were til 1978. At least yours works, except for the memory. Soooo many people
have problems with units suffering from battery damage. I'm assuming the
battery was yanked before damage occurred from leakage, which is usually the
case. You could probably get a battery/socket put in or DIY. Check out Old
Crow's site if you're not already familiar with it.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with analog, but when looking at patch
charts for an analog synth-they are rough estimations. Especially if the unit
hasn't been calibrated recently. You can usually get a close approximation by
tweaking the settings a bit. Just a very slight movement of certain knobs for
ex: the VCF, can have drastic effects. The main thing is to twist those knobs
and learn what the synth is capable of. The P6 is an amazing machine and can
make nearly every famous synth sound you've ever heard. The only thing it
doesn't have which is a favorite of mine is portamento. Korg only put it on the
Mono/Poly which was released the same year. Anyway blab blab blab,,,, be glad to
help if you have more questions.

regards,

dizz

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> leaked and took it out. He said he cleaned the juice up with a
> rubbing alcoho or something. Well i cant save , so i just put it in
> write mode and just mess around, nothin special. Some of the patch
> presets on that guys site(in links) dont sound nothing like what
> their supposed to be. has anyone else noticed this? Do u have any
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Re: polysix troubles

2004-10-31 by deadlines777

Thanks man this sheds some insight... I did notice if i tweaked some
parameters they did sound more like the sound on the chart. I have 2
choices: sell it or repair it. If i sell it(most likely with my jx-
3p), ill probly pick something like a dx7 or access. I shuda done my
research.Though if i repair it, id like to modify it to make it one
crazy analog. I do enjoy the arpeggiator, specially when at the max
rate and full oct. Do you know any technicians who repair or
calibrate? if so, what price range would i be looking at? how much is
a basic midi retro fit? im from canada too, have you heard of any
repair shops here? If u can answer any of these questions it would be
a great help. Thanks again,, Jay

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, dizz@e... wrote:
> Oh well, so you can't save presets. Not all is lost! That's how
(all?) synths
> were til 1978. At least yours works, except for the memory. Soooo
many people
> have problems with units suffering from battery damage. I'm
assuming the
> battery was yanked before damage occurred from leakage, which is
usually the
> case. You could probably get a battery/socket put in or DIY. Check
out Old
> Crow's site if you're not already familiar with it.
> I'm not sure how familiar you are with analog, but when looking
at patch
> charts for an analog synth-they are rough estimations. Especially
if the unit
> hasn't been calibrated recently. You can usually get a close
approximation by
> tweaking the settings a bit. Just a very slight movement of certain
knobs for
> ex: the VCF, can have drastic effects. The main thing is to twist
those knobs
> and learn what the synth is capable of. The P6 is an amazing
machine and can
> make nearly every famous synth sound you've ever heard. The only
thing it
> doesn't have which is a favorite of mine is portamento. Korg only
put it on the
> Mono/Poly which was released the same year. Anyway blab blab
blab,,,, be glad to
> help if you have more questions.
>
> regards,
>
> dizz

Re: [PolySix] Re: polysix troubles

2004-10-31 by Chromatest J. Pantsmaker

----- Original Message -----
From: "deadlines777" <deadlines777@yahoo.ca>

> ill probly pick something like a dx7 or access. I shuda done

I know that I'd never ever ever sell or trade my polysix just to get a dx7. I don't think you can even compare the two...

> im from canada too, have you heard of any repair shops here?

canada is a big country... I wouldn't want to ship my poly from alberta to quebec....

Re: polysix troubles

2004-10-31 by deadlines777

Do you know of a place in quebec? im from ontario. But still i was
just playing it, and it went pretty damn awol. I dont even think its
worth repairing. I never said i wanted to buy a dx7(digital) for the
benefits of an analog korg. Of course you cant compare them.

Re: [PolySix] Re: polysix troubles

2004-11-01 by dizz@elitemofo.com

Not sure about Canadian repair shops but it probably has battery damage and will
cost $$ to repair. Damn!!!

dizz

Quoting deadlines777 <deadlines777@yahoo.ca>:

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> just playing it, and it went pretty damn awol. I dont even think its
> worth repairing. I never said i wanted to buy a dx7(digital) for the
> benefits of an analog korg. Of course you cant compare them.
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