From this korg learned that price was the bottom line, and pursued a makeitascheapaspossible design ethic for the next few years. Poly power inside window cling decals come in a 3 x 5 size. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly 800ii. Korg poly 800 vs korg poly 61 gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Poly fiber polytone finish a durable semigloss, 1part, air drying flexible paint available in over 50 popular aircraft colors. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums.
The korg poly 61 ps 61 is an analogue programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by korg in 1982, as a successor to the polysix. The poly 61 s envelopes have now been repaired but a test of the backup battery, seen here, showed it to be extremely low in voltage. The basic sound of the poly 800 mk 2 is different to the original poly 800 mk 1. The korg poly 61, released in 1982 as the followup to the polysix. Korg poly61 a raw and beautiful synth 64 new patches. Korg poly 800 sci pro one patches neil vance flickr. Korg monopoly vs korg polysix vintage synth explorer forums. Id like to add midi to my korg poly 61 and maybe improve the midi on my roland jx3p. I only have a cassette and its so degraded that im only getting the dreaded err. The korg poly 61m is a 61 key 6 voice polyphonic synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators sawpulse waveform, resonant low pass analog filter, adsr envelope routed to filter and volume, lfo routed to pwm, pitch, filter, volume, arpeggiator updown, midi, tape interface, and 64 editable presets.
Dec 18, 2012 synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly 800 mk ii. Unfollow korg poly 800 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Moreover, the very basic midi impossible even to set the channel. I have played the poly 800 and poly 61 extensively, and the poly 61 is a far superior sounding instrument. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. The korg poly61 was released in 1982 as the successor to the polysix. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay.
Going through some of the patches of my korg poly 61. Summer special a synth that many dont like i like it a lot. Neither poly800 or poly61 will be any good for pads or brass. It allowed layering both banks of oscillators for much better fatter sounds, although it reduced the polyphony to 4 voices. The hawk 800 is an electronic hardware and software upgrade kit for the korg poly 800 mk1 ps 800, and the ex 800 or mk2 models.
The poly 800 ii featured improved midi, and a comprehensive digital delay instead of the. Poly 800ii, includes a brief introduction, along with links to synthesizers produced, references and further information. These patches are for the korg poly 800ii, and will not work on the original poly 800. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. Also a single oscillators and little in the way of modulation so no good for pads. If you have 32 patches to store and each is 128 bytes, you.
The poly 61 can provide cool gritty basses or trippy analog sounds and fx. Poly61 has snappier faster envelopes than the poly800. Korg poly61 a raw and beautiful synth 64 new patches by. Also agreed on all points with andrews characterisation of the poly61. Here you see the old battery alongside a new replacement. Korg poly 61 keyboard synthesizer electric electronic piano repair parts technician spares and keys for korg poly 61 and possibly other poly models such as korg monopoly, mono poly, poly, six, 6, poly 61, poly 800, kawai sx210, or sx 240, moog memory moog, and oberheim ob8 ob8 keys for sale.
All to reload your factory preset data for your poly 61. If you play a chord, then play another note, all the notes in the chord will retrigger the envelope along with the new note. I did this mod once but to the laptop version ex 800 moogslayer you can listen to it in the demo section. Korg poly800 ii 1985 polysynthesizer updated version with digital delay. Many consider the poly61 inferior to the polysix, because it sounds so basic, but that is also its strenght. It was somewhat of a step up from the polysix, as it has 2 dcos for better reliability. Patch and repair greenhouse film with our poly patch tape. The korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Korg monopoly vs korg polysix post by tomorrowstops mon apr 28, 2014 10. Not original stock, but this cassette contains audio data for the program patches. The korg poly 61 was released in 1982 as the successor to the polysix. Korg poly61 analog synthesizer 1983 custom patches.
This 6 mil tape has a medium tack and a white poly coated release liner. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Such a plan could only end in disaster, and the journey came to a terrible and tragic conclusion with the poly 800. The others also including the dss1 use the njm2069, which is completely different. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly 800, and i often got to play it. Patchman music poly 800 ex 800 pro patches were created in the studio by an experienced, professional sound designer carefully utilizing all of the programming nuances the korg will allow. You can rewind from the beginning easy enough, tapes are cro2 chrome oxide 5 minute tapes.
Probably a little brighter treble than it should be. Ps 900 ms10 ms20 monopoly polysix poly61 poly800 wavestation prophecy ms2000 microkorg radias. These mods require skills above and beyond what i have now, and i certainly dont want to wreck them in the process, so when a cheap poly 800 became available on yahoo auctions, i snapped it up in the hopes of trying the moog slayer filter mod. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. May 27, 2016 download squirly patch and more for the korg poly 800. The poly61 can provide cool gritty basses or trippy analog sounds and fx. Heres a closeup of the korg poly 61 s voice circuit board. Poly800, includes a brief introduction, along with links to synthesizers produced. The korg poly61 ps61 is an analogue programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by. Many consider the poly 61 inferior to the polysix, because it sounds so basic, but that is also its strenght. The battery was therefore unsoldered and removed from the cpu board. However, each cassette contains more than one wav set on each side. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987.
I would think an internal battery has run dry or something similar, since it stores patch data digitally. Download squirly patch and more for the korg poly 800. This was played from my laptop qwerty so there are some clicks and faults as usual. The poly 800 also featured a simple 256event steptime sequencer and a simple chorus. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches. Minilogue monopoly monologue ms 10 ms20 ms2000 pe2000. It was notable for being korgs first largely knobless synthesizer featuring a pushbutton interface for programming, dispensing with the polysixs knobs and switches. Poly 61 click image to enlarge bild klicken zum vergroessern other korg gear. Poly61 only has 7 steps for resonance which is way too coarse. The previous owner even gave me the original instructions, i just laminated curiosity. The poly 800 is an ingenious instrument with a number of features. The korg poly 800 ii not to be confused with the original poly 800 is an interesting polyphonic analog synthesizer with built in digital delay. The filters in the poly 61 are actually 2 pole, based on the later revision ms20 with the ota filters, not the korg 35 ones.
The poly 61 is a sixvoice polyphonic synthesizer six notes can be played at once. The poly61 can produce some great and usable sounds, it has a typical sound. It featured a 49 key nonvelocity sensitive keyboard, two buttons for data entry, and a joystick controller, which could modulate the dco pitch or the vcf. Back up your poly 800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. The six sound envelopes are generated by six envelope generator chips, the now obsolete ssm2056. Jun 14, 2019 probably a little brighter treble than it should be. At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a poly synth of their own in 1983 with the poly 800. The poly 61, poly 800 and dw8000 all have the same filter chips. Poly800 has single filter for the entire synth not per voice so it will suck for brass. It sounds very icy and digital because of this, and the 61 produces real saw.
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