Korg poly800 repairing gearslutz pro audio community. A there are instructions for the poly 800 data transfer process in the manual. If your poly 800 now shows 11 p or 11 h then you are ready to use your synth. Hi everyone, i found a poly 800 for about 120 usd, the only problem is that it can be used only as a midi controller, it makes no sound on the audio outputs. Charlemagne is often labelled the father of europe, and today the charlemagne building is central to the european commissions premises in brussels.
One more thing that you need to know you have to have batteries in your poly or it will lose all its patches the moment you turn off the power. At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a polysynth of their own in 1983 with the poly800. What is does is allow you to load and dump the entire patch memory to and from your synth and your computer via midi system exclusive sysex data. It didnt make any sound and the cr2032 was disconnected inside, so i replaced the battery and soldered in a new holder. It might make sound when you play the keyboard, but its not likely to be anything pretty. Cleaned inside and out installed new memory battery installed new power transistors reloaded factory patches via tape load replaced missing screw hardwarefully tested, with no functional issues. Welcome to synth mania, a web site dedicated mainly to synthesizers, but also keyboards, pianos, organs, drummachines and electronic soundmaking devices in general. Can be useful if it runs out of battery, if it does. Included is a step by step instruction on how to load the patches in your poly800 ii. Its basically a more flexible way to send midi messages that are more complex than notes and ccs, such as patch information.
You want a free extra lfo for pitch and filter for your poly 61, poly 800. Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly 800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early. The korg poly800 mdk was an upgrade kit for the poly800 mki that korg released for what seems like about 20 minutes in the late 80s. From what i can tell and i dont have a poly 800 to test it with all of the sysex stuff if for dumps. This disc is even helpful for owners of the poly 800 ii, which uses a different patch.
Audio cassette of original patches korg poly800 youtube. Used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly 800 synthesizer. In france he basks in a healthy historical glow as the expansionist medieval forerunner to napoleon. Sorry to have to write this, but ive been through the net and this very forum in search of answers, but to no avail.
Back up your poly 800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. The korg poly800 came out 1984 and is an interesting analog synthesizer with usable. Hello i just got a korg poly 800, and i would just like if there is a way to reset the synth to its original state.
Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches. Korg poly 800 battery replacement and factory reload. I have a wav file with the data and am following the instructions in the manual. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly 800ii. There are some nonworking keys so i disconnected and dismantled the keybed.
It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to excellent analog sounds. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches. The synth powered up and i was able to reload factory patches from a. The files will open in any program that plays wav files.
On christmas day 800 he was crowned holy roman emperor by pope leo iii. Sounds like the 800 mk ii supported using sysex to load patches, while the mk i did not. The poly 800 only keeps its memory as long as there are batteries in it. In order to cut costs, the poly800 was based on a video game tune chip, the oki. The focus is on classic analogue synthesizer sounds. Press the load button, and play the audio file from the computer into the poly 800. Korg poly 800, ex800 sounds kid nepro sound patches and. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly800, and i often got to play it. Korg poly800 error after installing memory back battery.
Korg poly 800 dumping patch memoryfactory presets whats up. Plug in the keyboards ac adapter and turn the unit on. These patches are for the korg poly 800ii, and will not work on the original poly 800. I would think an internal battery has run dry or something similar, since it stores patch data digitally. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. I only have a cassette and its so degraded that im only getting the dreaded err. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file this is an alternate factory patch tape file recording should be same as the other one i posted, but better quality. It might take up to 60 seconds for your poly800 ii to stop yawning and get its act together. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. With these new, excellent patches, your poly800 ii will sound like a new synthesizer like the classic it longs to be. In this episode i take a look at this korg poly 800, clean it up, replace the battery on the logic board, and reload the factory sounds using the cassette interface. I figured if i didnt like it, i could sell it for atleast what i paid for it checking. The kid nepro poly 800 patches are available in the following formats. But because the use of sysex is manufacturerdefined, not all synths use it, and those that do use it in different ways.
When your patches get erased theres lots of messed up filtered noise sounds. In korgs lineup of polyphonic synths at the time, it was intended to be the lowcost unit, slotting in at the bottom of the price curve below the poly61. We returned to our home in northern france two and a half weeks ago. A there are instructions for the poly 800 ii data transfer process in the manual. Synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly800 mk ii. Wav files connect your computer audio output to your poly 800 cassette interface input and you can load in the sounds the same way you would from the data cassette tape. Relationships between the biomass production of invasive ludwigia species and physical properties of habitats in france article pdf available in hydrobiologia 6561. Conceivably you could build a panel to allow offline editing and then dump the patch to the poly 800, but i dont think it will allow real time control, based on what i read in the manual. Firstly, we went in our car and not our camper van, secondly we towed a trailer that carried our newly acquired john deere ride on tractor mower, and thirdly we had our two dogs with us. What is does is allow you to load and dump the entire patch memory to and from your synth and your computer via midi system exclusive sysex data exchange.
In this episode i take a look at this korg poly 800, clean it up, replace the battery on the logic board, and reload the factory sounds using the. If you use one of those old samplers where you have to load the operating system each time you turn it on from a floppy ensoniq eps, asr, akai s2000. So i really want to change my patches around but i also want to be able to save the ones i currently have. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus.
It didnt come with a power supply so i popped some batteries in and turned it. Korg poly800v1 vs roland juno106 post by max badwan. If this is a first time installation of a hawk 800 into your poly 800 then you will need to install patches into patch memory. Patches were lost as soon as i powered off the synth as this early poly 800 didnt come with an internal memory backup battery. Serving the web since 1996 kid nepro is the patch king welcome to the patch kingdom. It is also possible to install an additional eprom containing the firmware of the ex800. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. When trying to play in the patches, the load display does flicker, like its trying to. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. I am fairly certain that the synth is not even trying to load the sound patches. The patch bank comes as a wav file for the built in tape interface of your synth.
This would make a wonderful addition to anyone who owns a ps 800 poly 800, and ex 800 which are based on the same type of hybrid digitalanalog programming and are able to load the same patches. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. You can buy these patches read the description for further details scroll down. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer. Recently serviced by the very reputable rosen sound in burbank, ca. Affordable polysynth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. This should appeal to those of you who are more retrominded or who prefer to load patches from a walkman instead of bringing your computer to live performances. If the data was successfully loaded the display will say good. Korg poly 800 trouble loading sound patches vintage. The poly800 moog slayer, fm 800 and filter mode mods. Korg poly 800 mk2 sysex vintage synth explorer forums.
I made a demo video of some of my favorites also, does anybody have an unmodded poly 800 anymore. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. To get the factory sounds back you need to load the sounds from. 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 display never says good or err only stays on the load screen. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. See the owners manual for assistance in installing patch banks. In standard form, the korg poly 800 is a pretty decent synth. The korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. I havre a korg poly 800 mk2 and the question i have is regarding using sysex features to backup my patches. The hawk 800 provides the korg poly 800 with a dramatically improved and expanded midi implementation as well as many new sound and user control features. Im guessing the reason your poly 800 has screwed up patches is either because the batteries died or there are no batteries in it. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. I am fairly new to midi in general, i have a poly six modded with kiwisix and have been having a blast with that one.
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