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I bought a midi cable midimateii which was recommended to me. I think it was the first synth for many people through all the years. 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 factory preset by kuma published on 20121202t12. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. 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. Synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly800 mk ii. 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. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility.

I remember it being kinda weak, but it had thing of its own. Also, ive never owned the mk2, but many seem to prefer the older poly 800 for reasons i cant remember. Classic korg poly800 classic korg poly800 mkiimk2 synthesizer vintage moog slayer up for immediate purchase via buy it now is my vintage korg poly800 mkiimk2 synthesizer. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly800 ii synthesizer. I messed around with it for a few months but never really liked it. Korg id format id poly800h id data dump request eox 42h 2ih och i0h afterreceiving adatadumprequest,thereis adelayof about300msbeforethepoly800iibeginsdata dump transmission. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches. At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a polysynth of their own in 1983 with the poly800.

The korg poly800 mkii is more or less exactly the same machine as the mki version but with the addition of a basic analogue delay line and a slightly better midi spec. You can buy these patches read the description for further details scroll down. Sep 19, 2012 filter mods, fm mod, 1224 filter switch. 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.

Now that i knew the roland jp8080 was my all time favorite i decided to buy the. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. This model normally has its memory backed up by standard batteries, but they tend to leak and cause serious damage. It might be worth looking for patch cassettes on ebay also. Moog slayer by atom smasher filter mod for korg ex800 and poly800. The hawk800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. Classic korg poly 800 classic korg poly 800 mkii mk2 synthesizer vintage moog slayer up for immediate purchase via buy it now is my vintage korg poly 800 mkii mk2 synthesizer. The poly is velocity sensitive, has aftertouch and holds 64 patches in memory. View and download korg poly 800 service manual online. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. The process is complicated by the fact that the battery is soldered onto one of the pc boards inside the machine. In 1984, korg released the poly 800 mkii which featured a digital delay unit. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus.

The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods. But since you seem psyched, im going to pm you the patch from 1. Create sounds for synthesizers from korg, roland, yamaha, casio, oberheim. 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. Originally posted by woznyc the poly 800 mkii was my first proper noncasio keyboard purchased in 1985. We have had many requests for modifications kits for our korg poly800 mki mods, mainly due to the fact that poly800s are pretty big and therefore expensive to ship for modding, especially from outside the uk. 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.

This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. New listing reverse keys korg poly 800 synthesizer with moog slayer filter mod and case. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit for poly800ii patch editor macintosh, circa 1986, which i wrote a long time ago, and lead to. Some are sought because of their rareness such as the ps3300 and some for the wonderful sounds they can produce, such as the ms10. In addition, many poly 800 s dont have the battery mod in them so when you shut them off you loose the presets unless you buy batteries and pop them in there. 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. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit for poly800ii patch editor macintosh, circa 1986, which i. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches. A mark ii version was also made it could be powered with batteries and had guitar strap pegs so that it could be worn like a guitar and played live. I would think an internal battery has run dry or something similar, since it stores patch data digitally.

I am not a dealer but am just a musician and enthusiast that needs to raise funds for an emergency. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. In standard form, the korg poly800 is a pretty decent synth. The kid nepro poly 800 patches are available in the following formats. The bass bomb modification also see the hawk800 mod, and keep an eye out for the atomahawk800. As a result we have put together a limited number of korg poly800 polybeast mod kits. Due to the lack of the storage batteries, the factory sounds were gone when the synth arrived at my place. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches demo. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches hd. Patchman music poly800 ex800 pro patches were created in the studio by an experienced, professional sound designer carefully utilizing all of the programming nuances the korg will allow. When you get your first synthesizer, what you actually want is minimoog, ms20, maybe juno60 type of sounds. This isnt a problem with the patch data, the patches are stored just fine and after a minute or so the sound starts to fade in.

Usingsystemexclusivemessages i communicationbetweenthepolyboohandacomputer. Fully tested, cleaned and serviced by professionals and working great. Alesis micron synthesizer om84 system vintage suzuki omnichord linear synthesizer classic analog synthesizer vintage yamaha dx7 mo phatt d550 synthesizer virtual analog synthesizer synth roland d5 synthesizer midi synth sound module korg microkorg xl ensoniq esq1 juno 60s vintage jv 1010 jv 64 voice synthesizer desktop synth sequencer eurorack korg ms2000 korg m3r juno 106 vintage analog. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Korg poly800 ii 1985 polysynthesizer updated version with digital delay. Over the holidays that same year, my house was broken in to and the poly 800 was one of the items stolen. 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 instruments 700 700cs 700s mini korg 707 770 800dv 900ps preset bpx3 bx3 cx3 delta ds8 dss1 dw6000 dw8000 eps1 es50 lambda ex800 keio korgue lambda es50 m500 micropresets monopoly ms10 ms20 ms20 big ms50 poly 61 poly61m poly 800 polyphonic ensemble polyphonic ensemble 2000 polysix ps3100 ps3200 ps3300 sas. In 1984 the rack mount version ex 800 was released and added midi sysex parameters. Add some effects and the poly 800 can be a nice different synth to add to the mix.

Korg poly800 dumping patch memoryfactory presets whats up. The 2ramdata 1 wordn least significant 8bits arechecksumdata. Like the juno, the poly800 had one dco per voice, although it did feature a double mode in which the oscillators could be stacked up for a fuller sound and only four voices of polyphony. I just found a korg poly800 synthesizer and boy are they going for real cheap nowadays. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly 800 ii synthesizer.

To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Poly 800 mkii would be ace too as soon as i see more editors i need. Midi allows a poly800 to be linked with a second poly800 or another midi. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with. Page 3 musical instrument digital interface midi bus sends and receives key data pitches and gales, pitch bends, program changes, and full sequencer control. This page contains information about the owners manual for the poly800 mkii from korg.

As far as the patches disappearing overnight is concerned, i think there could be different reasons for this. Dec 17, 2012 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. For instance, i think that korg uk sells a cassette copy of poly 800 presets. In 1984, korg released the poly800 mkii which featured a digital delay unit. A locally cached version of owners manual is available at. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using.

They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit for poly 800ii patch editor macintosh, circa 1986, which i wrote a long time ago, and lead to the dw8000 version which korg sold. Perhaps there is a reason for that, but regardless i found it be a cool little retro synth from the 80s. I actually think it sounds pretty good if you are into synthpop as pretty much anything goes in that synth genre. For our sample collection we used an unmodified korg poly 800 mark 1. The poly800 is an analog synthesizer in a small allplastic case with minikeys and no velocity sensitivity. The mark 2 sample collection has been created using 4 notes per octave. Unfortunately i dont think the patches will work on the mkii. Please see my other music related auctions that i will be posting. The korg poly 800 is a limited, but beautiful and relevant instrument. The bass bomb modification also see the hawk 800 mod, and keep an eye out for the atomahawk 800.

Korg have, over the decades, manufactured a number of highly collectable synthesisers. The poly 800 mkii sounded rather different to the mki and the differences were not all about the new delay which was capable of recreating chorus. The mark 2 version of the poly800 had some fairly minor changes, including a partial midi sysex implementation and replacement of the chorus effect with a digital delay. Creating a decent organ patch for the poly 800 proved to be difficult.

Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma free listening on. Moog slayer by atom smasher filter mod for korg ex 800 and poly 800 aka. Duplication of contents of owners manuals andor product literature in part or in whole without the permission of the company for the purposes of sharing, massproducing. The korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. 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. It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to excellent analog sounds. Home manuals korg poly 800 mkii owners manual this page contains information about the owners manual for the poly 800 mkii from korg. Poly 800 was my first real synth that i bought right before my freshman year in college 1986. Fortunately i had homeowners insurance so i replace. The korg poly800 ii not to be confused with the original poly800 is an interesting polyphonic analog synthesizer with built in digital delay. In good condition albeit missing the battery cover and the control stick tip. The poly800 is an eightvoice instrument two more than the juno series with 64 memory patches half of what the juno106 offered and up to 50 editable parameters. The custom complete patch pack, which includes all 20 patches shown in this video and 44 additional patches. The poly 800 was also one of the first synths with digitally controlled oscillators, which are known for a stable pitch and without the usual tuning problems of the voltage controlled oscillators that were on most analog synths produced during the time.

Originally posted by woznyc the poly800 mkii was my first proper noncasio keyboard purchased in 1985. 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 poly 800 mk1 problems vintage synth explorer forums. The basic sound of the poly800 mk 2 is different to the original poly800 mk 1. I have bought a korg poly 800 mk1 at a very low price recently, but unfortunately i found out that it does not work properly. Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early 80s consumers an alternative to rolands budget model. For our sample collection we used a korg poly 800 mark 2 modded with pots for filter resonance and cutoff. Can i load these patches into a software synth or non. The korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches. I recently got a korg poly mk1 for cheap, it seems to be working except that upon turning it on i can only hear a faint noise and first that becomes increasingly louder.