Highquality royaltyfree korg poly800 brass c4 sample in. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches hd. As a result we have put together a limited number of korg poly800 polybeast mod kits. A detailed look at the analogue korg poly800 synthesizer. 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 the dw8000 version which korg sold. Page 3 musical instrument digital interface midi bus sends and receives key data pitches and gales, pitch bends, program changes, and full sequencer control. 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 49 key 48 voice polyphonic synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators additive square waveform, single oscillator in 8 voice mode, white noise, 24db resonant low pass analog filter, dedicated volume and filter adsr envelopes, lfo routed to pitch, filter, volume, sequencer 256 event step time, chorus, chord memory. No digital recreation can truly capture the immense suckiness of the real deal. 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.
It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to. View and download korg poly800 owners manual online. In 2019 i discovered arturias free demos of recreated old analogue synths which i. The poly 800 offers ultra stable dcos, a fully analog 24db filter, extensive midi control, 8 voices of polyphony and 64 patch memory slots. In standard form, the korg poly800 is a pretty decent synth. Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early. The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods. That, and a real poly800 is worth less than any commercial vst.
All the sounds in this video are from the poly 800 alone. 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. Create sounds for synthesizers from korg, roland, yamaha, casio, oberheim, ensoniq. 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. Korg monopoly and polysix vintage synth patch sheets. I just found a korg poly800 synthesizer and boy are they going for real cheap nowadays. This model normally has its memory backed up by standard batteries, but they tend to leak and cause serious damage.
I havent opened it up yet to look, but i reckon somebodys messed with it, because there are some case screws missing, the battery cover is missing and signs of battery leakage, and the strap pegs are absent. On the face of it the poly800 mkii is only different to the mark one in that the chorus has gone and has been replaced with a digital delay which is capable of creating a chorus effect. 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. For our sample collection we used an unmodified korg poly800 mark 1. The ic 5232 generates 8 digitally controlled oscillators assignable in 2 different manners. The hawk800 is an electronic hardware and software upgrade kit for the korg poly800 mk1 ps800, and the ex800 or mk2 models. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. 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. With additional patch points for voct cv as well as the korg standard hzv, and switches to choose filter type, oscillator sync, and frequency modulation, the ms20m was a. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma free listening on.
While roland was having huge success with their juno range of synths korg released their poly800 defective nation explains why this synth deserves a chance today and why musicians might want to take a closer look at this popular synthesiser. I got another korg poly 800, and its in a rather curious state. Korg poly 800 mods details of poly800 mods, including moog. The korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Korg poly 800 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. Korg poly800 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. Countless hours have been spent coding trying to obtain the incredible toy accordion effect that emanates from every poly800 patch, but software just doesnt cut it. 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. Services alesis hr16 custom 8bit drum machine sounds 6 pin din cable for roland pg200 pg800 mpg80 fc100 projectsmodsgear fpga synthesiser a synthesiser made using an fpga. The hawk800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. It was the first synthesizer manufactured with midi onboard, so it was a popular controller for other synthesizers.
A midi compatible home computer or similar equipment connected to a poly800 can provide ex tended polyphonic sequencing, music transcription, and many other functions, with suitable software. This was a budget hybrid synth, somewhere between the korg polysix and their monopoly in that is polyphonic but only has one filter rather than one per voice that came with the polysix. New listing reverse keys korg poly 800 synthesizer with moog slayer filter mod and case. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma published on 20121202t12. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. Midi allows a poly800 to be linked with a second poly800 or another midi. The poly800 is an analog synthesizer in a small allplastic case with minikeys and no velocity sensitivity. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. Korg poly 800, poly 800ii, poly 800mk 2 analog synthesizer.
This synthesizer was aimed at the live performer as it. 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 featured a 49 key nonvelocity sensitive keyboard, two buttons for data entry, and a joystick controller, which could modulate the. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches. Oscillator dco is based on msm5232 chip, wellknown for some 80 arcade games. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app.
At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a polysynth of their own in 1983 with the poly800. Poly 800 mkii would be ace too as soon as i see more editors i need. Korg briefly reissued the legendary ms20 as a buildyourown desktop module. Korg poly 800, poly 800ii, poly 800mk 2 analog synthesizer simple sequencer c synth database. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus. Spartan 3e fpga synthesiser the fpga synth on a xilinx dev board. Topangebote fur korg poly 800 online entdecken bei ebay.
Korg polysix poly 800 poly61 monopoly replacement key. I need to mod it with a battery so i wont need to put a load of c batteries in it but it seems to have another issue. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma on soundcloud hear. I actually think it sounds pretty good if you are into synthpop as pretty much anything goes in that synth genre. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly800, and i often got to play it. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. Midi allows a poly800 to be linked with a second poly800 or another midi keyboard for rich layering effects. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Fully tested, cleaned and serviced by professionals and working great. Voice main unit 8 bits controller cpu intel 8050 family. Perhaps there is a reason for that, but regardless i found it be a cool little retro synth from the 80s. The hawk800 provides the korg poly800 with a dramatically improved and expanded midi implementation as well as many new sound and user control features.
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