You connect an audio cable from your computers audio card to the tape jack on the poly 800 and then follow the instructions from the poly 800 manual, but instead of a tape player youre using the audio out from your computer. Korg poly800ii service manual download, schematics. 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. The korg poly 800 on which the release is focused is a dirtcheap ebay score, but as dkon puts it, its also one of the most underrated analog polysynths out there. I bought an old korg poly 800 for a few euro knowing it might never work so im willing to use it to learn some basic repair skills. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches. Used korg poly 800 electronic synthesizer poly ps 800 worg. Midi allows a poly 800 to be linked with a second poly 800 or another midi. Korg poly 800 service manual download, schematics, eeprom. I discuss how to program the poly800, a few key features, and its various strengths and weaknesses.
Korg poly 800 battery replacement and factory reload. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly800, and i often got to play it. 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. Midi quest is the only professional multiinstrument editorlibrarian that supports midi hardware from. Korg id format id poly 800h id data dump request eox 42h 2ih och i0h. The poly 800 offers ultra stable dcos, a fully analog 24db filter, extensive midi control, 8 voices of polyphony and 64 patch memory slots. 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 800 is an analog synthesizer in a small allplastic case with minikeys and no velocity sensitivity. Our poly800 mkii mods are exactly the same as the mods for the mki but with two. 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. Id be nervous about cdm driving up its value before i can get one its been on my wish list except that there are a lot of them. Products for the korg poly 61, polysix, poly 800, ex 800 replacement keys parts.
Developed as an answer to the sequential circuits prophet 5 and similar to the roland juno 6, the korg polysix serves up sixvoice analog polyphony with one vco and suboscillator per voice. The hawk800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. The hawk800 is an electronic hardware and software upgrade kit for the korg poly800 mk1 ps800, and the ex800 or mk2 models. The polysix was a milestone because, along with the roland juno 6 which appeared almost simultaneously, in 1981 the polysix was the first opportunity ordinary mortals had to get their hands on a proper programmable polysynth. Heres a longform presentation of korg s 1983 analog synth, the poly 800. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. 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.
Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. This includes the sound data stored in the 64 programs in memory, sequencer data, settings of parameters85, 86, 87, and88, andchord memorydata. Korg poly 800 tuneup the poly 800 sports a tune slider whose principle function is to shift the entire pitch range of the synth. Ms20, polysix, mono poly, m1, wavestation and mdex each have a completely revised user. The korg poly800 mkii is more or less exactly the same machine as the mki. Audio cassette of original patches korg poly800 youtube. In korg s 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 poly 61 in order to cut costs, the poly 800 was based on a video game tune chip, the oki semiconductor msm5232. Identifier synthmanuals korg mediatype collection publicdate 20111020 07. Compare prices and shop korg polysix synthesizers on reverb.
Manualhere is a link to the poly800s manual and schematics. View and download korg poly 61 service manual online. Korg, yamaha, roland, alesis, akai, line 6, maudio, and tcelectronic. Poly 800 was my first real synth that i bought right before my freshman year in college 1986. 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.
Sound quest has been creating sysex editorlibrarian software for over 30 years. 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. I messed around with it for a few months but never really liked it. The hawk 800 is a hardware software upgrade kit for the korg poly 800 model synthesizers. Fortunately i had homeowners insurance so i replace. The contents of this data replace the sound data stored in the 64 programs in memory, sequencer data.
Korg poly 800 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. Sound and sequencer program data stored in poly800 memory are protected by a builtin battery powered circuit so that they will not be. Over the holidays that same year, my house was broken in to and the poly 800 was one of the items stolen. The poly 800 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.
See more ideas about drum machine, jean michel jarre and herbie hancock. Page 3 musical instrument digital interface midi bus sends and receives key data pitches and gales, pitch bends, program changes, and full sequencer control. Korg poly800 not working vintage synth explorer forums. Like the juno, the poly 800 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. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. It has also developed andor licensed software to the top three synthesizer manufacturers as well major hardware manufacturers including. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. Korg poly800 error after installing memory back battery. Ms20, polysix, mono poly, m1, wavestation and mdex each have a completely revised user interface that is scalable and high resolution. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. Can be useful if it runs out of battery, if it does the. The synth powered up and i was able to reload factory patches from a.
Go to this its the same one maschinengeist mentioned earlier website and download the wave file for the poly 800. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. Replacement keys with the exception of the top c note, all keys from octave to octave are identical, and all black keys are identical. The korg poly800 ii not to be confused with the original poly 800 is an interesting polyphonic analog synthesizer with built in digital delay. The hawk 800 can be installed in the original korg poly 800 as well as the mk2 and the ex 800 synth. Up until then, you had to be loaded to afford a prophet 5, oberheim obxa, or roland jupiter 8 at first glance it looks like a scaleddown mono poly, but really its not. I made a demo video of some of my favorites also, does anybody have an unmodded poly 800 anymore. Replacement keys and parts for korg poly synthesizers.
The manual is available as scanned gif files in 5 downloadable pieces. This synthesizer was aimed at the live performer as it. In this video, i focus heavily on korg s product decisions that led to how the poly 800 took shape and was, over the. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. I got another korg poly 800, and its in a rather curious state. 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.
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