The volume of the entire thing is usually extremely low. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful. Buy korg poly 800 the very best of large sound library original samples in waves format on dvd or for download. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly800 ii synthesizer. I did this mod once but to the laptop version ex800 moogslayer you can listen to it in the demo section. A detailed look at the analogue korg poly800 synthesizer. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches. The hawk800 is an electronic hardware and software upgrade kit for the korg poly800 mk1 ps800, and the ex800 or mk2 models. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus. It was the first synthesizer manufactured with midi onboard, so it was a popular controller for other synthesizers. I only have a cassette and its so degraded that im only getting the dreaded err. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches.
Can be useful if it runs out of battery, if it does the. 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 at a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a polysynth of their own in 1983 with the pol. These patches are for the korg poly800ii, and will not work on the original poly800. 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. The poly 800 offers ultra stable dcos, a fully analog 24db filter, extensive midi control, 8 voices of polyphony and 64 patch memory slots. 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. The bass bomb modification also see the hawk800 mod, and keep an eye out for the atomahawk800. Sometimes i can get it to the correct levels by wiggling the volume control knob around a bit but its a pain in the. A locally cached version of owners manual is available at. It featured a 49 key nonvelocity sensitive keyboard, two buttons for data entry, and a joystick controller, which could modulate the. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly800ii. Buy korg poly 800 the very best of large original 24bit wavekontakt samples library on dvd or download. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. The poly800 is an analog synthesizer in a small allplastic case with minikeys and no velocity sensitivity.
Fully tested, cleaned and serviced by professionals and working great. Unfollow korg poly 6 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I actually think it sounds pretty good if you are into synthpop as pretty much anything goes in that synth genre. The process is complicated by the fact that the battery is soldered onto one of the pc boards inside the machine. Can anyone point me to directions on adding a battery. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly8oo. Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early. This synthesizer was aimed at the live performer as it. The poly61 can provide cool gritty basses or trippy analog sounds and fx.
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. The korg poly800 ii not to be confused with the original poly800 is an interesting polyphonic analog synthesizer with built in digital delay. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. Back up your poly800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. The korg poly61 was released in 1982 as the successor to the polysix. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. 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. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly800, and i often got to play it. 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 came out 1984 and is an interesting analog synthesizer with usable. The korg poly61 ps61 is an analogue programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by korg in 1982, as a successor to the polysix. 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.
The hawk800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods. Moog slayer by atom smasher filter mod for korg ex800 and poly800. Korg programmable polyphonic synthesizer thank you and congratulations on your choice of the korg poly800. Stream korg poly800 factory preset by kuma from desktop or your mobile device.
It was somewhat of a step up from the polysix, as it has 2 dcos for better reliability. I found something on the internet but it shows to use pads that are not on this early model. This page contains information about the owners manual for the poly800 mkii from korg. Hi all, im searching the interwebs for some new, inspiring sounds to play with on my korg poly 800. This model normally has its memory backed up by standard batteries, but they tend to leak and cause serious damage. 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 basic sound of the poly 800 mk 2 is different to the original poly 800 mk 1.
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. Jakarta yellow fabric jakarta blue fabric chocolate faux leather red chili faux leather bistro fabric. 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. 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. The main reason why so many criticise it is that it is paraphonic. It was notable for being korgs first largely knobless synthesizer featuring a pushbutton interface for programming, dispensing with the polysixs knobs and switches.
Audio samplers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Korg poly 800 reprogramming vintage synth explorer forums. The korg poly800 is one of those synthesisers that you either love or love to hate but however you feel about it at least it has the power to create such emotions. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma free listening on. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. Korg poly800 ii 1985 polysynthesizer updated version with digital delay. Perhaps there is a reason for that, but regardless i found it be a cool little retro synth from the 80s. Its my day off so i figured itd be a good time to see if i can fix this old korg poly 800 ive been having some trouble with. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. The basic sound of the poly800 mk 2 is different to the original poly800 mk 1. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. I just found a korg poly800 synthesizer and boy are they going for real cheap nowadays.