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