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. The polys filter is very meh and paraphonic, as mentioned, and the 106 is way overpriced. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches in volume 2.
Korg poly800 ii 1985 polysynthesizer updated version with digital delay. Also see the new fm800 filter mod that provides fm like sounds. Add some effects and the poly 800 can be a nice different synth to add to the mix. The ic 5232 generates 8 digitally controlled oscillators assignable in 2 different manners. Also included is a patch list pdf, to find the right sounds quickly. Used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly 800 synthesizer.
Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. But since you seem psyched, im going to pm you the patch from 1. Korg poly 800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. 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. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly800 ii synthesizer. Also see the new fm 800 filter mod that provides fm like sounds. Orbit proteus proteus 1 plus orchestral proteus 2500. Used korg poly 800 electronic synthesizer poly ps 800 worg. The kid nepro poly 800 patches are available in the following formats. 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. Korg poly800 factory sequence a short demo showcasing the builtin sequencer. These patches are for the korg poly 800ii, and will not work on the original poly 800.
Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly 800 ii synthesizer. This patchbank gets the most out of your korg poly800 ii. Download fuzbah patch and more for the korg poly 800. Poly800s have been used by orbital, depeche mode, sneaker pimps, and jimi tenor. Oscillator dco is based on msm5232 chip, wellknown for some 80 arcade games. Page 5 800 is left without a battery for more than five minutes. View and download korg poly 800ii service manual online. Unfortunately i dont think the patches will work on the mkii. Korg poly 800 battery replacement and factory reload. It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to.
Affordable polysynth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. Therefore, the batteries locations for long periods of time. 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. I had a wav file of the presets, and i connected the audio output from my pc to the tapein on my juno and replayed the wav through that.
Soundcloud korg poly800 factory preset by kuma published on 20121202t12. Analogaudio1s poly800ii soundset, 64 new sounds, as. 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. Poly800 cannot be computer edited since it cannot handles. Used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. I brought it home and loaded up the factory patches, and it works perfectly. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. In standard form, the korg poly800 is a pretty decent synth.
Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. Jun 16, 2016 since a few days ive been trying to reset the factory sounds of an old korg poly 800 mk1. 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. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. Poly 800 patches available as wav files of the original tape backup. 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. 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 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. The legendary korg poly800 sound library over 2,350 objects original multilayer 24bit samples in waveskontakt format on dvd or free world download. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma free listening on.
View and download korg poly800ii service manual online. Largest collection of sounds available for korg poly 800, poly 800ii, ex 800, and ps 800. As a bonus i will also include the original factory patches. The legendary korg poly800 sound library over 2,350 objects original multilayer 24bit samples in waves format korg poly800 pianos, strings, brass, bass, percussion, pads, synth bass, vox. Largest collection of sounds available for korg poly800, poly800ii, ex800, and ps800. Korg poly800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. The alpha has a 7parameter envelope instead of just adsr and that really adds alot imo. Moog slayer is a diy filter mod for the ex800 and poly800. As an experienced synth player, programmer and composer i programmed these patches at a professional level for studio use. Wav format, plus manuals and articles on the poly800 series as well as a howto documentation and issues of the poly800 users group in pdf format. Bryan ressler korg poly 800ii patches also, theres a facebook page for the poly 800, if you ask the people there for free patches, im sure theyll send you plenty for free in my case i received tapes from the post, couldnt get more oldschool than that. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. Sorry to have to write this, but ive been through the net and this very forum in search of answers, but to no avail. I would think an internal battery has run dry or something similar, since it stores patch data digitally.
They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit. 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. 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. The poly s filter is very meh and paraphonic, as mentioned, and the 106 is way overpriced. Ive tried for a times to upload the sound, but with no success. Poly800 patches available as wav files of the original tape backup.
Stream korg poly800 factory preset by kuma from desktop or your mobile device. The poly is velocity sensitive, has aftertouch and holds 64 patches in 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 legendary korg poly 800 sound library over 2,350 objects original multilayer 24bit samples in waveskontakt format on dvd or free world download. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly800ii. The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods.
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. Korg poly800 mkii specifications, pictures, prices. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma published on 20121202t12. The korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983.
The hawk800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. Back up your poly 800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. 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. Filter resonance is set pretty high while the cutoff is modulated dramatically with an envelope. The legendary korg poly 800 sound library over 2,350 objects original multilayer 24bit samples in waves format korg poly 800 pianos, strings, brass, bass, percussion, pads, synth bass, vox. The poly 800 only keeps its memory as long as there are batteries in it. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. Ive read the original manual and found the original factory. Fm and analog emulations this updated soundbank now contains 128 patches, 64 timbres, 64 tones, and 1 rhythm setup featuring crispy fm style sounds like fm tines, dx rhodes, dx layer, dxmarimba, dynorhdsl, fullrhods, dxjazzgtr, rhodes, big fat analog basses, brasses, strings, and leads such as poly800, ana. Metros advice is good, i did something similar with a juno106 not long ago. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app.
When your patches get erased theres lots of messed up filtered noise sounds. It has the moog slayer mod on it and some other mod that ive never seen before, its just a random knob in the. In 1984 the rack mount version ex 800 was released and added midi sysex parameters. Korg poly 800 sounds korg poly800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early. In addition, many poly 800s 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. 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. The process is complicated by the fact that the battery is soldered onto one of the pc boards inside the machine.
The korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Back up your poly800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. Poly 800s have been used by orbital, depeche mode, sneaker pimps, and jimi tenor. Voice main unit 8 bits controller cpu intel 8050 family. Wav format, plus manuals and articles on the poly 800 series as well as a howto documentation and issues of the poly 800 users group in pdf format. Used korg poly800 electronic synthesizer poly ps 800 worg.
This video is demonstrating the factory sounds of one of korgs first analog polyphonic synthesizer. Korg poly 800, ex800 sounds kid nepro sound patches and. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly 800ii. Also, ive never owned the mk2, but many seem to prefer the older poly 800 for reasons i cant remember. I did this mod once but to the laptop version ex 800 moogslayer you can listen to it in the demo section. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Korg poly 800 sound reset vintage synth explorer forums.
Can be useful if it runs out of battery, if it does the. Comes loaded with the brilliant analogaudio patches ill provide the file with the factory patches as well. Poly 800 didnt have patches stored in rom anywhere, so a reset involves just restoring the original patches from tape. Korg poly800 dumping patch memoryfactory presets whats up. Reviews of the korg poly800 polyphonic analog synthesizer only 1. Jul 04, 2011 poly 800 didnt have patches stored in rom anywhere, so a reset involves just restoring the original patches from tape. The hawk800 is an electronic hardware and software upgrade kit for the korg poly800 mk1 ps800, and the ex800 or mk2 models. To get the factory sounds back you need to load the sounds from tape.
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