Screening those on the front would’ve been handy. Shift functions ( MIDI functions, preset initialization, etc.) are only detailed in the manual.Vocoder microphone isn’t great, but you can use another microphone or an external audio input instead.The wonderfully expressive live-mode knobs don’t align with their corresponding values in edit mode.The front panel grid makes it easy to find the setting you want to edit, but cryptic display values make it hard to interpret.Mini keys can be hard to play, but look at how many more notes your hand spans!.
Compact, portable, can run on batteries.I saw Nick Rhodes use it on stage once, so….It opens up some dull sounds to being more interesting. Arpeggiator is quick to access and easy to use.Highly capable engine (see explanation of “virtual analog” below).Live performance knobs along the top give you access to tweak the filter cutoff, resonance, envelope attack and release, and tempo (for arpeggios.).Wide array of factory presets show off its ability.Here’s some of the good and bad… The Good Stuff Some say there are better alternatives out there. There seem to be a lot of opinions out there about this one. I have the original version here, so that’s my reference in the episode.
There have been several versions of the microKORG: the XL version, the red and black version, the gold version. The Korg website still shows it as a current product, and it looks like it had its 10th anniversary a few years ago. It may just be synth with the longest production record.
#Korg poly 800 midi implementation Patch#
It has 37mini keys, several control knobs, an on-board arpeggiator, a complete MIDI implementation, a PC/Mac patch editor. I've been looking for a virtual version of my Poly 800 for a while now and I'm really pleased with the sound of this.The microKORG is a virtual-analog synthesizer and vocoder. Parameter #46 - Trigger (VCF): 1 = single, 2 = multiĭoes anyone know if there is a way I can input/control these parameters too? As well, I often used the chord function, mainly just for all octaves, for a fat monophonic lead sound. Parameter #18 - DCO (Mode): 1 = whole, 2 = doubleĢ. Is this a know issue for the "Poly 700 v1.0"? Are there any work-arounds? Anybody? Bueller? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! I’d really love to load in and save all my old favorite patches!Īlso, when trying to input my old sounds from old patch sheets I noticed that there was not a corresponding control in "Poly 700 v1.0" for these two parameters.ġ. I was able to save snapshots for some other synths that I downloaded from the NI Community user library but not for the "Poly 700 v1.0". Love it! I still have a Poly 800 so I can compare the sounds of the "Poly 700 v1.0" and the actual unit side by side and they are pretty darn close! One problem though.
It was also slightly darker brown in color. The Poly 800 II featured improved MIDI, and a comprehensive digital delay instead of the chorus. The Poly 800 also featured a simple 256-event step-time sequencer and a simple chorus. It allowed layering both banks of oscillators for much better (fatter) sounds, although it reduced the polyphony to 4 voices. The batteries lasted approximately 6 hours. This polyphonic (8 voices), programmable synthesizer featured a 49-note (C-C) non-velocity keyboard, MIDI, one DCO per voice, a single VCF, three six-segment envelope generators (one for each group of 4 oscillators, and one for the VCF or noise generator), battery power, and two strap buttons, which, combined with its light weight, made it a truly strap-on synth. So if you have any program sheets, you can enter them in, as I have done for some of the snapshots and they should sound about 80% close. The numeric values more or less correspond to the original values. Missing is the step sequencer - however, Logic is quite a bit better.
#Korg poly 800 midi implementation manual#
This unofficial patch is based on some diagrams from the manual and also some recordings I had of the synth. My Korg Poly 800 sadly died back in 1989.