Like the juno, the poly800 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. These mods require skills above and beyond what i have now, and i certainly dont want to wreck them in the process, so when a cheap poly 800 became available on yahoo auctions, i snapped it up in the hopes of trying the moog slayer filter mod. This will erase the entire patch memory and replace it with the factory patches. Afaik every version of poly800 stores patches, its just that the early models dont have cr2032 memory backup battery. 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 parameters. This cdrom contains program data for poly 800 model synthesizers. Paul cousins is a producer, engineer and ambient composer from london who uses. Patch filter show all basic bass brass bright chord chords clean dark lead noise organ pad percussive resonance. Can sound amazing, if you program your own sounds in a right way. The files will open in any program that plays wav files. 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 korg collection series, which reproduces some of korg s greatest synthesizer keyboards as software, are renewed as korg collection 2.
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 poly800 was based on a video game tune chip, the oki semiconductor msm5232. Audio samplers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Here are 3 patches used by my synthwave band reapers. Korg have, over the decades, manufactured a number of highly collectable synthesisers. When your patches get erased theres lots of messed up filtered noise sounds. John creates software for korg pa500, pa 800,pa2x and microarranger.
In this movie, i play my poly800ii custom patches no external. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches. Get more value from your korg by using the files on this cdrom. Midi quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a poly 800 librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else. Press the load button, and play the audio file from the computer into the poly 800. It didnt come with a power supply so i popped some batteries in and turned it on. The basic sound of the poly 800 mk 2 is different to the original poly 800 mk 1. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus. The poly800 moog slayer, fm 800 and filter mode mods. Wav files connect your computer audio output to your poly800 cassette interface input and you can load in the sounds the same way you would from the data cassette tape.
Back up your poly800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer. I actually think it sounds pretty good if you are into synthpop as pretty much anything goes in that synth genre. Play and tweak as needed, then save the new sound using the write button. All were created from init patches and made to emulate various synths the first is an emulation of a poly 800 ii patch i created patch 1. The kid nepro poly 800 patches are available in the following formats. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. For instance, i think that korg uk sells a cassette copy of poly 800 presets. 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. Select any preset on the microkorg, then send the sysex data from the patches here using a midi system exclusive utility for your computer. If the data was successfully loaded the display will say good.
They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit. But not everyone has the time or inclination to learn synth programming, especially when sounds get lost or as is frequently the case, the factory presets are just not that good the factory presets are mostly imitations of acoustic instruments. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly 800 ii synthesizer. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. This disc is even helpful for owners of the poly 800 ii, which uses a different patch format. Ms20, polysix, mono poly, m1, wavestation and mdex each have a completely revised user interface that is scalable and high resolution. Perhaps there is a reason for that, but regardless i found it be a cool little retro synth from the 80s. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly800ii. Some are sought because of their rareness such as the ps3300 and some for the wonderful sounds they can produce, such as the ms10. In this movie i am showing you some of my own sounds no external effects or eq were used. Ms20, polysix, mono poly, m1, wavestation and mdex each have a completely revised user.
Buy korg poly 800 the very best of large sound library original samples in waves format on dvd or for download. To get the factory sounds back you need to load the sounds from. Synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly800 mk ii. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. Korg poly 800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. Get the most from your korg poly 800 ii editor and librarian with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plugin support for au, vst3, vst2, aax, and unmatched daw integration. It was the first synthesizer manufactured with midi onboard, so it was a popular controller for other synthesizers.
As far as the patches disappearing overnight is concerned, i think there could be different reasons for this. All the sounds in this video are from the poly 800 alone. In standard form, the korg poly 800 is a pretty decent synth. 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 vcf. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches in volume 2. Affordable polysynth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. I made a demo video of some of my favorites also, does anybody have an unmodded poly 800 anymore.
It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to excellent analog sounds. The poly 800 only keeps its memory as long as there are batteries in it. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. The korg poly800 ii is an analog synth which can sound great as long as you program it yourself. Im guessing the reason your poly 800 has screwed up patches is either because the batteries died or there are no batteries in it. Midi quest korg poly 800 librarian for macintosh and windows sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editorlibrarian gives you the tools to get the most from your korg poly 800. 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. Korg provide a free microkorg patch editor for both the pc and mac. Korg poly800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches hd. Korg poly800 factory sequence a short demo showcasing the builtin sequencer.
It might be worth looking for patch cassettes on ebay also. The joystick is great and allows the player to add nice touches to performances and the odd helicoptermartianatomic bomb effects in between if you bend it down instead of up. The korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Id like to add midi to my korg poly 61 and maybe improve the midi on my roland jx3p.
Korg poly 800 patches analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus. Korg ex800 patchman musickorg poly800 patches programs soundbanks sounds at patchman music the intent of these two soundbanks is. The patch should load in audition mode on the microkorg. I just found a korg poly800 synthesizer and boy are they going for real cheap nowadays. 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 korg poly 800 librarian for windows and macintosh. The poly800 has a very recognizable sound typically 80s korg. 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. Audio cassette of original patches korg poly800 youtube. Affordable poly synth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer.
Korg poly 800 polyphonic analog synthesizer for sale on reverb. Korg poly800 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. The process is complicated by the fact that the battery is soldered onto one of the pc boards inside the machine. You need to keep normal batteries ctyper14, or dtyper20 dont remember now inside to keep your presets when you turn off the unit. Comes loaded with the brilliant analogaudio patches ill provide the file with the factory patches as well. 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.
Patch notes is a series that explores modular synthesisers and the art of making electronic music with hardware. Poly 800s have been used by orbital, depeche mode, sneaker pimps, and jimi tenor. Widely considered to be korg s answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly 800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early. It has midi, runs even on batteries, and can be used as a remote keyboard. 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. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Korg poly 800, ex800 sounds kid nepro sound patches and. Free to try but please donate if you do use it to help support korg pa software development.