Even if you dont like the sounds 100% which is unlikely, you can easily use them as a basis for modifying to your own taste. If you are stuck with the preset patches, this is a must have korg poly 61 custom patch set. Many people just want fresh and usable sounds quickly, so they can focus on the music. I suspect its just the backup battery for the ram and i found this video on replacing it. 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. Support music stores and independent makers limited run gear shipping. Patch data sound for korg poly 800 by coloradosynthdoctor. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. I made a demo video of some of my favorites also, does anybody have an unmodded poly 800 anymore. Ive read the original manual and found the original factory. In standard form, the korg poly800 is a pretty decent synth.
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. 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. 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. I have tinkered a bit with the factory presets, but i. Get the sound of the korg poly 800 if you are after classic 80s keyboard sounds, then this is the collection for you. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. Also see the new fm 800 filter mod that provides fm like sounds. A detailed look at the analogue korg poly800 synthesizer.
Select any preset on the microkorg, then send the sysex data from the patches here using a midi system exclusive utility for your computer. The hawk 800 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. Korg kronos sets a new standard for electronic keyboards. Korg poly800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Patch data sound for korg poly 800 by coloradosynthdoctor published on 20170327t20. Buy korg poly800 the very best of large sound library original samples in waves format on dvd or for download. The poly800 has a very recognizable sound typically 80s korg. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. At a time when roland was doing well with their junoseries, korg countered with a poly synth of their own in 1983 with the poly 800. You connect an audio cable from your computers audio card to the tape jack on the poly 800 and then follow the instructions from the poly 800 manual, but instead of a tape player youre using the audio out from your computer. Audio cassette of original patches korg poly800 youtube.
Affordable poly synth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. The korg poly800 mdk was an upgrade kit for the poly800 mki that korg released for what seems like about 20 minutes in the late 80s. Play and tweak as needed, then save the new sound using the write button. Korg poly800 factory sequence a short demo showcasing the builtin sequencer. Poly 800 patches available as wav files of the original tape backup.
These patches tell of the retro glory days of when the sound of synthesizers ruled the music charts. The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly 800 ii synthesizer. 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. 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. 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. 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. Back then i had a gem dsk8 accompaniment keyboard, but a schoolmate of mine had a poly800, and i often got to play it. Korg poly800 synth sample pack classic 80s retro sound the. 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. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches hd. May 21, 2015 korg poly 800 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 korg poly 800 ii not to be confused with the original poly 800 is an interesting polyphonic analog synthesizer with built in digital delay. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer.
The basic sound of the poly 800 mk 2 is different to the original poly 800 mk 1. In this movie, i play my poly800ii custom patches no external. Korg zone kingkorg is a new analog modelling synth from korg. I recently acquired a korg poly 800 mk i as part of a trade and i havent been able to find any custom made patches on the web available for download. Jun 11, 2017 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.
Korg poly 800 sound reset vintage synth explorer forums. Korg ex800 patchman musickorg poly800 patches programs soundbanks sounds at patchman music the intent of these two soundbanks is. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. I recovered my 1983 vintage korg poly 800 from storage to find it had lost its memory. 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. Press the load button, and play the audio file from the computer into the poly 800. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches. Sonicstate present videos of the korg m3 part 1 and part 2. As far as the patches disappearing overnight is concerned, i think there could be different reasons for this. Korg poly800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay.
The korg poly 800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. Korg poly 800 and ex 800 with hawk 800 mod kit youtube. Korg poly 800, ex800 sounds kid nepro sound patches and. Affordable polysynth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. Buy korg poly 800 the very best of large sound library original samples in waves format on dvd or for download. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. Jun 16, 2016 since a few days ive been trying to reset the factory sounds of an old korg poly 800 mk1.
These patches are for the korg poly 800ii, and will not work on the original poly 800. 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. Here are 3 patches used by my synthwave band reapers. Self created patch on my korg poly 800 mki inversed keys, as if that would matter.
Widely considered to be korgs answer to rolands affordable juno series, the poly800 employed similar digitally controlled oscillators to offer early 80s consumers an alternative to rolands budget model. Midi quest korg poly 800 librarian for windows and macintosh. It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to excellent analog sounds. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. 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. Go to this its the same one maschinengeist mentioned earlier website and download the wave file for the poly 800. 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. Dec 10, 2018 the korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. I only have a cassette and its so degraded that im only getting the dreaded err. Cleaned inside and out installed new memory battery installed new power transistors reloaded factory patches via tape load replaced missing screw hardwarefully tested, with no functional issues. It might be worth looking for patch cassettes on ebay also. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. 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.
The patch should load in audition mode on the microkorg. Theres lots of other faults in this program, for what it costs you think youd get something useful. The process is complicated by the fact that the battery is soldered onto one of the pc boards inside the machine. Synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly800 mk ii. The korg poly800 came out 1984 and is an interesting analog synthesizer with usable. Korg poly 800 reprogramming vintage synth explorer forums. There are some really fantastic patches that successfully illustrate the capabilities of the korg poly 61. Audio samplers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks.
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. Korg poly 800 battery replacement and factory reload. Synthesizer demo of the polyphonic analog synthesizer korg poly 800 mk ii. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit for poly 800ii patch editor macintosh, circa 1986, which i wrote a long time ago, and lead to the dw8000 version which korg sold. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly 800ii. Jul 18, 2019 i recovered my 1983 vintage korg poly 800 from storage to find it had lost its memory. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. It was the first synthesizer manufactured with midi onboard, so it was a popular controller for other synthesizers. 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. Korg poly 800 polyphonic analog synthesizer for sale on reverb. Moog slayer is a diy filter mod for the ex800 and poly800. Ive tried for a times to upload the sound, but with no success. The hawk 800 and atomahawk upgrade kits for the korg poly 800mk1,mk2 and ex 800 he makes some pretty interesting sounds in this video.
Gear overview the korg poly 800 packs a real punch of glorious 80s sounds. Sep 17, 2004 these are known to work, and you could contact korg support about this. For instance, i think that korg uk sells a cassette copy of poly 800 presets. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus.
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