Korg poly 800 patch editor

The hawk 800 provides the korg poly 800 with a dramatically improved and expanded midi implementation as well as many new sound and user control features. They can be subscribed to within any omscompatible application, including cubase, protool and vision. The korg poly800 ii is an analog synth which can sound great as long as you program it yourself. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for windows.

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. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. I need to mod it with a battery so i wont need to put a load of c batteries in it but it seems to have another issue. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for windows and. It might be worth looking for patch cassettes on ebay also. Many people just want fresh and usable sounds quickly, so they can focus on the music. 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 poly 800 and ex 800 with hawk 800 mod kit youtube. Select any preset on the microkorg, then send the sysex data from the patches here using a midi system exclusive utility for your computer. Korg provide a free microkorg patch editor for both the pc and mac. Preferences filefolder max application this has custom ui elements that have been developed with max 7. The patch should load in audition mode on the microkorg. For instance, i think that korg uk sells a cassette copy of poly 800 presets. The hawk800 provides the korg poly800 with a dramatically improved.

Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. 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. Take creative control of your korg poly800 ii with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plug in. All were created from init patches and made to emulate various synths the first is an emulation of a poly800 ii patch i created. Sep 17, 2004 my suggestion would be that you try some using actual cassette patch files. 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. Midi quest includes all of the standard features you would expect to find in a poly800 ii editor and librarian along with unique capabilities found nowhere else. Mar, 20 if you are stuck with the preset patches, this is a must have korg poly61 custom patch set. Affordable poly synth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. Hawk800 is a hardware hack for the korg polyex 800s by mike hawkins. 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 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly 800 synthesizer. Korg poly800 mkii editor and librarian patch base coffeeshopped. Midi quest korg poly 800 librarian for macintosh and windows sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editor librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your korg poly 800.

I really regret ive put it away for so long, ive just turned it on today and as much of you can think the contrary, this little thing can really be nice and mellow sounding. The korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. Oct 04, 2017 playing around with my korg poly 800, i decided to figure out how to make my own patches since the builtin ones are only fun to use for so long. All software updates, bug fixes, patches, templates, documentation. Free to try but please donate if you do use it to help support korg pa software development. 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. 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. 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. View and download korg poly800 service manual online. I just found a korg poly800 synthesizer and boy are they going for real cheap nowadays. Midi quest korg poly800 ii editor and librarian for. I got another korg poly 800, and its in a rather curious state.

Fantastic analog korg poly61 patches jim atwood in japan. This requires max 7 to be selected as your max binary in ableton. Midi quest korg poly 800 librarian for windows and macintosh. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Perhaps there is a reason for that, but regardless i found it be a cool little retro synth from the 80s. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. Sound quests midi quest multiinstrument editor librarian gives you the tools to get the most from your korg poly800 ii. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer.

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. Get the most from your korg poly800 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. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly 800ii. The poly800 could be run off batteries and had guitar strap pegs, letting us keyboard players wear it like a guitar. 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. After a morning on the golf course, chuck leavell and don muro stop by the anaheim convention center to entertain businessmen in the music trade. Here are 3 patches used by my synthwave band reapers. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. In standard form, the korg poly800 is a pretty decent synth. Editor some computerbased editors for the poly 800 ii and ex800. John creates software for korg pa500, pa800,pa2x and microarranger. Korg poly800 repairing gearslutz pro audio community. Play and tweak as needed, then save the new sound using the write button.

The poly800 moog slayer, fm800 and filter mode mods. The korg poly800 mkii is one of the synths were considering adding support for in patch base if you want to see an editor for this synth, give us your feedback on the patch base voting page, to let us know. I havent opened it up yet to look, but i reckon somebodys messed with it, because there are some case screws missing, the battery cover is missing and signs of battery leakage, and the strap pegs are absent. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. Analog synth from the 80s with two dcos, three egs, a 24dboct filter, chorus. Nov 10, 2014 after a morning on the golf course, chuck leavell and don muro stop by the anaheim convention center to entertain businessmen in the music trade. Hawk800 editor hawk800 is a hardware hack for the korg polyex 800s by mike hawkins. Korg poly800 ii 1985 polysynthesizer updated version with digital delay. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. I actually think it sounds pretty good if you are into synthpop as pretty much anything goes in that synth genre. Included sysex router for optional updates on patch change. If you want to see an editor for this synth, give us your feedback on the patch base voting page, to let us know. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. There are some really fantastic patches that successfully illustrate the capabilities of the korg poly61. Moog slayer by atom smasher filter mod for korg ex 800 and poly 800 aka. These are known to work, and you could contact korg support about this. The korg poly 800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks.