Original korg poly 61 factory patches from 1983 1 bank64 patches. 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. 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. Korg poly800 stringy padded things some more patches. Affordable polysynth based on dco oscillators with internal step sequencer. 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. Audio samplers free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Moog slayer is a diy filter mod for the ex800 and poly800. This is the synthesizer that made me upgrade to my first real synthesizer a casio cz in 1987. Korg poly 800 battery replacement and factory reload.
Add some effects and the poly 800 can be a nice different synth to add to the mix. Korg poly800 factory preset by kuma on soundcloud hear. They came from a bunch of old patchblock files i had sitting around from the unreleased korg proedit. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly 800, please read this manual careful ly before using. Here are a whole bunch of patches for the korg poly800ii. Heres a tutorial on how to change the battery on a korg poly 800 ii synthesizer. This page contains patches and sound banks for polysix part of the korg legacy collection and polysix re rack extension synthesizer instruments by korg. Thekorg polysix is an analog synth which can sound great as long as you program it yourself.
I did some reading and found out that these presets avail on a wav file. Korg poly 800 mk2 sysex vintage synth explorer forums. Korg poly800, ex 800, poly 800 mkii sounds and patches. The synth powered up and i was able to reload factory patches from a. Im guessing the reason your poly 800 has screwed up patches is either because the batteries died or there are no batteries in it. This can be heard in the subtle differences in attack, timbre, and vibrato in the four solo stringed instrument patches. Poly 800s have been used by orbital, depeche mode, sneaker pimps, and jimi tenor. 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. Unfollow korg poly 800 ii to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Korg poly800 ii analog synthesizer 1986 new patches. The hawk 800 kit gives those three music synthesizers amazing new sound capabilites, midi controls and many new user performance features. Korg poly800 factory preset tape file used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly 800 synthesizer. The korg poly800 ii not to be confused with the original poly 800. Korg poly800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay.
This will erase the entire patch memory and replace it with the factory patches. This instrument has been engi neered for highest quality sounds and superb relia bility. Korg poly800 factory presets steve hoffman music forums. 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.
Jul 04, 2011 poly 800 didnt have patches stored in rom anywhere, so a reset involves just restoring the original patches from tape. With a fullsounding voice structure, chorus phase ensemble effects and performance functions such as arpeggiator, and unison, the polysix became. 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. Many people just want fresh and usable sounds quickly, so they can focus on the music. Make sure to backup your patches before resetting the patches to the factory preset.
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 korg poly800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. The korg poly800 came out 1984 and is an interesting analog synthesizer with usable. I was briefly in possession of another korg poly 800 this month, which i only had time to use once, but i created a bunch of mostly stringtype sounds, as i was originally aiming to rerecord a. Korg poly800 analog synthesizer 1984 custom patches. The korg poly 800 ii is an analog synth which can sound great as long as you program it yourself. Poly 800 didnt have patches stored in rom anywhere, so a reset involves just restoring the original patches from tape. Korg poly 800 ii 1985 poly synthesizer updated version with digital delay. Stream patch data sound for korg poly 800 by coloradosynthdoctor from desktop or your mobile device. For instance, i think that korg uk sells a cassette copy of poly 800 presets. 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. Korg poly 800 8voice programmable synthesizer with original padded korg flight case also included.
The korg poly 800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. So i really want to change my patches around but i also want to be able to save the ones i currently have. 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 njm2069 2069ad vcf vca for poly 800, dw6000, dw8000 and dss1. Poly 800 patches available as wav files of the original tape backup. 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. This video is demonstrating the factory sounds of one of korgs first analog polyphonic synthesizer. Here are 3 patches used by my synthwave band reapers. I am fairly new to midi in general, i have a poly six modded with kiwisix and have been having a blast with that one. In this movie, i play my poly 800ii custom patches no external effects or eq were used, all effetcs come from the poly 800ii. I havre a korg poly 800 mk2 and the question i have is regarding using sysex features to backup my patches. It was somewhat of a step up from the polysix, as it has 2 dcos for better reliability.
The p800 and 106 are often compared because they are both very basic analog polysynths. Used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly800 synthesizer. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Soundcloud patch data sound for korg poly 800 by coloradosynthdoctor. 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 poly 800 is one of those synths that you buy because its so cheap you cant pass it up.
I bought an old korg poly 800 for a few euro knowing it might never work so im willing to use it to learn some basic repair skills. To obtain optimum performance from your new korg poly800, please read this manual careful ly before using. 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. View and download korg poly 800 owners manual online. A there are instructions for the poly 800 ii data transfer process in the manual. Back up your poly 800ii to tape, unisyn, cubase, or whatever before sending any of these sysex files to your synth.
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 poly800 error after installing memory back battery. Press the load button, and play the audio file from the computer into the poly 800. To get the factory sounds back you need to load the sounds from. 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. Korg poly 61 factory patches vintage synth explorer forums. When your patches get erased theres lots of messed up filtered noise sounds. Page 2 thank you and fongratulations on your choice of the korg poly 8oo. This should appeal to those of you who are more retrominded or who prefer to load patches from a walkman instead of bringing your computer to live performances.
As far as the patches disappearing overnight is concerned, i think there could be different reasons for this. It was an affordable addition for the studio or live gig and had easy access to excellent analog sounds. I made a demo video of some of my favorites also, does anybody have an unmodded poly 800 anymore. It featured a 49 key nonvelocity sensitive keyboard, two buttons for data entry, and a joystick controller, which could modulate the. The korg poly800 series, produced between 1983 and 1987 was the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for under a thousand bucks. Korg poly800 factory sequence a short demo showcasing the builtin sequencer. 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 exchange. Korg poly 800 is an 8 voice polyphonic analog synthesizer with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters. Find great deals on ebay for korg poly 800 and korg ex 800. I would think an internal battery has run dry or something similar, since it stores patch data digitally.
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. Buy korg poly 800 the very best of large sound library original samples in waves format on dvd or for download. Hey guys, the korg poly 800 is notoriously difficultannoying to program, so i made a patch pack for it. Korg poly800 1983 entrylevel 49 keys poly synthesizer. Wav patches on cd no need to use cassette tape player, 18 minijack mono patch cord, 9 volt ac wall adapter. The korg poly 800 is a synthesizer released by korg in 1983. Korg poly 800 stringy padded things some more patches presets duration. Analogaudio1s polysix soundset, 64 new sounds 2 banks containing 32 patches 64 in total, as heard in the video above wav. The korg poly 61 is an analog synth which can sound great as long as you program it yourself.
I only have a cassette and its so degraded that im only getting the dreaded err. These patches are for the korg poly 800ii, and will not work on the original poly 800. Patch data sound for korg poly 800 by coloradosynthdoctor. Used for loading the factory preset patches into the memory of your korg poly 800 synthesizer. Korg poly 800 reprogramming vintage synth explorer forums. The poly 800 only keeps its memory as long as there are batteries in it.
It might be worth looking for patch cassettes on ebay also. Also, ive never owned the mk2, but many seem to prefer the older poly 800 for reasons i cant remember. The korg poly 61 was released in 1982 as the successor to the polysix. Audio cassette of original patches korg poly800 youtube. The polysix programmable sixvoice polyphonic analog synthesizer was introduced in 1981. Can be useful if it runs out of battery, if it does the. Sep 17, 2004 these are known to work, and you could contact korg support about this. Heres some tips for getting these patches into your poly 800ii.