KORG Poly-800 Sound demo

[@alphonsodesselle212]

Awesome demo. Someone lemme borrow this synth back in 88. I had no idea what this thing could do back then. Thanks for sharing!!

[@DethronerX]

Very cool demo, man. I am about to buy one and wanted to check to decide and FUCK YES

[@JoseAngelMorente]

You won't regret it.

[@michaelbauers8800]

Resonating white noise sounds pretty good on this board

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Mi buen amigo Miguel Fernández vende esta preciosidad de sintetizador analógico para el que hemos hecho esta demo con todo cariño. Si hay algún interesado por favor que contacte con él directamente. Incluye maleta de transporte original, transformador eléctrico y manual. No dejéis escapar esta pequeña bestia.

[@maccagrabme]

The issue I have is that the chorus is not really optional on Roland and there is a lot of hiss, totally unlike the Korgs. Roland has a slightly smoother sound but the DW8000 and even 6000 have a much wider sonic range. I'd rather have the 800 than a juno 6 as it has midi and the sound is cleaner and just as good once reverb is on.

[@back2thefuture]

Someday I will own one of these. In the meantime, I'll keep watching this video lol

[@KouseinoOnpuNotasEstelares]

Su chip de sonido (o corazón del mismo) es el que en videojuegos de Taito entre 1984 y 1986 saldría acreditado como MSM5232.

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Sí... pero no. Me explico. El 5232 lo usa en esencia para crear formas de onda cuadradas para el oscilador (los dos DCOs por voz). Las formas de onda de diente de sierra (las realmente más usadas en el Poly) se crean con un típico DAC de escalera de resistencias (lo que se llama "Covox" en otros contextos). Pero, aparte de que el 5232 es justo lo más flojo o "discutible" que tiene este sinte, lo que realmente da a este instrumento su sonido característico es el filtro analógico (una versión custom creada por la propia Korg a partir del mítico SSM2044 que se usó en tantos sintetizadores de primer nivel), así como sus 3 envolventes de 6 tramos (algo insólito para la época).

[@eduardoespacial3984]

@@JoseAngelMorente amigo, de casualidad sabes dónde puedo mandar arreglar el mío? Saludos de Zacatecas, México

[@JoseAngelMorente]

@@eduardoespacial3984 no sabría decirte compadre... yo vivo en España y Zacatecas me queda un poco lejos :-(

[@slammingsamples8855]

Hey Jose I like your playing. 👍

[@JoseAngelMorente]

No you don't. The tape was used to store and recall patches when SYSEX transmitting was not so popular. The Poly-800 has a decent MIDI implementation so it can be used as a MIDI controller (or be controlled externally trough MIDI). However, it lacks velocity so if you need a sensible keyboard, the Poly-800 is not the synth you are looking for.

[@KurtFuller]

Buenas Tengo una duda con respecto a la versión II... el Poly800 II lleva delay en lugar de chorus y control MIDI algo más avanzado, aparte de eso ¿son exactamente el mismo sinte? Gracias

[@JoseAngelMorente]

KurtFuller Son exactamente iguales en el resto de funciones. Además, el II también mantiene el chorus original, ya que el delay tiene una serie de parámetros que permiten convertirlo en chorus, flanger (muy potente) y un cálido delay. Por lo demás, son exactamente el mismo sinte. Yo recomiendo el Poly 800 MkII mucho más que el I.

[@KurtFuller]

+José Ángel Morente Pero, ¿no suenan exactamente igual, verdad? El mk1 me resulta algo más cálido y oscuro al oido. El mk2 me suena algo más brillante y con un sonido más "delgado" ¿no?... ¿las formas de onda son exactamente las mismas en los dos?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

A mí me suenan igual los dos cuando suenan sin efecto. Lo que puede influir es que no traen los mismos presets exactamente, y quizás en el MkII intentaron, siguiendo la tendencia del momento, hacerlo parecer "más digital", lo que era sinónimo de "mejor" incluyendo presets más "metálicos" y menos analógicos.

[@HENDRIXPROD]

please tell me is there any piano presets? Want to purchase synth for my little brother(he's 4). And i'm confused: buy something digital-new with a lot of presets(like yahama or so) or buy this synth with 80s sound. I just love the sound of it!

[@JoseAngelMorente]

No acoustic presets here... no pianos, trumpets, guitars or drums. It is an analog synth so you will get those 80s synthetic sounds only. I love this baby (I love synth pop and sounds) but a Casio/Yamaha/Roland would be a better choice for your brother.

[@HENDRIXPROD]

José Ángel Morente thanks for the response. In my mind I know that yamaha is so much better for my brother, but I can't forget that feel of 80s sound. Then I'll purchase something like that for me, know only thing I got is vst synth, some of them can produce not bad 80s sound at all.

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Well... just get a Yamaha for your brother and a Poly-800 for you :-D

[@rayramon5955]

is there a way to midi this synth to use knobs or sliders for filters and envelopes ? or could it use like a roland PG 200 or something like that?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

It is possible to modify the Poly-800 to use two knobs for filter (cutoff and resonance) but ENV can't be modified that way because it's digital and the synth hasn't got any sysex capabilities (except for memory dump). Take a look here: synthmod.net/korg/moog_slayer/

[@princessandgoblin]

My has an old one of these. I am a little confused about the whole tape casette thing and its compatibility with MIDI. For example, could I just use this as a MIDI controller? Do I need the tape? Thanks budz

[@MrHomyachek]

Look video "Альянс - На заре (1987) Стерео HD Премьера клипа 80s Soviet Synthpop"

[@Riley-Radford]

Just wondering, does it produce any 8bit kind of sound like square/triangle/saw wave?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Square and Saw only, but triangle can be easily simulated by switching on/off harmonics. However, keep in mind it's an analog synthesizer, not digital like those 8bit chips (SID, PSG, etc.) so sound is more powerful and thick

[@michaelbauers8800]

I don't think you call those 8 bit sounds. It's analog using a DCO, not digital ( unless you are one of those pendantic people trying to argue DCOs are digital, but that's a huge stretch and a confusing way to think of it.) Not sure what waveforms it's DCOs generate, certainly a square wave, ramp and/or triangle wave are pretty common on analog synths. It only has one DCO per active voice, but you can layer them.

[@JoseAngelMorente]

The Poly800 DCOs can create complex waveforms based on the sum of squared or ramp waveforms. You can stack up to 4 waves per oscillator (each of them is 1 octave distance from the other, 4', 8', 16', etc. so it is a sort of additive synthesis similar to the one used by organs). The rest of the architecture is subtractive and it has 3 different EGs (dco1, dco2 and filter). No EG dedicated for pitch, though :(

[@cantiargentina]

Hey sorry its me again! i want to ask you, JU 06? or microkorg xl?

[@msxwiki]

+Facundo Lisola Both are different machines. The Microkorg is better if you want to get those tasty vocoder sounds. BTW, I'm not a fan of virtual analog synthesizers. I prefer real analog or hybrid synths instead. However, I own a Korg R3 and I use it live all the time. It's similar to the Microkorg, but has double polyphony and real sized keys. Price is very good too.

[@efren566gtz3]

Ju 06

[@cantiargentina]

Hello, i wanna know how do you put the mods

[@cantiargentina]

Hey between this and the Korg dw800 wich one do you prefer?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Korg Dw8000 of course.

[@cantiargentina]

But there is a lot of difference? because korg poly800 y half of the money

[@JoseAngelMorente]

+Facundo Lisola both they have lots of things in common. However, the DW 8000 is twice the polyphony of Poly, it has velocity and aftertouch, integrated chorus, flanger and delay, and one filter per voice (8 filters). The Poly uses a single filter shared for all oscillators. Other differences are the DW's arpeggiator (the Poly has a very simple step sequencer instead) and the envelopes (the Poly has one more EG dedicated for the osc2). The DW's oscillators are wavetable based, the Poly's ones are analog DCOs (unable to generate a pure sawtooth, by the way). EGs are faster on the DW too. You can easily recreate Minimoog basses alike sounds, but on the Poly you can't. The envs on the Poly are digitally controlled and you can clearly hear the steps because the lack of good resolution. Envs on the DW sound smoother. BTW where are you from? Your name looks very Argentinian but you have a photo of the Majestic hotel in Barna. It's a bit confusing 😀😉😄

[@cantiargentina]

Thank you very much for all this information! Im from argentina i dont remember from where did i took that picture. Hey if you want you can hear a song i made in english soundcloud.com/lisola-facundo/weekend-line-facundo-lisola cheers!

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Facundo Lisola loved your song. Nice atmosphere and vocals. Loved the cover art too, it shows some of my favourite characters ever (yes, I'm a fan of A Clockwork Orange).

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Sorry, the synth has been withdrawn from sale

[@MykTheOccultist]

you've decided to keep it?

[@foxtweeg]

+José Ángel Morente I got one a couple of weeks ago and even without the mods, this synth is definitely one to keep.

[@reneotten2288]

Good decision! I love this baby.

[@june4135]

rip

[@hapatus4750]

play high octave please!

[@wankervile07]

I just got a Korg poly 800 works fine traded a old power hand saw for it. I use it as a keep sake

[@NinoJoel]

Thats one heck of a good trade. These things are extremly pricy where i live.

[@georgefour5779]

Hi! Is it still for sale?

[@pasqualestolfo8106]

Does it play as a normal Piano?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

No it doesn't.

[@KiCkAsSMATT123]

Still for sale?

[@JuanCruZaballa]

Still Selling it?

[@Foodhat]

How much?

[@austindize]

how much

[@loualano]

I've got one for sale, and poly 800 II for sale as well.

[@SwimmingLights]

i love this synth but my is broken :-(

[@niccage5337]

Poly800 or the MK2?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

The MkII!!!

[@bryanrenteria2360]

esta aún en venta?

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Se retiró de la venta hace 4 años. Lo siento.

[@bryanrenteria2360]

José Ángel Morente jajajaja maldita sea ,lo ví muy tarde

[@JoseAngelMorente]

Bueno, en eBay es fácil verlos a buen precio. También en www.hispasonic.com

[@secondhanddaylight]

pleasent bedroom slippers, here

[@dedpxl]

you can't beat analog synths.

[@YANISH0000]

Pitch BEnd LOL

[@maccagrabme]

This isn't true and even now Korg are running circles around Roland in terms of giving customers what they want.