KORG POLY-800 Analog Synthesizer 1984 | HQ DEMO

The Korg Poly-800 came out 1984 and is an interesting analog synthesizer with usable, interesting sounds. It has MIDI, runs even on batteries, and can be used as a remote keyboard. It was cheap, almost every musician could afford one - and can afford it even today.

It has digital controlled oscillators (DCO's). Not digital oscillators - they are just controlled digitally. Actually, it has just square waveforms. Combining different footages of squares you'll obtain the usual saw, pulse and square waveforms - and some more. In the WHOLE mode it's 8-voice polyphonic. In DOUBLE MODE you have 2 DCO's per voice, this sounds best. This however, reduces the polyphony to 4 voices. It has a VCF - a real resonant analog filter. It also has 3 complex envelopes and a noise generator.
It also has a switchable CHORUS, CHORD MEMORY and a polyphonic STEP SEQUENCER. What a pity that it does not have something like RING MOD or OSC SYNC. It also lacks portamento and PWM. But okay, it was a small budget synth.

There also was a POLY-800 MK II, which had a programmable delay instead of the MK I's chorus. Also more MIDI functions and a bigger sequencer memory. But the sound of the filter is not as smooth as on the MK I. The sound does not reach the warmth of the original Poly-800.

The Korg EX-800 is the desktop / rack version of the Poly-800. It has the same features and sound but CHORD MEMORY is missing. And it can't run on batteries. A desktop version EX-800 II never existed.

In this movie I am showing you some of my own sounds - no external effects or eq were used. Really, the Poly-800 CAN sound amazing, if you program your own sounds in a right way. The factory sounds are not the best...
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THE SOUND PROGRAMS IN THIS MOVIE:

Do you have a Poly-800 and want to play with the powerful sounds heard in the video? You can buy the "ANALOGAUDIO1 PATCH BANK" (64 sounds) for 12,99 Euros.
After payment through PayPal you will get a MP3 with sound data for the tape interface of your Poly-800 via email.
The details about the functionality of the tape interface are described in the manual of the Poly-800, which you can download for free.

Here you can also read about this procedure:
http://www.kidnepro.com/KN/Korg/Korg_Data_Tape_ins.html

The bank contains lush analog pads, great retro sounds, fat basses, sequencer sounds and funky leads (in one word: all you are hearing in this video and some more).

These sounds are mainly suited for electronica, techno pop, disco, dance, trance and classic electronic music (Jarre, Vangelis, etc..).

As an experienced synth player / programmer I programmed these special sounds carefully to get the most out of the Poly-800 - these sounds are not available anywhere else!

The patchbank will also work with the EX-800, but NOT with the POLY-800 II, because this one has a different data format.

If you want to buy the "ANALOGAUDIO1 PATCHBANK", please drop me a mail.

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I am also offering ANALOGAUDIO1 patchbanks for the following synths:

KORG POLY-61 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R0bvavfibQ
KORG DW-6000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOoF7TeEj-o
ROLAND JUNO-60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaTLk6ea9jo

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GERMAN / DEUTSCH: zu den Sounds im Video:

Wollt ihr euren Poly-800 mit den hier gehörten, phatten Analogsounds aufwerten? Für 12,99 Euro (über PayPal oder Überweisung) bekommt ihr die "ANALOGAUDIO1 PATCHBANK" mit 64 first class Sounds - als MP3 via eMail nach Zahlungseingang. Diese MP3 wird durch das TAPE INTERFACE des Poly-800 eingespielt. Der folgende Link zeigt wie es geht:
http://www.kidnepro.com/KN/Korg/Korg_Data_Tape_ins.html

Diese Soundcollection versorgt den verstaubten Analog-Veteranen KORG POLY-800 mit organischen, rohen Bässen, funky Leads, warmen Analog-Pads, Sequencer-Sounds, fetten Retro-Sounds (also alles was man im Video hört und ein paar mehr). Also eine Art Frischzellenkur.

Als Poly-800-Kenner habe ich die Soundbank mit viel Liebe zum Detail programmiert. Diese zeitlosen Klänge unterstreichen den analogen Charakter des Poly-800. Sie eignen sich für Electronica, Electropop, klassische EM oder für andere Styles, wo echt analoge Power gefragt ist. Diese Sounds sind übrigens nirgendwo anders erhältlich. 12,99 Euro, die wirklich gut "hörbar" investiert sind... auch fühlbar.

P.S.: Ach ja, die Sounds kann man auch in den Korg EX-800 laden, nicht jedoch in den Poly-800 II.

Wenn ihr die "ANALOGAUDIO1 PATCHBANK" für den Poly-800 kaufen wollt, schickt mir bitte eine eMail.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Poly800II
• Poly-61
• DW-8000
• DW-6000
• EX-800
• EX-8000
• Polysix
• Korg
• polyphonic
• synthesizer

[dehelli1]

Hi,

mir gefallen die Sounds! Wie sieht es mit Datenblätter aus. Die könnte ich dann auch in meinem Poly 800 II eintippen?????

Lieben Gruß Helmut

[AnalogAudio1]

@dehelli1 nein, der Poly-800 ist absolut nicht kompatibel zum Poly-800 II. Selbst wenn du die gleichen Parameterwerte eintippst, bekommst du völlig unterschiedliche Sounds,

Die Parameter-Skalierung ist anders, auch der Klangcharakter unterscheidet sich deutlich vom originalen Poly-800. Diese warmen Analogflächen bekommst du beim Poly-800 II niemals hin.

[zupamen]

wich preset number at minute 6.44?

[AnalogAudio1]

@zupamen these are not factory presets.

[SupercellTouchdown]

Is the poly 800 simply preset sounds or can you model your own? I'm thinking of getting one in the near future and that sequencer gave it a big yes but i need to know if its fully prgrammable too. Thanks, Alex.

[AnalogAudio1]

@SupercellTouchdown this is a real synthesizer, full programmable.

[kellyssa3]

looks like a toy but sound like a beast

[xXBlazeXx444]

how much did this cost?

[DanielDX27]

@MrModulator

"there are some vst-i;s that sound way better even when it comes to the typical analogue sounds"

Sorry but this would be the same to say that BMW is the better Mercedes. You say that the emulation of analog sounds is better than real analog sounds. Logic??

[AnalogAudio1]

@MrModulator I don't think that a vsti could emulate the Poly-800 very successfully. You say "vsti's that sound way better". What is "better"? An Arthuria Moog simulation? The cleaner - the better? Or simply different? You see - sound is a matter of taste...

[culturaleyes]

@MrModulator Hi, could you please recommend some vst's for these kinds of sounds?

[devmiles]

@MrModulator record the audio of an analog synth and record a vst, much you can see of the waveform and hear in the lows of analogs. vst's sound ok, some very good but turn pale when you compare them with their analog originators

[foreignexchange3]

why does this go for more than the 61 and does anyone know someone I can buy it from?

[souljubilant12]

dude i love this!!! yr sounds amazing...i think i found a perfect cheap synth...one is going for 200 bucks WOW!