Korg Poly-61M
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good review except it's NOT "a digital keyboard" to me. the oscillators are digitally controlled analog ones, hence the name DCO. but that still does not make it a digital keyboard.
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Man a demo wouldn't be a demo without good ol "jump". Lol....
All Comments (44)
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@mkreibohm it's a bit of a confusing synthesizer... Normally DCO's are indeed analog oscillators digitally controlled (for the tuning that is). Like the ROLAND JUNO 60. What I know is that the POLY61 has 2 osc, one analog and one digital. That's why it can sound so harsh and lo-fi as well.
A very underrated 'andilog' synthesizer!
BUY BEFORE THE PRICES GET TOO HIGH :-)
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@mkreibohm Actually, if you watch video "Korg Poly-61 Oscillator Waveforms," it is shown to be a hybrid. DCO1 is analog but DCO2 is clearly digital. However, since DCO2 can be shut off and DCO1 cannot, it can be called an analog keyboard when DCO2 is off.
(I pasted the link for that video but apparently YT doesn't like people pasting URLs into comments. Just search for it.)
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@angie4josh - No...these usually only go for ~$100-300. The predecessor, the PolySix, goes for up to around $600 or so
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I love it!!!
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you are nuts, do you realize what these are worth? you could have gotten upwards of $1000 for it. : (
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@mkreibohm Oscillator 2 is digital.
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could you the arpeggiated bass of donna summers "I feel love" on this baby? Can it be done. I'm new to all this synth stuff.
This is beautiful
How much do they usually run?
poomiester666 2 years ago
It sold for around $150. Excellent value for a very fun, great-sounding keyboard.
hamsterdunce 2 years ago
Just nitpicking, I believe the "g" in arpeggiator is pronounced as in "gesture", not as in "go". Anyways, arpeggiators are very cool, sometimes they do all the hard work for you! :)
polysmart 3 years ago
I screwed this up all the time back then... I pronounce arpeggio, Casio (not Cazio), and Roland (not Rawland) all correctly now thanks to my YouTube comments! I are smartiest now! :o)
hamsterdunce 2 years ago
Immediately bought one on craigslist after seeing this video. Best purchase ever for 185 bucks. The joystick on this thing is really fun and expressive.
Incredible keyboard for anyone jamming out to bladerunner theme intro music for hours on end.
aloufin 3 years ago
Cool, glad I was able to inspire the purchase. It's a very neat synth.
hamsterdunce 2 years ago