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Korg | Poly-800 mkII

Description

The Poly-800 mkII is an eight-voice instrument with 64 memory patches and up to 50 editable parameters! The Poly-800 had two DCOs per voice, instead of the single one in the original. The analog filter is a 24dB/oct low-pass which is shared by all voices. There's also a stereo chorus effect, chord memory, delay, a simple built-in sequencer (inceased to 1000 steps), three digital envelope generators (for the oscillators, the noise generator and the filter), and a funky joystick used to adjust the pitch, modulation and the filter.

Unlike the Juno, which was still a “studio” instrument, the Poly-800 mkII was built for the performer. With a light-weight plastic case (only 10 lb.), a couple low-profile sliders/knobs and only 49 keys, the Poly-800 mkII can run on batteries and has guitar strap pegs so it can be worn like a keytar.

The mkII also added MIDI SysEx functionality and a darker paint job.

BrandKorg
ModelPoly-800 mkII
DeviceSynth
TypeKeys
Engine TypeAnalog
EngineDCO
Voices (max)8
Multitimbral1
Oscillators2
LFOSine wave only w/ speed & delay and route to osc. or filter
NoiseY
Engine Detailed2 DCO per voice. 1 Noise generator.
Filter (VCF)One 24 dB/oct low-pass resonant filter
Envelope (VCA)3 ADBSSR Digital Envelope Generators: DCO, Noise, VCF
FXStereo Chorus, Chord Memory, Digital Delay.
Memory64 patches
Sequencer1000-step polyphonic sequencer with MIDI Start, Stop and Clock.
Keys61
Key typeKeys
VelocityNo
AftertouchNo
MidiI-O-T
Extra infoSysex included, darker paint and buttons
Produced:1985 - 1985
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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