Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site pbear.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!yale!pbear!peterb From: peterb@pbear.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Re: Korg Poly-61 Message-ID: <5400015@pbear.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 18:42:00 EDT Article-I.D.: pbear.5400015 Posted: Mon Jul 1 18:42:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:29:21 EDT References: <380@iham1.UUCP> Lines: 30 Nf-ID: #R:iham1:-38000:pbear:5400015:000:1395 Nf-From: pbear!peterb Jul 1 18:42:00 1985 I have the Korg Poly-61m, and the data-cassette system is far from reliable. I had the battery blow in mine while it was under warrenty, and Korg was very quick and helpful in replacing not only the battery, but the ENTIRE works since that would cut down on possible failures stemming from the battery. The only problem came when I wanted to reload a cassette I made with settings that I had. I recorded this tape using DBX on a TEAC reel to reel (I believe in overkill). When reloading, everything worked right (according to the instructions), but the data was wrong. The same happend with my poly-800. I tried the factory cassettes, and the resulrs were worse. repeated loadings would work fine, but the setting would scramble (i.e some setting came out unscathed, while others were messed up entirely). The battery backup system is great, but be safe rather thans sorry, WRITE down all the settings to the synth. (as it is, I am looking for the original patches to the poly-800 by KORG) (anybody have them, mail them to me...) I think that manufacturues should have there settiings sent over midi as a set of key sequences where the key number is that parameter, and the sustain time is the value ... This way it can be recorded in sequencers, etc... Any Ideas??? Please somebody maile me the settings for the poly-800 !!! Peter Barada {ihnp4!inmet|{harvard|cca}!ima}!pbear!peterb