Prcek se kterým si pohrajete

Jen na něj buďte prosím hodní, protože už něco pamatuje. Malý plastový synťáček, který vypadá jako hračka, zvláště, když ho postavíte třeba vedle Roland Juno-106. Jeho cena je dnes dostupná, takže pokud chcete mít echt vintage analog, nechť se líbí... Korg Poly-800 je klasika pro 80's produkci, ale stejně tak ji můžete využít pro dnešní elektronickou hudbu. Tedy pokud jste ochotní akceptovat, že se velmi nešikovně programuje přes "kódy", které můžete číst a používat přímo na horní desce nástroje. Je to totální geakovina! :) Vnitřní zvuky jsou poplatné době, takže pro mě je to poklad, pro někoho, kdo bude chtít dělat "ýdýem" to může být obstarožní křáp k ničemu. Těm budou stačit pluginy :) Chorus je fajn, přes MIDI připojíte a je to takové celé stylově zelené. Prostě klasika! Tento nástroj mám v mém nahrávacím studiu Sunteem records.

Entry Level

This was my first synth back in '84. I practiced on my grama's Conn Organ every day for a year before my parents felt I was serious enough to earn a new synth. I wanted to Jupiter 8 but of course, that was way out of our price range, but I was more than happy with this gift. I still have my original keyboard from almost 40 years ago! I play it every now and then, but it's just for memories. Easy to program digital DCOs and gets you into basic sound design and editing. Nothing special for today's kids. It's probably worth $50 but mine is priceless and I'd never sell it. :)

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Everything that's good and bad about the 80's in a synth

I absolutely adore this synth. I bought it relatively cheap from a guy on the Dutch version of Ebay and ever since I got it, I've been amazed on how good (and bad) it sounds!

Yes, it's a little bit of a pain in the ass to program it. Yes, the value up/down buttons are annoying. Yes, the DCO's sound a little flat. However, from any synth of/from this age, its charm lays in its imperfections. The chorus sounds really nice (even though it makes your stereo image a little warped), the chord memory function is just a lot of fun and it's very sterile which makes it great from retro synth production.

Get it when you find one, it will not dissapoint you.

I got a Prophet '08 Module a few months prior to buying this and I'm sad to say that I hardly use the Prophet anymore, ever since this unit got in.

Just love it.

From Gear Setup

cheap and handy

What can I say about Korg's Poly-800? Its sort of a paraphonic PolySix with 2 more available voices and midi compatibility via its digitally controlled (instead of voltage controlled) oscillators. The DCOs are pitch-stable too. Some say they sound less thick than VCOs. I like them fine. Tuning guitars is one thing, tuning electronic instruments feels like a hassle to me. Also, the internal memory has a better battery that doesn't deteriorate and leak PCB-eating battery acid into your synthesizer like the battery in the PolySix.

Bad news? These are cheap because they have virtually no tweakable controls. Just look at the Spartan front panel. Really lame for an analog subtractive synth in the post-acid-house world. Like the notorious Roland Alpha Juno, this can be remedied by hooking up a midi knob box like a Phat Man. Without that piece of gear this is still a fun performance synth that is easy to program cool patches on. This guy excels at 80s leads.

Cute little keytar wannabe

I've had my (slightly broken) modded Poly800 MK.I for quite some time, and I love the thing. With the moog slayer mod, you get unlimited filter resonance, overcoming one of the weaknesses of the filter.

I'd have to say the weakest part of this synth has to be the oscillators. They're generated via organ footages, and the DCOs themselves can sound kind of odd.

That being said, this thing can sound killer on bass. I've used it quite a few time to get those kind of harsher, punchier bass sounds. Set that filter resonance at a nice spot, get the filter envelope going, bam.

Probably the best synth of this type and era; let down by lack of SysEx and tricky cassette load.

Love seeing what you can get out of it but to modern ears it does have a slight chiptune quality despite the unique mix of analogue and digital approaches. Absolutely brilliant for horns, organs, and unearthly sounds of similar colour, but weirdly less good on even harmonics. I bought it because Orbital.

Charming Juno-Stylish Warm Sound

i got this from a friend Its Kinda Have Headache Workflow on the beginnings of use. But makes your Day after all, ;) Its Nice on -Lush Pads -Heavy Electro Basses -Warm 80Pads Another Classic Synth From 80s i like it ;)

affordable retro

I love the Filters on the Poly 800 as well as the ADBSR envelope, it's parametric though and MIDI wise not very handy. I modified my Inverse Poly 800 with the Moog slayer and HAWK800 kit which really brings it up to speed again!

Cheap as shit.

bit thin sounding, but nice analog filtering and sweet korg sound.

Fun

Mine is heavily modded and it buzzes and screams and wails and makes really decent jarring sounds but doesn't seem to like pads with the modifications.