Due to the limited nature of this synth, and the fact that it only has 64 patch memories, we decifed to have one full bank of raw poly-800 samples on one DVD but on DVD 2 we have included samples which have external effects applied (such as external filters and guitar pedals). That being said Poly-800s are still available at a reasonable price (but increasing numbers have been modified) and our 24-bit sample collection captures the essence and unmistakable sound of it. We therefore apologise to those seeking a truly genuine sound of the Poly-800 and when many will argue over the pros and cons of using samples or an actual synth in this case it is definetely true to say that if you want a truly genuine Korg Poly-800 sound your only option is to buy the actual keyboard. However Defective Nation enjoy synthesisers for what they are and all have their positive and negative aspects, the key is to utilise the plus points on each synth. So, in many ways, you would expect people would find our sample collection more useful than an actual Poly-800. This means that a slightly different playing style is required to get the most out of this keyboard.īecause we have sampled each note individually those patches which use the filter will lose their paraphonic aspects as each not will sound as though it has its own filter. Being paraphonic means that it only has one filter which is shared across all voices (as compared to the more usual polyphonic synths which have at least one filter per voice). The main reason why so many criticise it is that it is paraphonic.
The Poly 800 Mark One: The Korg Poly-800 is one of those synthesisers that you either love or love to hate but however you feel about it at least it has the power to create such emotions. The Korg Poly-800 is something of a "Marmite" synthesizer in that you either love it or you hate it and on sites such as you will find rather contradictory reviews of this highly affordable polyphonic synthesiser the funniest of which is the site review itself which states that, in many ways, the poly-800 is better than the Roland Juno synths without explaining how. Some are sought because of their rareness (such as the PS3300) and some for the wonderful sounds they can produce, such as the MS-10.
Korg have, over the decades, manufactured a number of highly collectable synthesisers.
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