Love for the Korg Poly 800 (Hawk 800 / Atomahawk mod)

Lieder · 2023-12-08T02:08:43.859Z

Hey y’all,
I finally got up my playthrough of some of my favorite patches I’ve made on the Korg Poly 800.
I picked this up last year in a large synth bundle and honestly didn’t really care for it at first.
It has the Hawk 800 and Atomahawk mods so the front panel is basically useless and you have to use the manual or an editor to really use it.
Eventually I dusted it off and for f$@#s’ sake, this thing is crazy.
It’s honestly the most unpredictable synth I’ve ever played and very confusing to program but the results were usually wonderful and always interesting.
Anyway, check it out if you’d like to burn 30 minutes hearing some decent sounds.

chrisroland · 2023-12-08T02:10:06.691Z

had an Ex-800 I picked up cheap back in the day. always felt just a bit too digital for my tastes but that filter can’t be beat.

Lieder · 2023-12-08T02:40:17.663Z

Seriously, the filter is killer. I so wish it wasn’t paraphonic, but, that adds to the character too.
Still got the ex?

chrisroland · 2023-12-08T03:55:07.289Z

nah, sold it long ago. there is one patch i still just can’t recreate on my Alpha Juno tho . . . ha

othernet · 2023-12-08T04:51:48.699Z

My first synth!!!

Rich303 · 2023-12-08T05:47:47.241Z

Same here.

obscurerobot · 2023-12-08T06:16:22.239Z

Exhibit number one in the case in favor of Korg’s quality. 40 years later they are still making sounds while looking decent.

Bitsnbobs · 2023-12-08T07:53:08.869Z

I have had about six of these over the years and am looking for more - they often die suddenly and fail in odd ways but as my first synth I have a soft spot for that calculator interface and incredible filter

SoundReverend · 2023-12-08T08:13:03.164Z

I also own one, first synth bought around 1985 I believe. Saved money for a year.

Check out the free fullbucket plugin:

https://www.fullbucket.de/music/fury800.html

It is not 100% but it does have the vibe. Plus full polyphony if you want to!!!

And you can load your patches if you have the tape dump as WAV!! That is so awesome.

This guy has other really good plugins like the BIT01 or DW8000.