Korg Poly 800 Battery replacement and factory reload.

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In this episode I take a look at this Korg Poly 800, clean it up, replace the battery on the logic board, and reload the factory sounds using the cassette interface.

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@CAHSR2020 7 жыл бұрын

Here's a vote for a two hour review featuring cheesy consumer level music on a fancy professional keyboard!

@Alleroc 7 жыл бұрын

I will drive over to DFW with my Korg Kronos just to do this if he would do it.

@benjaminrumore2354 7 жыл бұрын

up vote from me, no bias

@williamhayden7711 7 жыл бұрын

David lives in DFW.

@BetamaxFlippy 7 жыл бұрын

Make him review the MicroKORG

@TheScoutGuyYTPs 7 жыл бұрын

lol i can image him having the moog... that'd be awesome.

@easycoding8255 5 жыл бұрын

10 years later: "I've changed my mind, I'm reinstalling the strap holders"

@ItsDoctorAmatic 4 жыл бұрын

10 years and 1 day later: "I cannot find the strap holders."

@KarjamP 4 жыл бұрын

@@ItsDoctorAmatic So, is the total time 20 years and 1 day, or...

@oil1252 4 жыл бұрын

Strap on

@Psychotenuse 4 жыл бұрын

@@oil1252 Good man.

@koyaanisqatsi316 3 жыл бұрын

@@ItsDoctorAmatic Yeah, if you remove such things, fix them inside the case with some cello tape. In that case they'll always stay with the keyboard.

@Zushikikato 6 жыл бұрын

“I tend to focus on the older amateur keyboards” And that is why I watch your channel. Keep it up and more power to you!

@BillVincent 5 жыл бұрын

Ahh, memories! I’m a professional keyboardist, and this was my very first synth I got while in college. If you took the time to learn to program it, it could do amazing things. The quality of sounds you could squeeze out of it made it a great first synth for me. This was also one of the first affordable digital synths that just tipped the scale into “pro” use vs. consumer toy, given that you could load and save sounds, stereo output, and being able to program from scratch. If you knew how to program it, there weren’t many sounds from that era you couldn’t reproduce well enough for a cover band situation. I played lots of parties with this keyboard!

@dicey2988 2 жыл бұрын

It's actually an analog synth.

@BillVincent 2 жыл бұрын

@@dicey2988 yeah, with DCO’s. True story.

@benjaminrumore2354 7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thats what 20 years of Arizona garage storage will get you, glad to know you were able to clean it up. Edit: nooo sound 32 the saucer sound that was my favorite!

@AmyraCarter 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought the UFO sound was really neat myself...

@stonent 7 жыл бұрын

Sounded like something out of classic Dr. Who.

@ArneSchmitz 7 жыл бұрын

WHY, oh WHY didn't he save the settings to tape???

@rager1969 7 жыл бұрын

@Arne I wondered that as well.

@Chaos89P 7 жыл бұрын

Can you explain the packing peanuts, too? I'm really just curious. He might be able to re-program that saucers instrument back in? EDIT: Now that I think about it, he could theoretically re-program it back in the same way he did with the factory defaults, just using the raw audio off of Audacity (which is what I think that program on his laptop is).

@evanparker 7 жыл бұрын

Sometimes your best 8bitguy videos are actually the 8bitkeys ones!!

@CholokMauser 7 жыл бұрын

Love that synthesizer. It's criminally underrated, People often think of it as a toy, but it's a powerfull synth. I have Poly 61, Polysix, and Poly 800, and the youngest P800 is as usefull, as his older brothers :)

@randbradbury 5 жыл бұрын

You can find both the original patches and user-created sounds right here on KZfaq! I have the original tape and owner's manual for mine but I love to see what others have done. Couple tips: the 1/8" input for programming may not work if you are using a stereo 1/8th in cable. I switched to an old mono cable and it worked perfectly. It may take you a few tries to get it to load just right. The key is to play with the output volume of your source (tape deck, computer, etc.) until you give the keyboard the level it is looking for. Try using the "low/hi" switch on the back if you can't get the level just right.

@Pianoj10 7 жыл бұрын

There's something satisfying about him plugging the cables back into the circuit board.

@Pianoj10 7 жыл бұрын

Amy Carter exactly

@AmyraCarter 7 жыл бұрын

I oddly feel the same satisfaction from the clicks of a well-used and well-maintained typewriter (this is why I really love the intro to 'Black Tambourine' as performed by Beck - actually the whole song is an ASMR thing with the simple bass line and technical but droppy drums not to mention the soft vocals).

@Pianoj10 7 жыл бұрын

Amy Carter Old technology is so satisfying.

@MegaMJoker 7 жыл бұрын

this, exactly this. weirdly satisfying.

@arnolddeshay9353 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting that it was Korg that in the past few years released both the MS-20Kit and MS-20MKit, full sized analog synths that you assemble yourself just down to plug level (no soldering required). I owned and built both, a fantastic synth nerd experience :)

@darkwinter6028 7 жыл бұрын

I think you are underestimating your musical skills... 😃🎹

@IVR02 7 жыл бұрын

He definitely is. He's a thousand times better with a Casio than I am... Then again, he's got more experience than me, so...

@KRAFTWERK2K6 7 жыл бұрын

@ Dark Winter: Just like women.... Fishing for compliments. I HATE that! Drawing artists do the same shit. Like "My stuff sucks and i need to practice a lot more" while their drawings already ARE fantastic >_

@geraldhenrickson7472 7 жыл бұрын

Wait...are you trying to be funny? Please try again without the sweeping generalizations. Ending on a compliment does not offset the insults.

@gunnerulrich9209 7 жыл бұрын

@KRAFTWERK2K6 He could be fishing for compliments, but I *really* doubt it. Many artists are perfectionists (I should know), so if their work isn't "best thing since sliced bread" level it must suck. Also, 8bit is a decent keyboardist, but he's certainly no virtuoso. I feel that's where he was getting at. :)

@PaulTheSkeptic 5 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@ImpiantoFacile 7 жыл бұрын

Oh man! You should have saved the SRAM to your computer via the audio jack just like you loaded them before changing the battery...

@annother3350 6 жыл бұрын

True!!

@mayravixx25 6 жыл бұрын

If I ever buy one of those and it has custom sounds, that's exactly what I'd do.

@CoolSteve08 5 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that myself. If you can save and load, why not save it into a file on his Mac? That way he saves anything that wasn't Factory so he can reload either or whenever he wanted to.

@Heliocentric 5 жыл бұрын

@@CoolSteve08 its not hard to create the patches. those cheap synths really had a limited number of unique sounds. I would keep these type of boards for maybe a year then you get bored with them. They arent like true analog boards which are about three times as expensive.

@nelsongabrielsoto5385 4 жыл бұрын

¡PLOP!

@jm131719 7 жыл бұрын

You do not give yourself enough credit for being a good keyboardist. As always, excellent posting. Thanks.

@Bucking_Fastard 7 жыл бұрын

I demand a 2 hours long video on DX7!!

@dwarf365 7 жыл бұрын

I have a dx27 (shit little brother I think) I'd love to see what he can get out of a real synth. It needs his nerd flair ;)

@diggledoggle4192 7 жыл бұрын

dwarf365 Send it to him

@Zushikikato 6 жыл бұрын

dwarf365 send it to him

@Xilog 5 жыл бұрын

dwarf365 send him

@crimsun7186 5 жыл бұрын

Synthmania has done a series of videos showcasing all the factory banks of the DX7.

@ragnarokstravius2074 7 жыл бұрын

2 hours of 8bit Keys? Sign Me The Fuck Onto That!

@victorhugotoledocofre1366 7 жыл бұрын

15:38 Hey! Patch N°18 was perfect for Van Halen's "Jump" intro. You missed that one.

@andrewshoemaker9608 6 жыл бұрын

thank you for being in this niche of amateur keyboards. as a musician who primarily uses these "more primitive instruments" I find your channel extremely useful

@DanDuskin 7 жыл бұрын

TIP! You don't need to spray paint plastic like this. You can use Black Shoe Polish and get a better result. It's also easier. Cheers! Keep up the great vids! :)

@DanDuskin 7 жыл бұрын

simontay1984 I'm not sure why, but I've been using this technique for years and the plastic is always dry to the touch the next day (nothing gets on the hands). Looks like new again, and lasts too.

@gorillaau 4 жыл бұрын

@@DanDuskin if I had to guess, the polish fills the pits and holes that make a surface look dull.

@MatthewSmith193 4 жыл бұрын

I had a guy try to tell me that the knobs on the sides for straps were actually tuning knobs to adjust the sound. XD

@gregonline6506 5 жыл бұрын

In 1986 I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these. I did endless multi tape recordings with two cassette players, which ended up filling any silence with huge amounts of tape noise. But the little sequencer with 256 notes was a great help to go adding drums, base, guitar and voice. I loved this little synthesiser!

@brianartillery 3 жыл бұрын

I borrowed one of these from a friend in the late 1980's - what a lovely bit of kit. You can get some splendidly dark sounds out of it.

@AngelNightmarex 7 жыл бұрын

Love that vintage keyboard sound 💖 The nostalgia always fills my heart when you do these videos.

@OtakuDeCarnitas109 6 жыл бұрын

I love how 80's it sounds. Would love to play this keyboard

@jasonpaulelder Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a flashback it is to see and hear the Korg Poly 800 after so many years! It was my first "real" synthesizer, apart from having smaller Casio keyboards which were still fun; especially the SK 1 & 5. After writing and accompanying songs with the Poly 800 in my teenage years, I wound up selling it to a friend with the thoughts of an upgrade, but throughout writing and playing out with other instruments - being centered on the 12-string guitar (as I remain today) - it wasn't until years later when I bought a used Korg 01w/fd - which is fantastic to write and record through. Thanks again for the video. I'm actually going to watch it again right now to listen to the sounds once more.

@ripdog 7 жыл бұрын

Ahh, that tune you were playing at 5:20 with patch 21 was reallly nice, would love a longer version :3 Honestly, Christmas for me would be you making a long-ass video just of you playing off-the-cuff tunes like that.

@SteelSkin667 7 жыл бұрын

Of all the synths you showed on this channel, this one is my favorite so far. This sounds lovely.

@dedytron 7 жыл бұрын

I own one of this uniquely underrated poly800. The first time I followed this channel is because of the portasound 470 and vl1 which I also own both of them. How I feel so glad to found and subscribe to this channel! Having you reviewing this poly was like a dream come true!

@paxtecum8699 5 жыл бұрын

8 bit keys I just want to say thanks for all those in depth reviews of keyboards and other interesting stuff.Your videos are always informative and well organized.Thanks and respect.

@wernervannuffel2608 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see a "synthetiszer doctor" making a diagnosis and proposing - and realy doing - a very well working treatment. I'm sure that all the viewers of your 8-Bit Keys channel are all "old synth-stuff"-owners and/or they like to buy second-hand-synthesizers but are afraid to get something in hand that needs a repair. Yes, than it is realy satisfying to see someone who is not afraid to 'open te box' and making that very needed 'surgery' and knowing all electronic compounds and how to get them new and to replace them in a technical good way. Yes, this are all 'feel good videos' :-)

@JonTheGeek 5 жыл бұрын

"My music skills aren't that professional" (rough quotation) *goes on to play absolute majesty* WHAT

@vidiotic222 4 жыл бұрын

I know, right? What are the things that tickles me about him is his absolute and unabashed modesty! Do you enjoy this guy's reviews as much as I do? I hope so!

@lilmattere 7 жыл бұрын

I really love it when you disassemble things and restore them, it's so satisfying to watch! :)

@wernervannuffel2608 4 жыл бұрын

I just feel the same way and in the same time thinking about my old Yamaha DX-7 and Korg Vocoder VC-10 ;-) and knowing both of them will love very much this kind of soft treatment... and how satisfying it would be to repair my own stuff in this highly relaxing way. Or just only for making my old synthesizers dust-free again... would already be very great! Yes, indeed : it feels very comfortable to see someone doing this in a professional 'easy'-looking way. I appreciate this comment so much!!!

@alanladdseinekatze859 6 жыл бұрын

Such a neat synth and still greatly unknown even to experts. Thanks so much for letting us take part in your experience.

@billcosbyeatsbabies9947 7 жыл бұрын

I love the sound of these things! Thank you for creating and maintaining such a great channel. You should create some kind of multiple track full length compilation, I bet a lot of people would buy it! Myself included!

@evelio0 7 жыл бұрын

Omg 2hr episodes !!!! Let me get the popcorn first !!!

@ranzee 7 жыл бұрын

Nice vid! Korg also released a module version: the EX-800 - which is the same synth in a box. I did a few videos on it including a microswitch repair. They have a very interesting voice structure (which I'm surprised you didn't mention): which is combining square waves together in a step to produce a faux sawtooth sound. So, the synth doesn't actually have a native sawtooth waveform - it has to use a style of additive synthesis to produce it. The envelopes are also something cool - with the extra two stages. People also heavily mod these synths - and there's some interesting projects out there which aren't terribly difficult to implement: check out Moog Slayer (a well needed filter mod) and HAWK 800 (MIDI) mods (not related to me in anyway).

@shawnaebbeson7882 4 жыл бұрын

Well done :). The Korg Poly-800 was my first synth back in the mid-80’s :)

@MattPopOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing how you removed the volume dial. Gave me the courage to do the same and it enabled me to clean the inside of the dial and now it's working smoothly again.

@obsoletegeek 7 жыл бұрын

*pulls down shades* is that 1080P I see?

@ProfessorYana 7 жыл бұрын

By George, I believe it is!

@SynchroRat 7 жыл бұрын

BLASPHEMY!!!

@ProfessorYana 7 жыл бұрын

...what heresy are you spewing?!

@twistedtxb 7 жыл бұрын

The Obsolete Geek When are you going to release new videos? I miss them :(

@ianweller7987 7 жыл бұрын

I see that you are not dead :3

@MrLoLFaQ 7 жыл бұрын

Man your music would fit so good in retro games

@bwgti 7 жыл бұрын

This video is one of my favorites. I really enjoyed seeing the insides of an almost pro 80s keyboard vs. the 80's almost toy ones you usually do. As far as having the skills to make videos with the nicer keyboards...all that is important is you find a way to make it entertaining and informative. And you definitely have that figured out in all your videos. I would enjoy videos where you restore and repair a DX-7 or some of the lesser known less expensive keyboards from Roland, Yamaha, Korg. If such things exist. Or just some weird ass brands barely known in the US. Or just keep doing what you are doing! I think I will enjoy the videos as long as you are interested in making them. Thanks again 8-Bit Guy!

@nickademus489 5 жыл бұрын

I just did this battery upgrade and thanks to your video I was confident going in to the repair which lead to it being successful. You are appreciated.

@ThatGuy1797 6 жыл бұрын

15:12 Was expecting to hear "Someday, love will find you!"

@JAMBONBALONEY 7 жыл бұрын

That keyboard gives a 'Terminator soundtrack' vibe.

@tatsuhirosato8646 7 жыл бұрын

That synth is similar to the Juno and polysix in many ways. Both being the defacto sounds of many 80's movies.

@enigma776 7 жыл бұрын

Vangelis is known to have used one, not sure if it was in the Blade Runner OST or not though.

@KRAFTWERK2K6 7 жыл бұрын

Blade Runner came out in 1982. So, no. Vangelis did not use a Poly800 for this soundtrack. It was the Yamaha CS80 that he used intensively.

@5roundsrapid263 7 жыл бұрын

KRAFTWERK2K6 The CS80 is my absolute favorite synth ever. Blade Runner, The Shining, Doctor Who, and about 100 others..

@CrossCuntryFranco 5 жыл бұрын

@@5roundsrapid263 _Shining_ was Polymoog and Moog Modular.

@resynthesizer4565 4 ай бұрын

Just had one come in with a battery holder installed. Upon inspection, it appeared to be soldered on and re-enforced with, wait for it, JB weld. Yes, JB Weld on the solder pads. I built up a plastic base for the battery holder and super glued it. However, I had covered the polarity markings, and the schematic on the internet is bad. Glad you made this video so I could double check my work.

@vidiotic222 4 жыл бұрын

This was my first professional keyboard, my grandma bought it for me in 1984 along with a 4 channel Peavy mixer and a nice bassy monitor wedge. I wish I still had those. Thank you for this video review. It took me back to a lovely point in my life when I had just discovered synthesis!

@corncobjohnsonreal 7 жыл бұрын

dang it, now poly 800 prices will go up

@HunterSkowronPDX 7 жыл бұрын

poly 61 is better anyways.

@MrSonis3 7 жыл бұрын

Buy a DW-8000, it has the joystick and is waaaay better.

@MrSonis3 7 жыл бұрын

Corncob Johnson real That blows dude, I got mine on eBay for $350, they seem to go for anywhere from $250 to $500 so if you're patient you should be able to find a good deal on one. I have mine paired up with a Roland JX-3P, they make beautiful music!

@KRAFTWERK2K6 7 жыл бұрын

@ Corncob Johnson real: They were expensive already before this video.

@Cincinnatijames 7 жыл бұрын

Corncob Johnson real I have a half dozen, maybe it's time to unload

@soviut 7 жыл бұрын

Really digging the background music at 12:30 !

@meithecatte8492 6 жыл бұрын

soviut I like the 14:18 moment too

@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim 6 жыл бұрын

Its called troubled hearts by anders enger

@swoopnscoop 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like some of my favorite 80's films. Great video!

@ythaenagor 5 жыл бұрын

I love how you find the program and immediately play it as a sound file because that sounds just great

@MrRom92DAW 7 жыл бұрын

Even if the videos are "lite" versions compared to the typical 8 bit keys I'd still love to see some on all sorts of keyboards anyway! It's a nice intersection of my interests in both music and technology, and you have a great presentation style. The DX7 is one of a few keyboards that was HUGE in the 80s and even into the 90's, we've heard it used on so many hit songs I think there would be considerable interest in a piece of gear like that, even from people who aren't typically interested in this sort of thing.

@geoffsmith8172 7 жыл бұрын

This is also one of the earliest hybrid synths as the oscillators are generated via a sound chip originally made for arcade machines, though the filters are analog.

@TurnFullCircle 6 жыл бұрын

Wow what a blast from the past.....i saved up for ages as a teenager and bought this keyboard new in the uk , i think it was around £420-£500?? Not sure now what the exact amount was but it was early to mid 80’s. Thanks for this trip down memory lane! Cheers Chris

@markinnes4264 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode! I hope you keep playing with this one, you're getting some greats sounds.

@EYTPS 7 жыл бұрын

Love that Eargasmic new theme song, 8-bit Guy!

@MrAllmightyCornholioz 7 жыл бұрын

You're Dimebag Darrel's 2nd cousin. Don't underestimate your music skills especially when music is already in your bloodline.

@cerebralkaos2385 7 жыл бұрын

I was really impressed by this. You did a great job and I think you really up to reviewing other vintage synths!

@AndroidM8 6 жыл бұрын

I swear, you're one of the few people that can make assembly montages exciting.

@Elite7555 5 жыл бұрын

This is a very impressive instrument, even 40 years later.

@BogginMashups 5 жыл бұрын

Just a quick note re: your comments at 13:42. I managed to get hold of a Poly 800 recently and, not only did it come with a flight case, it came with the original cassette _and_ the original printed manual. This manual contains a "pullout" detailing all of the pre-loaded/factory patches (including their parameters), which is possibly missing from PDF versions online. It's only three pages, so let me know if you're interested in a scanned copy.

@preston9668 7 жыл бұрын

I honestly wouldn't mind a long episode. I wouldn't want EVERY episode to be an hour or two long, but a long restoration video or something like that would be rad

@alexskibicki2262 11 ай бұрын

Awesome demo 😎🎹 I’m a big fan of Korg(and yamaha)synthesizers and it’s pretty cool you were able to restore this synthesizer. It’s got some really neat synth tones.

@squidcaps4308 7 жыл бұрын

Ok, now it is sure, 8-bit guy is monitoring me.. I just last week, after it had been sitting for 15 years in the closet, opened my Poly-800 to see why it was not coming back to life.. At least battery was empty, of course but no life, lights come on, power is working and main processor receives clock (that is about where my skills end..). Could be that the eeprom is busted since none of the buttons work but i can't find anything else that is busted, all components seem to work, afaik.

@8BitKeys 7 жыл бұрын

so... maybe it just needs the factory patches reloaded?

@JohnMata003 4 жыл бұрын

did you ever fix it?

@JoaoBenoSchreinerJunior 7 жыл бұрын

Please do more of these videos, maybe some teaching to play some classic 8bit/16bit era songs... I bought an PSR-6 after watching your videos! Cheers from Brazil! _0/

@lilmattere 7 жыл бұрын

haha I bought a PSS-470 after watching the video on How video game music works :)

@JoaoBenoSchreinerJunior 7 жыл бұрын

Most of the keyboards he shows here are hard to find in Brazil... I'm starting with the PSR-6 he listed on the soundblaster video description, and if I can play something, then invest more on finding an upper model, like these casio on his wall, or a rarer Yamaha like yours...

@Igstormchaser 7 жыл бұрын

I bought a psr-32 after watching his video on it.

@luisneitzke106 7 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Brazil! I'm gonna reply in English so everyone can understand it. João, most of these keyboards aren't rare here in Brazil if you know where to look. In fact, I have the vast majority of the keyboards shown in this channel and only the Yamaha MK-100 caused me some headaches when I was searching for it, as that one is scarce around here. The others, not so much. Now, what IS a problem in Brazil are the prices: our sellers are charging at least three times the price of most of these toy instruments with arguments of "rarity" and "vintage instrument". Take the Casio SK-1, for instance: it is getting more popular between lo-fi/alternative artists out there because it is a cheap toy sampler capable of insteresting things in the right hands, but here in Brazil - HEY! - it suddenly is a "rare vintage sampler used by this and that artist" which costs like 3 or 4 times the price asked everywhere else. Same for the Casio VL-1, which is, like what, the most sold Casio keyboard ever? And let's not even start with this Korg Poly-800, which is a very nice 8-note polyphony analogue synth, but not worth the price of a huge, professional synth as they're charging in our country. So: keep your eyes open, eventually you'll own most of the keyboards shown here. Just please know the value of your money - these are beautiful toy/home instruments, but not worth as much as most of the prices you'll find in Brazil! Good luck! PS.: There were at least five or six PSS-470s (the keyboard mentioned by lilmattere) on OLX in the last six months. It's a common keyboard, and a very nice one. Once again: just be aware of how much you pay for it - there's a guy asking for R$650 or so on Mercado Livre for one, when it actually should cost R$250 or R$300 (or even less, to be honest). Not even a copy with the original box and manual should cost R$650. A guy sold a Yamaha DX-7 the other day for R$700, so why a toy/home keyboard should cost about the same is beyond me.

@frankstrawnation 7 жыл бұрын

What a grateful surprise! I thought I was the only braziian who watch this channel.

@thevanishingsaxon663 4 жыл бұрын

I fell in love as soon as your fingertips hit those keys.

@perchcast1795 7 жыл бұрын

Your show inspired me to find a PSS 480, one of the most fun instruments I've nabbed in a long time. I hope to see this channel keep growing and getting more awesome

@CaindNet1 7 жыл бұрын

That one capacitor at 12:29 looks like it is bulging at the top. If I am correct you may want to replace it.

@wingracer1614 7 жыл бұрын

Good eye. It might just be a trick of the lens but yeah, one of those looks ready to blow.

@NaoPb 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does look like it's bulging.

@donkeythemonkey7648 7 жыл бұрын

Yes it definetly is bulging. He should put in a new one.

@AmyraCarter 7 жыл бұрын

One of the last things you want going bad in any machine...

@VAX1970 7 жыл бұрын

If it ain't broke don't fix it!

@aleksandrsmasharo5628 6 жыл бұрын

You don't need super musical skills, you can make cool stuff by only having ability to listen carefully.

@maryniakb 7 жыл бұрын

I found your channels while I was looking for some information about POLY-800 ;) actually I found nothing new in this video, but I'm glad that finally you reviewed it :) best regards from Poland ;)

@33Jeanjazzman 5 жыл бұрын

There is so much love involved on a work like that, we can feeling it!

@EppuJoloZ 7 жыл бұрын

The patches you played in the beginning kinda sounded like AnalogAudio1's custom patches for the Poly-800

@tailsnumber1fan5590 6 жыл бұрын

15:40 i thought that tune sounded familiar. it's "wonder who's crying now" by journey

@romonejones5522 2 жыл бұрын

David you are an amazing artist and just so you know I'm sure you could make something sound amazing no matter how new or old.

@gold4963 7 жыл бұрын

How'd I miss this in my sub box?! Now I've got 17 minutes of awesomeness now! Thank you!

@QuickenFixen 7 жыл бұрын

I realize it's too late for this now, but could you not have offloaded the existing non-factory sounds using the tape mechanism?

@helgenx 6 жыл бұрын

There was a way to transfer the information, there was some software I saw recently, but they're gone now from his.

@thehoodedman4271 5 жыл бұрын

@@helgenx It would have been too much of a quick fix.

@byungkook7825 4 жыл бұрын

That keyboard is equivalent to about $2000 in year 2019 money. Expensive even at 1983. Wow~~

@hobbswindrod 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@clocklife 4 жыл бұрын

Man, you don't wanna know what an Emu Emulator II went for!

@alleykat6273 4 жыл бұрын

That was actually pretty cheap in 1983, its competition the Juno 60 costed 4k in 2020 dollers, and the Jupiter 8 costed 15k!

@deejaynoizecph Жыл бұрын

The love and care this little keyboard recieved, makes me happy inside.

@YPOC 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more of you playing the keyboards! The sound of these old keyboards is phenomenal and so is your play. I barely remember how to strum an A on a guitar... I think double to triple the length of what you showed here and in other videos could work great.

@tomaslainas695 7 жыл бұрын

cool! i got one of those :D edit - oh no mine is a mkII :) they look very similar

@EpicLPer 7 жыл бұрын

DAT NICE 1080P

@casemiroazevedo 7 жыл бұрын

FINALLY

@x202e3 7 жыл бұрын

HOW DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TOP !) COMMENT ON EVERY DAMN VIDEO?!?! WHO TF ARE YOU!!??!

@AiOinc1 7 жыл бұрын

You know I couldn't tell the difference.

@EpicLPer 7 жыл бұрын

Laurin O. Becuz

@RCAndroidFreakCz 7 жыл бұрын

Becuz

@coloringstuff8147 5 жыл бұрын

David, don't sell yourself short on your musical talents. You are great. And this was a great video.

@Timecop1983 7 жыл бұрын

Love this channel!Even though you show us lower end keyboards and synths you show they can sound geeat too!

@BulletMagnet83 7 жыл бұрын

If I had the money, I would buy you a DX7 or similar 80s vintage pro synth to do a huge video on! :D But I would also nitpick at every IC you misidentified, so it's a double edged sword :P

@8BitKeys 7 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine that lives in town has a DX7 that is available to me anytime I want to borrow it.. but I just don't feel like I could do it justice.

@Cincinnatijames 7 жыл бұрын

8-Bit Keys There are people that have had DX7's for 30 years and have yet to figure them out

@YotamPiano 6 жыл бұрын

Please do a DX-7, I have one and I l'd love to hear your perspective on it. I also recently sold my Poly-800, didn't like it very much - it was too "toyish" for my liking :(

@justinmagill5861 6 жыл бұрын

Would love a DX7 review/ mini tutorial!

@yurigagarin4974 6 жыл бұрын

still want one 25 years later😁👍

@air_preep 7 жыл бұрын

1080p!!! Finally!

@mCKENIC 7 жыл бұрын

Was looking forward to this one - thanks mate, really enjoyed it! Best of luck with the synth - Im sure you will have lots of fun with it!

@pablocampos7029 7 жыл бұрын

I have a poly and I have never seen such a good review/tutorial as yours, I really love your channel my friend, keep it Up!

@Dave_thenerd 7 жыл бұрын

15:50 I call it EPIC!

@Jademalo 7 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, why did you not backup the non-factory patches that were on the keyboard using the tape interface before replacing the battery?

@dizzydaisy909 6 жыл бұрын

He didn't care

@bojanarezina2352 5 жыл бұрын

he's too rock n roll for that

@AnimMusicTM 5 жыл бұрын

Wow a C.G.I. ANIMATION IS HERE

@HelloKittyFanMan. 4 жыл бұрын

How would you know, @@dizzydaisy909?

@dizzydaisy909 4 жыл бұрын

@@HelloKittyFanMan. lucky guess?

@SidebandSamurai 6 жыл бұрын

I really loved this episode you did a great job. What a keyboard. Love to see how they are put together

@spoonie1972 11 ай бұрын

Seeing this vid to confirm the pads are not through the board was helpful. Successfully updated two of these this AM. Thanks for the vid.

@VictorFleur 7 жыл бұрын

"korg poly 800" and "built really well" in the same phrase, that's a first XD

@8BitKeys 7 жыл бұрын

well... at least in comparison to the things I am normally opening up. It's all relative.

@newYorkStories 4 жыл бұрын

@@8BitKeys I have to agree with you on this one. When you opened it up I was amazed about how well built it was. I still have mine that I got in 1984 - I never dared to open it...

@MonoChorMe 4 жыл бұрын

12:56 --- that sight looked weird lol... the way your body shook lol :D

@bobbobson4069 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant review! Great keyboard. Also I love the music featured in this video!

@bwgti 7 жыл бұрын

I just realized I wasn’t subscribed. I enjoy this channels as much as the main one! Thank you 8-bit guy!

@notmuch_23 7 жыл бұрын

Do the First Legend of Zelda title music: the ghostly sound is perfect for it!

@DailyFunFacts 7 жыл бұрын

mzyan w wa3er

@darius_6 2 жыл бұрын

Just added the battery on a poly 800 I got from a friend of mine. Loaded in the factory patches to it by downloading them as an mp3 and "playing" it from my phone while connected to the tape input port. Worked like a charm.