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Korg poly 800 presets1/31/2023 It is also a quirky synth in that even though it has MIDI, it didn't have Sysex. Being able to easily visualize these parameters without having to crack open the manual quickly taught me about subtractive signal flow and architecture. It was a fantastic first synth to own because even though you have to program it with two buttons and a 2-digit LED, all the parameters are laid out graphically on the top of the synth. A joystick to control pitch bend and modulation and the filter.Strap pegs so you could wear it like a keytar.49 Full-sized keys (non-velocity sensing).Two stable digital oscillators (DCO) but with a 24dB/oct low-pas analog filter.MIDI (which had only just been introduced at the 1993 NAMM show). It was an incredible value at the time with these features: It was the first programmable polyphonic synth for under a thousand bucks (I bought mine for $795 new). My very first synth was the Poly-800 which I bought the year it was introduced in 1984.
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