Korg Poly-800 Noise Gate Mod

The usual disclaimers about liability and damaging your equipment apply. Proceed at your own risk. Be mindful of static discharge and electric shock. The Korg Poly-800 should NOT be plugged in or turned on while performing this modification! This is a guide on how to add a toggle switch to … Continue reading
Korg i-Series Factory Disks

Sounds for the Korg i2, Korg i3 (1993), and other compatible models which can load 3.5″ 720K floppy diskettes made for the Korg i-Series. KORG I-SERIES FACTORY PRESET DISKS IFD-00P America IFD-00P Europe IFD-00P Japan IFD-01 Funk IFD-02 Latin 1 IFD-03 8 Beat IFD-04 Reggae IFD-05 3/4 – 6/8 IFD-06 … Continue reading
E-mu Emulator I Factory Bank Library

Not complete, but more than can be found elsewhere. About the Sample Diskette Library The initial factory sound library for the Emulator I was rather limited, and you had to buy blank formatted diskettes from E-mu Systems to create your own samples. It was quickly realized that a sample library … Continue reading
Akai MPC2000XL Repair

Note: This guide will not fix every possible hardware problem with the 2000XL, but will remedy issues which commonly arise from electrical shorts, particularly when installing the 8-output expansion improperly. Symptoms include: Sampling meters stuck and non-responsive, dead pad sensors, and no sound output. The cause for all three of … Continue reading