KiwiTechnics KiwiSix Upgrade for KORG Polysix In the Works

via KiwiTechnics

"In development and coming soon The KiwiSix Upgrade features:-

• A complete replacement board for the troubled Korg Polysix KLM-367 circuit board. These are usually battery damaged which can render the synth unusable.
• 1024 Tones can be stored and edited. It is also possible to temporarily edit any Tone. Tones are selected using a two button system. The first button selects the high digit (1-8) and the second button the low digit (1-8). This allows 64 tones (1-1 to 8- 8) on any bank. There are 16 banks that are selected using the A-D bank buttons. The high digit of the tone is displayed as a flashing tone button and the low digit is a steady light so the selected tone can be viewed at a glance.
• MidiCC support for all parameters, Midi Sysex support for Tone Dump & Load.
• Midi In & Out Channels can be separately set.
• Patch Editor Control of Parameters (requires PE v 5.0 or later)
• Two styles of Polyphonic (7th note override or 7th note ignored) and Last note priority Unison Key Assign Modes
• Chord Mode. Any chord with up to 6 notes can be set and played from any key
• The Arpeggiator can be clocked from the internal/external clock or midi clock divided by 3,4,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,72,96,128,144,168 or 192.
• Arp modes are Up, Down, Up and Down, 0, 1 or 2 octaves and can be controlled via midi
• Key transpose allows transposition to any key Up or down up to 2 octaves
• Arpeggiator can be Started, Stopped & Continued using Midi Commands
• Appeggiator will Output Midi Data
• Internet update system
• The Upgrade comes with a replacement metal plate for the power cord. This plate has an IEC socket for a standard power cord (note - Power cord is not supplied), screws and space to mount the Korg Serial Number plate and midi in and out sockets are mounted. An internal cable is supplied to plug into the KiwiSix Upgrade board for Midi I/O.
• Installation is simple and the only soldering required is for the Power wires to the replacement plate. Full installation instructions will be in the User Manual.
• Future plans are for other features to be controlled via midi. Due to the lack of control buttons it will not be possible to add further options using the front panel controls so these will be available using midi control only.
• Compatible midiCC control set for all Kiwitechnics products
Full details, prices, release date and manuals will be posted here as soon as they are available. Please do not email about these in the meantime as time spent answering questions will only delay the product."