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Showing posts with label MIDIPolis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MIDIPolis. Show all posts

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Juno-60 MIDI Minerva Mod Instructional Video


Published on Nov 14, 2015 Incredible Change

"Juno-60 Minerva Mod Installation Video with Incredible Change - Bliss. Minerva is a MIDI retrofit for the Roland Juno 60 synthesizer.

Note: The original Processor Board Malfunctioned, so I had Laszlo send me another one, and then it worked after installing. Had the original processor board worked, installation time would have been 2-4 hours.

Refer to installation guide online.
http://midipolis.blogspot.com/"

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Korg Mono/Poly Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/MIDIPoly MIDI Kit SN 378305

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via this auction

"Very clean early 80's Korg Mono/Poly. It is in remarkable condition for its age with only a few minor marks/ indentations/ flaking vinyl on the sides, bottom edge, and front panel. There is no sun damage to the knobs as you normally see. The screws (except for a couple on the back of the synth) still have that original shine. The white Korg logo on the back is very clean and shiny. The front corners are not all chipped up as you normally see on these synths. For the most part it looks nearly brand new. Please see photos for details.

The synth is functioning as it should. All keys play the correct notes, all sliders function, all knobs work and aren't scratchy, the keyboard scaling and filter are correctly calibrated. Voltage is standard US voltage. There are no issues with the functionality of the synth.

The synth comes with the original manual, original patch sheets manual, and a rare overlay that I assume was used in stores to show the capabilities of the synth. I believe I also have the original box somewhere in a storage closet. I keep everything! If I have it, and I can find it, I'll include it in the auction but will ship it double-boxed to preserve the collector value of the synth.

A MIDIpolis MIDIpoly MIDI kit has been professionally installed in this Mono/Poly to allow it to be controlled externally using a MIDI sequencer or computer. The kit is completely reversible (no soldering) and all parts that were removed will be included in the supplied plastic case. I'm not sure why you would want to reverse the kit though. The MIDIpoly kit brings the Mono/Poly into the modern age and makes it a much more useful synth. All the original functions of the Mono/Poly are kept. The following functions are added:

- Key notes are sent and received as MIDI on the selected MIDI channel
- VCO's can be triggered individually by velocity
- Notes generated by the arpeggiator are also sent as MIDI
- Received Pitch Bend MIDI data alters pitch bend
- Received Modulation CC MIDI messages alter filter cutoff
- Received Portamento Time CC MIDI messages switch portamento on/off
- A new sample and hold modulation can be routed
- Keyboard action is significantly improved
- The EFFECTS button now does not reset the key assign mode to unison
- Arpeggio can be synced to MIDI clock (various clock settings)"

Monday, July 16, 2012

Installing the MIDIPolis Minerva Upgrade on a Roland Juno-60


You might recall from this post MIDIPolis makes the extensive Minerva MIDI upgrade kit for the Roland Jupoter-60 and Jupiter-4. See the post for the specs, a stock photo and audio demo.

XBS wrote in to let us know he has a post up with pics on the installation. Check it out here.

"So, there is soldering with this kit but it’s designed in an ingenious way. The new chip socket is soldered in piggy back fashion to the underside of the Panel Board B processing chip... I put a lot of pictures in the gallery of the socket that holds the new board. It’s got ‘forks’ on one side that literally fit over the solder side tabs for IC 14 on Panel Board B. It took serious care to make sure this was all lined up and seated nicely over all 40 pins. That’s correct, 40 pins worth of tiny cramped soldering."

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Roland Jupiter 4 - with IO MIDI & Blue LEDs

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via this auction

"Here's quite possibly the best Jupiter synth from the vintage Roland "golden years".
This one has been serviced in early 2012 by a professional tech.
All 4 voice cards re-capped for proper tuning, overhaul cleaning of all parts and connections, calibrated etc.
Service paper work will be included.

This JP4 also has the amazing MIDIpolis IO MIDI Retrofit, installed!
Two boards inside...

1) The Keyboard Assigner, which gives you MIDI control over pitch note, bend, cutoff frequency, volume and portamento.
Also syncs up the (very awesome) arpeggio to MIDI clock. Also 2 LFOs with storable settings.
2) Expanded Patch Programmer, giving you 8x the memory storage for saved sounds (total 64). As well as...
MIDI CC send/receive on all programmable sliders, copy/paste patches, a "Second Page" for added LFOs control + velocity,
Noise level control, Memory dump, and much more.

Needless to say, the added flexibility from the IO MIDI kit allows the JP4 to out-shine many of today's "new" synths.
The sound has always been amazing ... but now the control and usability are up to current standards.
Read all about the details from the online manual:
MIDIpolis: Io Manual and full specs"

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Kicron - First Hungarian Drum Synth


via MIDIpolis: "This upcoming project is called Kicron. Only one voice but that voice kick your body up in your mind... Kicron is a state-of-the-art analog kick drum generator based on 909 and 808 circuits and concepts. More than 20 programmable parameters and total MIDI control in a compact form. Scheduled release in October."

Thursday, March 31, 2011

MIDIpolis Io and Minerva Jupiter-4 and Juno-60 MIDI Retrofits

via MIDIpolis

"Minerva, the ultimate Juno 60 MIDI retrofit is released on 28th of March along with the improved version of Io, the Jupiter 4 retrofit.

Minerva highlights
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- Internal non-destructive retrofit, no-drilling installation
- Replaces the patch programmer processor without removing the original CPU
- Full MIDI on keyboard, all programmable sliders and switches back and forth
- MIDI control for pitch bend and arpeggio rate
- Flexible extra LFO, routable to several parameters
- Velocity assignable to VCA or VCF
- Dedicated mono ADSR for the VCF
- Memory upgrade to 80 patches
- Patch dump and controller snapshot for easy sound management
- Price is 129 EUR + 10 EUR shipping fee



Io highlights
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- Easy to install, modular internal retrofit
- Seperate boards for patch programmer and keyboard assigner extension
- Full MIDI on keyboard, all programmable sliders and switches back and forth
- MIDI control for pitch bend, VCF, VCA, Portamento and arpeggio rate
- Two extra LFOs on pitch bend and VCF
- Memory upgrade to 64 patches
- Price is 129 EUR for the keyboard assigner board and 99 EUR for the patch programmer board

The new version adds master keyboard functionality to Jupiter like it sends note data not just receives.
Old version kits are still available for 99 EUR if you do not need the note sending."

See MIDIpolis for more.
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