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drchris Full Member
Joined: 21 May 2011 Posts: 178 Location: Memphis, TN
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:28 pm Post subject: Comparison from 30 years ago |
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While waiting on the Kronos, I've been reading the manuals and learning all I can about my new toy without it actually being here. Just for fun, I decided to look for the original Polysix manual from 1981. A quick Google search had it on my iPad. Reading that manual sent me down memory lane for sure. I never had a Polysix, but did spend some time with cassette tape recorders attached to computers for backup purposes!
Here are some interesting stats about the Polysix:
Manual: 24 pages, 200KB (Kronos 3 manuals, 1683 pages, 63.5MB)
Voices: 6
User programs: 4 banks of 8 (32 total)
External storage: Cassette Interface
Keys: 61
Weight: 25.6 lbs. (Kronos 61: 28 lbs)
I thought these were interesting as a marker of change in the past 30 years.
Chris |
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ozy Guest
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Comparison from 30 years ago |
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drchris wrote: | A quick Google search had it on my iPad. I never had a Polysix |
yes, it is an interesting perspective for sure.
Here's some other perspective:
30 years from now, somebody will be directly scanning the Kronos manual (all of its 1683 pages) trough a retina-to-brain wireless interface (I have no idea what the two most fashionable brand names will be in 30 years, replacing Goggle and iPad),
and will sigh...
... "I never played a Kronos, but the idea that it took just 6 months to read its manual surely gives you pause... How things have changed, now that the 36-volumes manual of the 36000-voices polyphonic Korg Mohammed has been released".
[obviously, Greek mythological references will have lost their appeal by then, and keyboards wil be named after South-Mediterranean mythologies].
Thinking outside the box has its advantages.
And its disadvantages.
Oh: in the meantime, a 60-years old, 6 voices analogue Korg Polysix will be still kicking ass. |
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JimH Full Member
Joined: 19 Jan 2011 Posts: 179 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I remember seeing it in a music store and being around $2000. That was still way in the stratosphere for me at that age and time, so it was inconceivable to own one. A couple years later I was drooling over the Poly61, and even though that was a lot cheaper at around $1100, I still couldn't come close to affording that either, lol. _________________ Korg Kronos 61, DSS-1, EX-8000
VAX77; John Bowen Solaris; Yamaha S90ES, TX81Z; Hammond XK3c; Kurzweil K2000S, PC88mx; Minimoog (orig) |
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Gargamel314 Platinum Member
Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 1147 Location: Carneys Point, NJ
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:27 am Post subject: |
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JimH wrote: | I remember seeing it in a music store and being around $2000. That was still way in the stratosphere for me at that age and time, so it was inconceivable to own one. A couple years later I was drooling over the Poly61, and even though that was a lot cheaper at around $1100, I still couldn't come close to affording that either, lol. |
"$1,100.00 in 1981 had the same buying power as $2,793.71 in 2011." according to http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm
"$2,000.00 in 1981 had the same buying power as $5,079.47 in 2011."
just puts things in perspective... $3,000 for a keyboard workstation isn't bad at all _________________ Korg Kronos-61, 01/Wfd, SONAR Pro |
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Kontrol49 Platinum Member
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 1280
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:36 am Post subject: |
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The Polysix was my first ever synth,bought it 1986 For around What was £350 UK sterling IIRC...and then part ex'd it for an M1 in 1989 then for an 01Wfd etc,added a Wavestation EX,then things got out of hand ...been a Korg Lover ever since,and probably had and sold on just about most synth's they've made since then.Sadly the Kronos won't be included in that list..(The Oasys is enough)...Unless they make a Kronos rackmount! _________________ --Korg Nautilus~~Korg Modwave--Korg SV-1-Korg Wavestate-- |
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Mystic38 Senior Member
Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 266
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Actually here is the progress...
Polysix number of pages in manual is 24
Kronos number of pages in manual is zero _________________ Korg PA4X, Nord Stage 3, Virus Ti Polar, Novation Nova II, Yamaha S70XS, MPC-X, TC Helicon Voicelive Rack, KRK VXT8 monitors, 2012 LP Standard, 1999 Am. hardtail Strat, Fender DRRI, Orange AD30HTC, Marshall Vintage Modern, 2 cans and a piece of string... |
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robinkle Senior Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 382 Location: Norway
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Much of Kronos features was available on separate instruments, and even in Analogue form (better?). You had DS-8 for VPM. M1 sample playback workstation features, Wavestation vector synthesis. Polysix and MS-20 for analogue. Organs, pianos. Kronos puts it all into one package in a digital form. Which makes it more usable, better (polyphony), taking less space and integrated with a computer. Awesome!
BUTT! I would rather have the Mono/Poly Over the Polysix. |
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EXer Platinum Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 558 Location: France
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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robinkle wrote: | I would rather have the Mono/Poly Over the Polysix. |
And I would rather have the PS-3300 over ther Mono/Poly and the Polysix.
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robinkle Senior Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 382 Location: Norway
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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EXer wrote: | robinkle wrote: | I would rather have the Mono/Poly Over the Polysix. |
And I would rather have the PS-3300 over ther Mono/Poly and the Polysix.
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Nah. I would replace that with the MS-20 |
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synthguy Platinum Member
Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 661
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:02 am Post subject: |
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EXer wrote: | robinkle wrote: | I would rather have the Mono/Poly Over the Polysix. |
And I would rather have the PS-3300 over ther Mono/Poly and the Polysix.
(piccie snip - guys, don't hotlink to other sites, and delete pics in quotes) |
If I won the lottery, I'd definitely get me one of these, a CS-80, a Polymoog and a Moog 55 modular, at least. The last time I saw one of these for sale, the price was frightening. _________________ PRAY FOR THIS PLANET!! |
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