Korg • Poly-61

The Korg Poly-61 was released in 1982 as the successor to the Polysix. It was somewhat of a step up from the Polysix, as it has 2 DCOs for better reliability. It also retained the arpeggiator of the Polysix. It has a very dirty sharp sound much like the Yamaha DX7. This is good if you are into the lo-fi sound of electronica. The Poly-61 can provide cool gritty basses or trippy analog sounds and fx.
Also added is the familiar Korg joystick, which can be used to modulate the VCO or the VCF. However, its filter only has 7 steps of resonance and is not as fat as the Polysix's filter. It also uses the same method of programming the Poly-800 and Yamaha DX-7 use, so it's not a very useful synth for real-time-tweaking junkies. The first Poly-61s didn't have MIDI, but the Poly-61M released in 1984 corrects this. Overall, the Poly-61 is still a decent synth, and it can be acquired for practically nothing! It has been used by FM Static and The Faint.
Here is a site of a friend of mine that has tons of information about this synth and its insides:
www.mik-music.org
I press write and the led blinks I then press write again and hey presto the led goes off but sound does not save.
Anyone have any ideas?I have replaced the battery.
Thanks
I know this problem and it is solved pretty easy!
When you open the case of the Poly-61 there is a big connector on the main board (on the left) that has got a few empty holes. This connector must have been places unproperly. Just loosen it and fit it in the right place. Everything should sound normal again!
I had this problem a few months ago when I worked at my own Poly-61.
Hope this helps you!