Korg Poly-61 - no talking - part 2/2

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. The Poly-61 can provide cool gritty basses or trippy analog sounds and fx. 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!
from: www.vintagesynth.com/korg/pol...

[@jamesdefrancesco7765]

Owned and gigged with one from 1984-1986. Regret selling it.

[@erik_gerhard]

Don’t listen to the “it has no knobs” hate. Simply beautiful.

[@10hz]

Absolutely. You can be glad it has no knobs, otherwise it would sell for the insane Juno prices. A hidden gem.

[@jonclyne2918]

Beautiful. I have a non functional 61 due to battery leak. Time to repair and enjoy. Thanks for sharing

[@williammarden1609]

ooooooh that patch at 1:00, i could sit with that for the rest of my life man

[@r27501]

This synth is pure 80s heaven. I love the sound of my 61.

[@brianptguitarkeyboardcover9957]

Thanks for the video, might get one

[@lqr824]

Hey, I always thought the 61 must suck, compared to the models before and after, but I have to admit this isn't bad at all. I play a Mono/Poly and DW-8000, along with a Kronos.

[@PeachBeach]

A bit of delay sends this thing to space! I miss mine bad but it was starting to fall apart... your one looks beautiful and clean!

[@group-music]

I love the Poly 61. Thanks for subscribing to my channel.