| Form Factor | Keyboard |
| Signal Path | Analog Hardware |
| Dimensions | 985 x 350 x 110 mm (WxDxH) |
| Weight | 12 kg |
| Power | 230 VAC |
| Polyphony | 6 Voices |
| Oscillators | 2 DCO per voice |
| Memory | 64 Programs |
| Keyboard | 61 Keys |
| Effects | Chorus |
| Channels | 6 Voice |
| Connections | - FROM TAPE · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
- TO TAPE · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
- CHORD MEMORY · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
- ARPEGGIO TRIG IN · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
- HEADPHONES · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Stereo, Socket (Female)
- OUTPUT · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Unbalanced, Socket (Female)
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| Controls | - POWER · Rocker Switch · ON, OFF
- VOLUME · Rotary Pot
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| Links | Sound on Sound Review · Wikipedia · Owner's Manual at Internet Archive · Service Notes at Internet Archive |
| Notes | The KORG Poly-61 is a programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by Korg in 1982, as a successor to the Polysix. It was notable for being Korg's first "knobless" synthesizer - featuring a push button interface for programming, dispensing from the Polysix's knobs and switches. The Poly-61 also moved to a hybrid tone generation system, using digitally controlled analog oscillators or DCO's (Roland's Juno-6 had made the same leap the previous year), in place of the Polysix' more retrograde VCOs.
In 1984 a MIDI version, the Poly-61M was released featuring basic MIDI implementation.
Polyphony - 6 Voices
Oscillators - DCO1:sawtooth, pulse, and square; DCO-2: sawtooth, square
LFO - 1 LFO can modulate the DCOs or the Filter
Filter - 1 lowpass filter w/ ADSR
Memory - 64 patches
VCA - ADSR
Keyboard - 61 keys
Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator with external sync
Effects - Chorus
Control - MIDI (on later Poly-61M models)
Date Produced - 1982 - 1986 |
