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KORG 770

Well, well, well...
Yes I know, I have many old Korg's - the 800DV, the 700S, M-500SP, MS-20 and now the 770.

I believed the 770 was the last in the 700S/800DV/Synthe Bass/Filter Pedal series, just before they released the MS-10/MS-20's, which then began that next Korg MS-series generation.

The 770 is kinda different to the 700S or 800DV, altho I have always thought that the 800DV was 2x 770s in one.

It features similar but slightly different things than the 700S or the 800DV.

Features:
It features similar but slightly different things than the 700S or the 800DV.

Two VCOs, with VCO1 that gets down to low 64'

The famous Traveler filter sliders

Ring Modulator in VCO2

'Bend' and 'Vibrato' switches, as in the 800DV

770 & Me


Ever since I had my 800DV, and then the 700S, i always had my eyes on a 770, and that other Synthe Bass. The 770 actually doesn't come up that often on eBay or any other sites, actually a lot less than the 700S or the 800DV.

Finally found one earlier on this year (early summer 2005), price was cheap, as compared to my 700S! Oh, but it also came equipped with Kenton Hz/V CV/Gate/Filter in sockets!

Ah well, as with other cheap bargains, things are not perfect. Altho the 770 came as fully working, cosmetically, it's not too perfect...

	1st B Key was chipped. It's not broken, but chipped... I figured this is not a problem, I have other spare Korg synths around that I can replace this key if I want to.
	Caps on the Traveler sliders are missing. Also, no caps on the Envelope Attack / Singing sliders.
	Quite a few scratch marks...
	One switch (Env Range) is broken. This needs to be replaced.

But, I suppose, after modding my 770S and 800DV, I kinda know enuf about this era of Korg synths, so I guess, I can fix or modify this easily. So for the price I paid, and with the Kenton CV/Gate/Filter sockets, I think it's a good bargain.

FRONT PANEL

LFO Speed | VCO I Pitch / Octave / Mode
Portamento Speed/Mode | Traveler LP/HP, VCF Config Switches

Mixer | VCO II Fine Tune/Pitch/Mode (+Ring Mod) / Power + Volume Control
Env Gen: Attack / Singing, Range, Mode, Sustain, Trigger Mode
Bend and Vibrato settings

To Do's

Replace the broken switch and maybe the replace the chipped key, replace slider caps

Add midi - easy since the CV/Gate sockets are already there (but I do want to find out where they were tapped and put up some more info here)

Maybe rackmount.
I still haven't decided, but most probably, when i got things sorted out.

19'' Rackmount idea, maybe a 2u?

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