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From: tjt@cbnewsh.att.com (timothy.j.thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Poly-800 receives everything on midi (too bad)
Message-ID: <1991May2.133109.23693@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 2 May 91 13:31:09 GMT
References: <1991May2.085901.23232@santra.uucp>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <1991May2.085901.23232@santra.uucp>, by s33996f@puukko.hut.fi (Antti 'Antti' Ketola):
> RCV CHANNEL parameter seems to affect only the transmit (OUT) channel on the 
> Poly-800, not the receiving channel!
>    So, can that 'omni' mode be switched off? How? The Front Panel gives no
> signs of such feature (which,I think,is of fundamental kind) !

I never found a way on the front panel, but the Poly-800 (the original
one) *does* respond to the appropriate incoming MIDI message that will
turn off the Omni mode.  Annoying that you can't do it without an external
MIDI device to send the message, but at least it's possible.  It also (if
I recall correctly) gets reset on power-up.  ...Tim...tjt@twitch.att.com...