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Info is here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files/Tips%20and%20Tricks/tt_audible_pop_click.htm

if the above link fails (you may need to 2 copies - one from each line
pasted swquentially into your browser window)

login to your Yahoo Groups account + go to the AN1x list then files then
tips + tricks then AN1x Makes an audible "Popping" & "Clicking" at
Startup....

Hope this helps

Scott

Phil wrote:
> 
> Hi Neil,
> 
> I purchased my AN1x around three years ago and within a month I was back at
> the store complaining about the snap, crackle, and pops - only to be told it
> was a known issue, and nothing could be done. (I've since learnt it's likely
> a matter of an OS update - see archive, or Jon's advice).
> 
> One thing that seemed to be apparent is the crackles were related to patches
> I'd recently been playing with. From a few tests, it appeared that if my
> AN1x was switched off while still audible (such as the long sustain of a
> string patch, or an ongoing arp or step sequence performance), the patch
> became corrupted during power down.
> 
> No-one on the list has confirmed my observations, but by ensuring the synth
> is silent before shutting down, I haven't haven't experienced a crackle
> since.
> 
> Coincidence? Who knows, but worth a try.
> 
> Phil
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