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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "Oeschey, Lars" <OESCHEY@M...> wrote:
> > Man that IS weird?!
> 
> indeed ;)
> especially, since it hit *every* patch. I don't know exactly which 
patch
> used the ribbon at all, but usually there is something assigned 
to it. I
> flipped through the 40 or so presets (not factory, have some 
commercial
> stuff in there), and tried the ribbon, and nothing happened. 
Yesterday I
> made a quick check (took the synth with me again, usually it's 
in the
> jamroom), and assigned to the patch I use with ribbon some 
filter
> parameters, i.e. Ribbon-X -> VCF_cut, and it sounded 
somewhat like it used
> to. But not really, before it was the way, that the sound was 
reset to some
> default when I took the finger away from the ribbon, now the 
sound also gets
> "reset", but to a different (low filter setting) sound :( It seems, 
just
> changing the Ribbon-X and Ribbon-Z doesn't give me the 
same results than
> before. Seems I gotta check out that backup I gladly made 
*before* I started
> fumbling (as I always do, I work in IT and I *know* that bad 
things happen
> ;))
> 
> Lars

More thoughts on the matter:

1) Since you have a back-up of your Voices (good for you!) you 
could reinitialize the unit and hope that clears the problem. Hold 
down '7', '8', & '9' while powering up - then choose 9 for ALL (or 8 
for SYSTEM only.) Ssee page 100 of the manual for more info.

2) It *might* be a physical problem with the Ribbon Controller 
connection. Elson, and a few other users, had problems with the 
Ribbon Controller - he popped open the case and found the 
connection was not secure. Voila! Problem fixed - his write up is 
in the Files section under Tips&Tricks 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files 

3) Maybe the problem is the result of a bug?! But from your first 
post it doesn't sound as though you could easily recreate the 
steps you followed when the problem first appeared.

Hope this helps,

Jon