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Re: Deffective BBD Module? (4096 Stages) and Extremely High Resonant Noise

2006-12-27 by regimental1200

I meant 4096 stages, not 2096

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "regimental1200" 
<regimental1200@...> wrote:
>
> I get a similar problem all the time!!!!
> 
> Happens on a very intermittant basis.  While using an envelope as 
> clock source, I smack a key and can get that typical repeating and 
> pitch shifting "Daaaaaaaa-daaaaaaaa-daaaa-da-da-da-da da" noise, 
and 
> then when it feels like it, it stops responding.
> 
> Also, depending on how I have the delay clock knob position, I'll 
> get this extremely high resonant noise.  Sometimes it's more 
subtle 
> like the frequency it's producing is so high that it's not in the 
> audible spectrum, but its enough to hurt my ears.  I fear that 
I've 
> even damaged a bit of my high-end with this....
> 
> Is this a defect in the unit, or is that the clock noise that the 
> manual talks about generally requiring an LPF?  And if it is, 
where 
> exactly should the LPF be inserted?
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, <hardware@> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > My tapped bbd module suddenly has a limited range, it can now 
> only
> > > do short delaytimes, probably 25-40% of the range it should 
> have. In
> > > other words: it can't produce the aliasing sound anymore. The 
> first
> > > time I fired it up it was ok, second time it had this problem. 
> Any
> > > ideas?
> > >
> > > greetings, Anton
> > 
> > Sounds like a fault. Probably the "heater" of the temperature 
> controlled
> > logarithmic converter of the HSVCO is defective. If you are able 
> to replace
> > an integrated circuit we can send you a new one. As all circuits 
> are
> > equipped with sockets no soldering is required but only removing 
> the old
> > circuit and inserting the new one.
> > 
> > Please tell me your postal address (directly to me, not to the 
> Yahoo group)
> > and we will send you the spare part if you agree. Otherwise 
please 
> send the
> > module for repair.
> > 
> > Best wishes
> > Dieter Doepfer
> > (hardware@)
> >
>

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