Re: Dark Energy not responding to midi
2013-01-21 by Robert Crouch
Wow, thank you Dieter! --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
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> > > I installed the glide kit to my Dark Energy a while ago and > > lately the internal midi-cv converter has been giving me > > problems. Every so often it just stops responding to any incoming > > midi signal, either through the USB or midi ports. I reinstalled > > the glide control and that seems to clear it up, and every so > > often I would have to remove and reinstall the thing to get the > > unit to respond to midi. > > > > Today it stopped responding at all, so to troubleshoot it I > > decided to remove the glide knob to see if maybe it's faulty. In > > order to install the glide I had to remove in internal jumper, > > and now I can't find it where I stored it. Does anyone know off > > hand what kind of jumper I need to buy? > > > > Also if this is not a case of a bad glide knob, is there any > > place in the US that can repair the unit or will it need to be > > sent back to Doepfer? > > > > Thanks in advance for the advice! > > Probably the potentiometer of the Glide Option is faulty. Please ask the > dealer where you purchased the Glide Option for a free replacement. We will > send a Glide Option for free to the dealer if he asks. Temporarily you may > use one of the unused jumpers of the Dark Energy to undo the glide function. > I'm quite sure that one of the other jumpers is not necessary. The document > on our website describes the function of all jumpers: > > http://www.doepfer.de/pdf/Dark_Energy_technical_information.pdf > > > Best wishes > Dieter Doepfer >