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Re: Dark Energy not responding to midi

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
>

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