Analogue systems

Hi all.

My AS modular is situated above a valve wurlitzer 145. When i play  
piano  the integrator buzzes and rattles (sympathetic res).
Its driving me nuts, as I am an electronics novice, can i start taking 
it apart and going in with blu tack or tightening things? I assume its 
the case...


thanks

leonm
On 10 Jan 2005, at 22:27, levka0 wrote:

>
>  I have recently ordered 3.5 mm patch cables from A.Sys. and I can
>  recommend them highly. They are well constructed, and are available
>  in practical lengths and colours. They compare quite favourable with
>  other brands.
>  They have proven very reliable in my A.Sys., A.Sol., Doepfer, Blacet
>  and other (semi-)modular systems, without any issues.
>
>  --- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com, "sweathog2121"
>  <sweathog2121@y...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Maybe this will end doubt about 1/8 (3.5mm) jacks in general.� The
>  following is a
>  > response to an Email I sent to AS (which is at the bottom of the
>  page).� I might also add
>  > that Bob responded very quickly (only took about 1 hour to get a
>  response I believe):
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Hello Beau
>  > � � � � � � � � �First of all thank you for considering us as an
>  option for
>  > your first modular purchase.
>  > To give you a brief history of mini jack problems this is what we
>  have
>  > encountered.
>  >
>  > We first started using a cliff socket part number CL13845 which is
>  a 5.5
>  > version of the CL13844 5.0 that Dieter used in his system.If our
>  patch cord
>  > were used there was minimum problems but some users were buying in
>  or making
>  > their own cables with heavy metal jack plugs which put a strain on
>  the
>  > sockets causing the intermittent problems which the A100 was having
>  issues
>  > with.
>  > I contacted the socket manufacturer Cliff and informed them that we
>  were
>  > experiencing a small but nevertheless, important to our users,
>  contact
>  > problem.
>  > Cliff sent their senior engineer down to our workshop and he
>  identified the
>  > problem from their manufacturing side and came up with a new socket
>  for us
>  > (still pcb mounted which is what we wanted) and with this and custom
>  > designed patchcords to fit exactly we have had no problems that we
>  are aware
>  > of.
>  > There is a British band which you may or may not know about called
>  Radiohead
>  > who tour with 3 x 8000 and an 8500 system plus numerous Apprentice
>  and
>  > Sorceror systems.The only time they have had problems was by their
>  own
>  > admittance when they bought in different patch cords which were
>  like fishing
>  > weights and that obviously was to much ,but when we recommended our
>  new
>  > length patch cords they have had no problems during 2 world tours.I
>  believe
>  > your own U.S.A band Nine Inch Nails are about to tour with our gear
>  live as
>  > well as Sigur Ros from Iceland.
>  > We informed Dieter of the new socket to be fair to him and not take
>  an
>  > obvious advantage so the A100 should be clear of any problems as
>  well as
>  > long as the correct patch cords are used.
>  > If you're going to Namm in a few weeks time come to the Big City
>  Music booth
>  > and try for your self.
>  > I have never heard of low level noise problems on forums or from
>  > customers,without naming names we have had high praise from top U.K
>  London
>  > based producers, on how quiet are systems are, quietness is
>  also �mentioned
>  > in the review for the system 1 from what I remember.
>  > If the forum that has this is on a competitors website and it is
>  over 3
>  > years old then it is there as a negative swipe at Doepfer and by
>  default
>  > ours.
>  > I do not think Dieter would ever condone such negative posts on his
>  Yahoo
>  > Group just as we would not.
>  > I have seen and played for a very short time a large
>  Synthesizer.com system
>  > in Belgium last month and I was very impressed.I think which ever
>  one you
>  > choose you will not be disappointed.
>  > You may post this response if you wish which hopefully will allay
>  the fears
>  > of any potential Analogue Systems/Doepfer customers.
>  > If you ring Roger at Big City Music in L.A he will give you a frank
>  overview
>  > on all modulars as he has vintage and modern and has sold very good
>  amounts
>  > of our systems and modules to satisfied U.S customers.
>  > The only time you usually find any bad press for most manufacturers
>  is when
>  > modules are swapped around without any thought to power supply
>  issues and
>  > any modifications.
>  > We have a system here which has been stock from day one and it has
>  never
>  > failed and it a very big!!
>  >
>  > � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Best Wishes
>  >
>  > � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Bob Williams
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > > To whom it may concern:
>  > > I am in the ever-so painful time of researching which modular
>  synthesizer
>  > (my first analog synthesizer) I would like to "invest" in. �One of
>  the
>  > primary qualities that the synthesizer I choose must have is long-
>  term
>  > durability. �All over your site I have come across the phrase "high
>  quality"
>  > several times, which makes me feel comfortable about buying your
>  products.
>  > However, I was reading through the "FAQ" section of another
>  synthesizer
>  > manufaturer's site (synthesizers.com) and came across the following
>  forum
>  > posting:
>  > >
>  > > http://synthesizers.com/doepfervsdotcom.txt
>  > >
>  > > The problem that I have is that the writer describes Doepfer's
>  jacks as
>  > less than adequate in terms of long term durability (their use of
>  jacks
>  > soldered directly to the PC boards as opposed to wired to the PC
>  Board).
>  > When I read it initially, it didn't affect my opinion about Analogue
>  > System's jacks, because I was not aware of what type of jacks AS
>  uses.
>  > However, I was able to check out the back-side of an RS 95 module
>  and found
>  > that the jacks AS uses are soldered directly to the PC Board like
>  Doepfer
>  > does. �I have also read about low level noise issues with AS
>  equipment.
>  > >
>  > > Anyways, I just wanted to see if you had any information on the
>  long-term
>  > durability of your jacks. �It may seem like I'm nitpicking, (and
>  I'm sorry
>  > for that) but modular analog equipment (especially from England
>  with the
>  > weakening dollar) is quite expensive. �I am basically torn between
>  > Synthesizers.com's modulars and AS's (main differences being price
>  and
>  > jacks). �For me, the price of AS's equipment is more here in
>  America so I'd
>  > like to be comfortable with paying for a product with in some cases
>  more
>  > options and hopefully with a higher quality standard. � �I know
>  this email
>  > has been fairly long and I appreciate your time. �Any information
>  would be
>  > greatly appreciated.
>  > >
>  > > Beau
>  > >
>
>
>
>
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