Emax

and how many hours would it take to diagnose and likely fix such a problem?

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:20 PM, RJ <errorspending@...> wrote:

> how much would you buy it for?
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> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:31 AM, jammie <jammie.emma@...>wrote:
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>> in the usa your looking at $70 per hour for a good reputable synth repair
>> tech
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>> some i can recomend for usa is thesonic he,s my counter part in the usa
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>> you could ask ted or myself who repair ted lives in the usa i live in the
>> uk
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>> or you could sell it as spare parts i buy broken boards and scavenge the
>> parts to repair other emaxes as there are some chips that you just cant buy
>> any more the synth chip is 1 they are rare as are some custom ic,s produced
>> by emu
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>> ill buy if you decide to part it
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>> or if you decide to fix it i can help there to
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: leavesstillgreen
>> To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:58 PM
>> Subject: [emax] Re: Emax Rack - no sound..or barely any
>>
>> Ok, thanks. Know of anyone in the Los Angeles area who has done work on
>> these? How much should I expect to pay for repair?
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>> I'm wondering if it would be better to just sell it and let somebody else
>> deal with the problem...
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>> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>, "jammie"
>> <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > yes and no you need an oscillascope and a logic anyliser to make sure
>> all the logic chips are working properly and the oscilascope for testing
>> waveforms and power functions i can help a bit when things are specific like
>> with the control off the filters recently were i said it was the cv dac that
>> was at fault
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>> > but he had full sound just no control with yours it could be various
>> things there a lot of logic chips for the control of the analog voice board
>> but also theres the 12bit dacs that could be at fault i would need to have
>> the machine for testing to
>> >
>> > diagnose properly
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: leavesstillgreen
>> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:37 PM
>> > Subject: [emax] Re: Emax Rack - no sound..or barely any
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > yikes..exactly what i didn't want to hear :(
>> >
>> > How would a synth tech diagnose it? Is it something I could try to do
>> with a voltmeter?
>> >
>> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com <emax%40yahoogroups.com>, "jammie"
>> <jammie.emma@> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > it sounds like the voice board is shot needs servicing
>> > >
>> > > this needs to be examined by a repair tech as there are many things
>> that could be wrong and neads extensive testing on conponent level
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: leavesstillgreen
>> > > To: emax@...m <emax%40yahoogroups.com>
>> > > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:25 PM
>> > > Subject: [emax] Emax Rack - no sound..or barely any
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > So I just purchased an Emax SE HD rack.
>> > >
>> > > Problem -
>> > > When amplified an enormous amount I can hear what sounds like samples
>> playing and the pitch tracks with the midi notes, but it is barely audible.
>> > >
>> > > The volume slider has no effect on the barely audible noises I'm
>> hearing. (calibrated volume slider with no results)
>> > >
>> > > I've plugged an external synth into the sample input and can also
>> barely hear it when the emax is amplified a lot. Interestingly, I can still
>> hear this even when the emax is not turned on.
>> > >
>> > > So are there any tests I can do to diagnose the exact problem?
>> > >
>> > > When plugging into the sample input, should I be able to hear whatever
>> is being fed into it easily? I'm very unfamiliar with how one should work.
>> > >
>> > > Is it possible one of the foot pedal inputs is affecting the volume at
>> all times even for the sample input? (I had an issue like this with my
>> memorymoog)
>> > >
>> > > These functions seem to be working...
>> > > - loads up from floppy disk and loads presets (hard drive doesn't
>> work)
>> > > - ran midi diagnostics and it is receiving midi correctly
>> > > - all buttons on front panel are working properly
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance for any help! I really really appreciate it!
>> > >
>> > > -RJ
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