Emax

how much would you buy it for?



On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:31 AM, jammie <jammie.emma@...>wrote:

>
>
> in the usa your looking at $70 per hour for a good reputable synth repair
> tech
>
> some i can recomend for usa is thesonic he,s my counter part in the usa
>
> you could ask ted or myself who repair ted lives in the usa i live in the
> uk
>
> 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
>
> ill buy if you decide to part it
>
> or if you decide to fix it i can help there to
>
> ----- 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?
>
> I'm wondering if it would be better to just sell it and let somebody else
> deal with the problem...
>
> --- 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
> >
> > 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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