Emax

Hiya all.  I'm new to this and sort of ignorant of mechanical things in
general, but I'm hoping someone here might have insight to a couple of
problems w/my EmaxII.

1.  The pitch wheel doesn't work.  The modulation wheel works fine but the
Pitch wheel not at all.  It springs back as it should but has no effect on
the sound.  I've made sure it is set to "on."  I've tried to re-set the
values (up/down/middle) but it doesn't show any change while I'm trying to
set them and it still doesn't work at all afterward.  I've also opened it up
and looked inside for any obvious  problems (something disconnected that
shouldn't be, etc.) but as far as my admittedly ignorant eye can see
everything seems okay.  Any ideas? 

2.  Sometimes the release of a sound gets mucked up.  I'll be using a sound
meant to have a quick release, but instead it'll keep playing (sometimes as
long as a full second) after I lift my finger(s) off the key(s).  I go in
and look at the release setting and the parameter of the sound is set where
it should be.  Then, usually a few seconds or minutes later, it suddenly
starts playing just fine, as if nothing was ever wrong.  What's the deal?  

Much thanks in advance for anyone's comments/suggestions.


Ashley 





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--- In emax@y..., ashley spradlin <ashleyspradlin@e...> wrote:
> Hiya all.  I'm new to this and sort of ignorant of mechanical 
things in
> general, but I'm hoping someone here might have insight to a couple 
of
> problems w/my EmaxII.
> 
> 1.  The pitch wheel doesn't work.  The modulation wheel works fine 
but the
> Pitch wheel not at all.  It springs back as it should but has no 
effect on
> the sound.  I've made sure it is set to "on."  I've tried to re-set 
the
> values (up/down/middle) but it doesn't show any change while I'm 
trying to
> set them and it still doesn't work at all afterward.  I've also 
opened it up
> and looked inside for any obvious  problems (something disconnected 
that
> shouldn't be, etc.) but as far as my admittedly ignorant eye can see
> everything seems okay.  Any ideas? 
>
   It sounds like a re-callibration problem to me if not you should 
have the Pitch Wheel pot checked out with an ohm meter to see that it 
is not open. If it is you'll have to replace it. Also perform a 
continuity check on the wires to the connector to the main board. In 
the users manual there is a procedure to re-callibrate the Pitch 
Wheel follow it closely. Does your pitch change when the Emax II is 
slave to another Keyboard (Midi)? Try it and see. 
   The users manual has a lot of diagnostic material in it that you 
can use. Of course for #2 its a mystery to me you will probably have 
to take it in for repair. Emu uses two processors one of which handle 
the keyboard and buttons and the other handles the actual sound 
genertation. It may very well be that the keyboard and button input 
processor section is to blame. Key on, key off, sliders, wheels etc...
Best,
Skip 

 
> 2.  Sometimes the release of a sound gets mucked up.  I'll be using 
a sound
> meant to have a quick release, but instead it'll keep playing 
(sometimes as
> long as a full second) after I lift my finger(s) off the key(s).  I 
go in
> and look at the release setting and the parameter of the sound is 
set where
> it should be.  Then, usually a few seconds or minutes later, it 
suddenly
> starts playing just fine, as if nothing was ever wrong.  What's the 
deal?  
> 
> Much thanks in advance for anyone's comments/suggestions.
> 
> 
> Ashley 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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