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Re: [kawaisynths] K1 ii strange noises

2013-09-09 by Daniel Forró

Maybe the best time for factory reset:

Power Off
Press SYSTEM, hold it and Power On

It will erase internal RAM, so backup your data before doing it.

Good luck!

Daniel Forro



On 10 Sep, 2013, at 4:03 AM, Eldred Pickett wrote:

> I have one that's doing the same thing.  If you ever find a fix for
> it, I'd be interested in learning it.  Thanks!
>
> Eldred
>
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 5:50 PM, tomcc59 <tomcc59@...> wrote:
>> I have just purchased a K1 ii and when switched on it looks all  
>> good until you play a sound. The sound is either a mixture of  
>> sounds that sustain or crackle and are a mixture of different  
>> sounds that either go up or down in pitch or are like a LFO has  
>> gone crazy but don't respond to the  keys pressed. I can change  
>> banks the noise stops but the same behaviour but maybe different  
>> sounds. Its as if the synth has a mind of its own. I don't know  
>> wether it may be the CPU or wave Rom or something else. The battery  
>> has just over 3 v and everything on the board looks good. Any  
>> suggestions or just throw it away?? The synth is in really good  
>> condition

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