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faulty K1rII symptoms

2017-01-19 by domgoold@...

i've got a very clean new-looking K1rII which unfortunately has

a problem - the sounds/waves don't play back properly, they

seem to randomly cross modulate with others at different points

on the keyboard. the sound is nearly clean sometimes but then

you hit a key and it's obviously wrong. have reloaded factory

sysex, and the battery still measures 3.16v or something similar.

(did the sysex with 2way connection too, in case)


so i put it away wondering what to do about it, not able to get more

info - other than that the proprietary chip can go bad (which one?)

and nothing can be done about it. ...


but i had another listen the other day, and tried muting operators,

and found that a waveform still sounds if you turn off the operator,

and that the envelopes have no effect. this is where the fault seems

to be appearing; need to have another look to see if i can pinpoint

anything consistent other than that.


does this ring any bells for anyone ?! :-)

i don't think i could fix it anyway; maybe someone here is interested

in this unit - if in europe, from postage point of view, although i'll

send it anywhere, if you pay. i would like to recoup my costs though.

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