The Mellotron Group

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Tony Swettenham wrote:

> Speaking of keyboards left off the list so far, another one I'd add to
> both the best AND worst is the Sequential Pro-One. I absolutely *love
> it to bits* for its sounds, its power, its versatility, and just about
> everything about it BUT with one very big and notable exception: in my
> experience the actual keyboard itself is one of the most unreliable
> heaps of old tripe imaginable (apparently this is a common problem on
> Pro-Ones). All too often when I've used it I've had to take it apart
> to put switch cleaner on the key contacts just to stop random notes
> from farting and burping (or in some cases almost dying altogether)!
>
> Tony S



hmmm...

i have had my pro-one since it was brand spanking new [serial 100-1004]
and only once did it fail me - a chip fried and a small puff of stinky
smoke came out of the top... a quick fix and it's been fine ever since,
and that was over 25 years ago. i pretty much use it as a slave via a
MIDI>CV converter, so the keys are rarely even touched.

i had an opportunity to purchase the next consecutive serial number
from my friend that bought his the same day, but i didn't have the
cash at the time :(

my prophet-600 has also been a well-behaved synth since i bought
nearly 15 years ago.

...jeff