If it's the same pattern every 8 notes I'd suspect interference from the key assigner. I believe Dan Backshall already suggested checking the keyboard cable. The key assigner is located on the voice board so it "leaking" into the voices is a possibility. Several wild guesses (again): The noise volume clearly was modulated by the LFO hence it must be injected somewhere before that part (VCA modulation happens on the effects board). The difference in noise volume could be the result of different attenuator settings; please check this. The attenuator circuitry is also on the effects board. You could check the signal directly at the voice board output and see if there's already noise. I seem to recall that there actually was a field modification to keep the keyboard cable away from the other boards because it would interfere. The keyboard cable is fastened to the frame in two locations (with a clip and with a wire); if one of them went missing it could result in some strange behaviour. You could try to remove the keyboard and check if the noise changes if you move it a couple of inches away (while still being connected). There could also be a problem with the effects board. Depending on the damage to the processor board (and how the Polysix was stored) the damage could have spread to the effects board right next to the battery. I have seen several acid-damaged effects boards.
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Re: [PolySix] Re: Noisy Polysix
2015-09-04 by Malte Rogacki
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