Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Hello,

I received a Polysix, and I found that the sound is very crispy (read: unpleasant). Could you take a listen and let me know what you think, please?

http://nearly.free.fr/tmp/p6-crispy.mp3

The volume is far from clipping...

Is this normal?...

Thank you,

Charles.

It is not normal. Appearently it is some distortion in the sum of all 
six voices. I'd track the signal on the effects board.

Florian

Am 26.05.2015 um 14:54 schrieb landemaine@gmail.com [PolySix]:

>
> Hello,
>
>
> I received a Polysix, and I found that the sound is very crispy (read: 
> unpleasant). Could you take a listen and let me know what you think, 
> please?
>
> http://nearly.free.fr/tmp/p6-crispy.mp3
>
> The volume is far from clipping...
>
> Is this normal?...
>
>

Definitely not normal. It sounds like there is some clipping happening in some of the patches. Is it only when the chorus/phaser/ensemble is on? Does the Attenuator setting change it?
Don B.

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Subject: [PolySix] Crispy sound, anyone?

  

Hello,




I received a Polysix, and I found that the sound is very crispy (read: unpleasant). Could you take a listen and let me know what you think, please?

http://nearly.free.fr/tmp/p6-crispy.mp3


The volume is far from clipping...

Is this normal?...

Thank you,



Charles.

Hello

Am 30.05.2015 um 11:24 schrieb landemaine@gmail.com [PolySix]:
> I found out that the Attenuator pot is not working, and
> neither is the VCA mode (EG / Gate). There's definitely something wrong
> in the VCA section. I'll take it to my local electronician for repair.
The attenuator is not a potentiometer, but a multiposition switch.

Are you able to change the effect type (chorus/phase/ensemble) and to 
disable it?

If not, then the ICs 34/35 might be the cause (or the control of these ICs).

Florian