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Re: [prophet2000] P2K naivete

2003-02-25 by stuart currie

thanks for the info.
--- ferrograph@... wrote:
> <<Just picked up a Prophet 2000 and have a few
> questions.  Do they all run 
> hot?  This thing is as hot as an ensoniq!>>
> 
> both my 2000 and 2002 run hot; the voltage
> regulators are bolted to the back 
> panel. the regs run slightly hotter than they ought
> when the local voltage is 
> 240 because the nearest setting is 220 and this
> makes the secondary voltage 
> higher in the power supply. the regs have to throw
> the extra energy away. I'm 
> guessing you're in the uk... otherwise, maybe they
> all ran hot anyway. sounds 
> like it's working, and SCI stuff generally has a
> reputation for running hot. 
> (my p600 also gets hot and I've seen scorch marks
> under failed regs in 
> pro-1's)
> 
> <<Also, all the sounds seem to be on a continuous
> panning,.....Do I have a 
> problem?>>
> 
> no. it'll do this until you change the way the
> voices are allocated ("dynamic 
> allocation" on the matrix, I think, without
> looking). there are some user 
> instructions in the files section. good luck! it's a
> wonderful sounding 
> sampler; though we've been spoiled by bigger
> memories and digital effects, 
> the 2000's somehow feel more like instruments.
> 
> duncan/r.m.i.
> 
> 


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