I have repaired my Arp Solus. To review, the Solus had a weak output with very apparent popping sound at key press and release. Also, when the LFO was enabled to control both FM and PWM, the synth would start some mystery oscillation, the rate of which could be controlled by the Attack and Release sliders! After ruling out other suspects (key contacts, trigger circuit, envelope circuit), I traced the problem back to the VCA, specifically a 4558 8-pin IC labeled Z20 in the schematic. In addition, an "excellent, working Octave Cat" I recently purchased arrived with a broken switch, a malfunctioning VCO, and CV tracking problems (don't buy from donesha2007 on ebay). The fix for the CV problem was also replacement of a 4558 IC (socketed components so it's pretty easy). So be suspicious of those pesky 4558's! Is there something comparable of better quality? Anyway, I hope this is useful to someone. --Stephen
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ARP SOLUS/OCTAVE CAT 4558 solution
2006-04-25 by easterleggs
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