Vintage Synth Repair

Hello,  I bought a Vintage Keys on eBay about a year ago and it had a Plus expansion board installed.  However I found that most of the new instruments are just percussion samples from the 808 drum machine that was popular around 1990.  As far as real and useful instruments go, there are a few piano and synth samples and an odd electric sitar sample.  In effect, the Vintage Keys expansion board may have been something in 1993 but now it is nothing to get excited about.  All the sounds could be found in any Korg, Yamaha, or Roland module from the late 1990s and later.




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 From: Keith Winstanley <keithwin@...m>
To: "vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com" <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com> 
Cc: "vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com" <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] E-Mu Systems Vintage Keys question
 

 



Or even send me the Rom images?

KW

On 9 Nov 2012, at 09:03, Keith Winstanley <keithwin@...> wrote:


  
>Speaking of the VK I have the original, can anyone burn me the ROMs to make it a VK plus as these are impossible to source?
>
>Cheers
>
>
>Keith
>
>On 9 Nov 2012, at 08:28, jammie <jammie.emma@....uk> wrote:
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>  
>> 
>>contact epr electronics
>> 
>>they are the emu repair station and he has the 
schematics
>> 
>>if you send him a message he will answer back with 
the 
>> 
>>correct one for you
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: Tom Russell 
>>>To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
>>>Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:40  AM
>>>Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] E-Mu  Systems Vintage Keys question
>>>
>>>  
>>>Max-
>>>Don't know specifically this model, but sometimes 
        XTALS are engraved (stamped) on the top (thin) side, or printed on one 
        of the larger sides (could be facing the PCB ). You might need 
        magnification to read it.
>>>
>>>--- On Thu, 11/8/12, max_61_it <flickino@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: 
          max_61_it <flickino@libero.it>
>>>>Subject: 
          [vintagesynthrepair] E-Mu Systems Vintage Keys question
>>>>To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>>>>Date: Thursday, November 8, 
          2012, 6:08 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>Hi folks!
>>>>Somebody can help me please?
>>>>I've got an E-Mu 
          Vintage Keys expander without the crystal oscillator (quartz) Y1 
          mounted on it.
>>>>Since it's impossibile to find a schematics for this 
          instrument, somebody of you can tell me the frequency of that 
          crystal?
>>>>Thank you very 
          much.
>>>>
>>>>Max
>>>>
>>>>