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troubleshooting korg m1

2002-03-26 by Owen Kalau

Hi, I m new to this group, and I recently picked up a Korg M1 for cheap. Replaced the internal battery, reloaded all the patches, everything is just fine.

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] CS-5 mod?

2002-03-26 by Peter M Blackett

Dear ichbinladin and list , the Yamaha CS5 uses hert/volt rather than volts/octave so you need to get a midi to cv unit that can manage this . there is a diy

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] MSQ-700 Battery?

2002-03-26 by mtcasino@comcast.net

Here is a good start: http://www.radioshack.com/ProdSupport/ProductSupport.asp Unless Roland had a special order battery made. mike Casino ... From: swiftimage

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MSQ-700 Battery?

2002-03-26 by swiftimage

The MSQ-700 s lithium backup battery part# 12569140 is nearly $40 from Roland. Does anyone know if this battery is available anywhere else? Thanks, Mark

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CS-5 mod?

2002-03-26 by ichbinladin

Hi y all! I m a happy owner of an Yamaha cs-5. And is now thinking of getting a midi - CV for it. the problem is I want to control cutoff and portamento

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CS-5 mod?

2002-03-26 by ichbinladin

Hi y all! I m a happy owner of an Yamaha cs-5. And is now thinking of getting a midi - CV for it. the problem is I want to control cutoff and portamento

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Prophet 600 out of tune?

2002-03-26 by Brian Andrew Marek

Okay, so I got the Prophet 600 working (changed out the Z-80 - easy!), but now I m finding another problem. Apparently one or more of the oscillators are out

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OB-8

2002-03-21 by synthid

OB-8 ver.B5 has part of first octave on keyboard playing wrong notes. Should be C0 - G0 but plays E1 - B1. Occurs in all patches, splits, doubles. All other

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oscillator calibration (general)

2002-03-18 by Tom Moravansky

Normally I calibrate a synth using my Boss TU-12H tuner which works over a wide range and is very portable. However, this weekend I was calibrating a

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Synthex calibration advice

2002-03-18 by Tom Moravansky

Anyone ever work on a Synthex? I have one with a weird problem. VCO 2 of 1 voice card is not quite in tune. It s off by as much as 1 and a half steps (ie -

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Prophet 600

2002-03-18 by Brian Andrew Marek

... The label that fell off the EPROM says 0-7 . BaM -- Find out more about Rocket Park at our web page: http://www.rocketparkmusic.com/

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Prophet 600

2002-03-18 by Brian Andrew Marek

... That had occured to me upon glancing at the schematic, in fact. What would I be looking for (voltages in various place under certain conditions, et

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Prophet 600

2002-03-17 by The Old Crow

... I have repaired Prophet-600s in the past. It certainly sounds like the Z80 microcomputer sytem is not running. I would suspect the program ROM first,

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Prophet 600

2002-03-17 by Brian Andrew Marek

... Of course I meant LED, not LCD, screen... :) BaM -- Find out more about Rocket Park at our web page: http://www.rocketparkmusic.com/

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Prophet 600

2002-03-17 by Brian Andrew Marek

Anybody have any experience with Prophet 600 repair? I m working on one for a friend. When you turn it on, power is supplied in the correct voltages to the

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newcomer needs..

2002-03-17 by Toussaint Thompson

Hi synthist, I m new to this group. been searching your archives for minimoog schematic wuth component/parts #s, would anyone know the where abouts i could get

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Chicago area -- Repairs

2002-03-13 by Jim Birch

There is a great specialty shop at the corner of Fullerton and Elston called Midwest Music Menders, they fix all sorts of synths and electric pianos. You

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] (unknown)

2002-03-13 by mishon66@aol.com

Hey everyone. I notice now and then people looking for a GOOD repair tech in the Chicago area, I have a tech that is in Madison Wisconsin (80 miles from

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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] (unknown)

2002-03-12 by Robert Williams

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i need some help for my korg poly Six

2002-03-06 by fainardi

hi i have received a korg polysix, it s in good condition but when i plugged it and turn it on, everything works except filter and VCO 1-the cutoff and

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Re: Who does Arp 2600 Repair?

2002-03-04 by progger23236

Hello, There is a place just outside of DC called Prototypes. I had them work on my MicroMoog last summer, and when I picked it up they were working on an Arp

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New toy that is recommended

2002-03-01 by The Old Crow

I got my desoldering tool this week, a Den-On SC7000Z gun-grip desoldering iron with built-in vacuum pump: http://www.howardelectronics.com/den-on/sc7000.html

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Who does Arp 2600 Repair?

2002-03-01 by ethanzer0

Hello, I am in the D.C. area and would like to have my Arp 2600 serviced. Currently, the VCF does not work. I have asked around and everybody has says Phil

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How hot is your iron?

2002-03-01 by Tom Moravansky

Question - for those of you with temperature-controlled soldering and desoldering stations, what temperature do you normally have it set to when working on

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Re: OB-8 Repair in Toronto

2002-02-26 by echo7even

good advice.. Dean is the man in TO for this type of thing -r ... anyone know ... __________________________________________________

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OB-8 Repair in Toronto

2002-02-26 by swwood2001

I have an OB-8 that is in desparate need of repair. Does anyone know of a good tech with this kind of expertise in the Toronto area? Thanks

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Re: Yamaha CS-60 voice board,

2002-02-19 by christopher_s_rider

Hm, never knew this group existed til now. In any case: The CS-50/60/80 M (master) voice boards are nearly identical among the 3 instruments. If you look

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remaining omni problems

2002-02-19 by Peter Brown

hi all, i was wondering if anyone had any hints about diagnosing some remaining problems on my omni mk1...the problems are (in order of importance): -long

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