Re: [xpantastic] Re: Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by Omar
I would add here, that even though you can t get snappy bass sounds, you can still get killer bass sounds with the Xpander. Listen to Nitzer Ebb Belief
Messages
Browse messages
Page 13 of 32 · 1589 messages matched
Re: Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by tyrosine
Omar is correct, the oscillators in the Xpander will not respond any more quickly if they are sequenced over CV (Silent Way, hardware sequencer, etc). The
Re: Hi-res XPander images
2012-04-02 by tyrosine
Please tell me you re making a 24-voice clone.
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by Omar Torres
yes thats correct, but its just for triggering gate and pitch of each voice. Basically allowing you to trigger or sequence an Xpander without using MIDI. But
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by Richard Taylor
I m not 100% sure on how to do it, as I don t have the Xpander in front of me yet. However in the Sound on Sound review of Silent way the reviewer states that
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-04-02 by Christophe JANOT
Both sides will be fantastic, but difficult to realize ;-) Photos of composants sides will be great. So of you could tale pictures of processor and the voice
Re: [xpantastic] Re: Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-04-02 by Omar Torres
chris, I can take some for you. I have a US model. I m assuming you just need pictures of the boards in their current mounted state inside the case. If you
Re: Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-04-02 by Christophe JANOT
Hi to all ! I m still looking for detailled hi-res pictures of an Xpander electronics boards. So, if someone had to open his box... Thank you Envoyé de mon
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by Omar
I m curious how you would make that work. My understanding is the CV inputs on the Xpander are hard-routed to pitch control of the VCO s only. Is this correct?
Xpander with Volta/Silent Way
2012-04-02 by sonictransmissions2002
Is anyone using their Xpander with the Volta or Silent way plugins? If so how do you find it? Are you able to get snappier basses using the plugin s
Re: Real-Time Tone Editor for Xpander
2012-04-01 by baumont987
Hi, The time for beta testing has come [:-$] I m looking for 2 beta testers: - 1 Matrix-12 owner with Windows Vista or Windows 7, 64 bits, DAW user (Cubase,
Re: Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-04-01 by synthparts
I have a few of those chips in stock. Doug synthparts.com
Re: Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-03-31 by Ed Koznofski
Sorry for being so late. I had the same issue with my Matrix-12. In the end, I had to replace one of the CEM chips. In the M-12 they are socketed, so it
Re: How to get the Easter egg on the Xpander
2012-03-14 by obermann12
Hi again, I remember seeing some pictures of the easter eggs many years ago on the internet, this was before the time i tracked my own M12 down.. So having the
Re: How to get the Easter egg on the Xpander
2012-03-08 by jleroux2010
Thank you very much. I am curious on how you found out that sequence to get the easter egg? Was this information coming from Oberheim (the company) or just by
Re: [xpantastic] Hi-res XPander images
2012-03-07 by matrix
Here you go: http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/rick/Emusic/Synth-diy/ ... -- cheers, matrix http://m.matrixsynth.com
Re: [xpantastic] Hi-res XPander images
2012-03-07 by Do It Yourself Synth
Which SDIY list do you have in mind ? About MatrixSynth, this is a bit too early for the details ;-)
Re: [xpantastic] Hi-res XPander images
2012-03-07 by Do It Yourself Synth
Good idea ;-) The only problem is I do not own an XPander myself. I m just planning to create a new DIY synth project. The synth for this project will be one
Re: [xpantastic] Hi-res XPander images
2012-03-07 by PeWe
What about making the pics yourself ?
Hi-res XPander images
2012-03-07 by c_janot
Hello, I m looking for very large pictures of the processor board and the voice board of an XPander. I found a lots of pictures on the web and in this group,
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-03-05 by Tobbe Bergman
Just as Karl Schmeer mentioned the CX49 is a common capacitor that fails on every voice. It also failed on my 6th voice but after replacing it, it was back to
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-03-05 by Tobbe Bergman
Has your units power board been recaped since 1985 ? (the big capacitors) 2012/3/5 steve_gruskin
Re: [xpantastic] Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-03-05 by Karl Schmeer
Hi Steve, From what I understand, the Xpander will turn the voice off if it fails tuning. You can turn it back on in the master page if you need to.
Xpander is skipping a voice
2012-03-05 by steve_gruskin
I ve had my Xpander since 1985 and for the first time had a Voice Processor Error message. I re-set (start w/ Clear button) and now it sounds fine, but is
Re: How to get the Easter egg on the Xpander
2012-03-03 by obermann12
Hi Seeing as easter egg time isn t too far away, here s a little trail for you to follow ..... This is how it is done on the M12, but should be the same
How to get the Easter egg on the Xpander
2012-02-25 by jleroux2010
Hi I have seen the picture of the HI-MOM easter egg. What is the procedure to get it? Thanks
Re: removing knobs
2012-02-20 by synthparts
I always wondered why they went back to collet knobs after switching to push on types with the OB-Xa and OB-8... Actually my late model OB-X has push ons too.
Re: [xpantastic] removing knobs
2012-02-19 by Omar
and there you have it! thanks guys!!
Re: [xpantastic] removing knobs
2012-02-19 by Tobbe Bergman
You cant just pull them off cause they have a cap that you have to remove first (with a small knife etc) Under the cap there is a screw or nut (I don t
Re: [xpantastic] removing knobs
2012-02-19 by Vco3
HI yes you have to pop the top off the knobs and then unscrew the collar inside the knob shaft to loosen them.. cya analog-jeff ... From: Omar
removing knobs
2012-02-19 by Omar
I need to underneath the faceplate of my Xpander to service a couple buttons and do some cleanup. But I cannot for the life of me get the damn knobs off. It s
Re: [xpantastic] Unknown VMEM Test Error
2012-02-19 by Omar
hey all, just confirmed that I am running firmware 1.2 for the main processor and 1.4 for the voice. any ideas on the error message?
Re: [xpantastic] Unknown VMEM Test Error
2012-02-12 by Omar
I ll have to double check when I get back to the studio next week, but I believe it s OS 1.2 for the processor/control and OS 1.4 for the voice board, and OS
Re: [xpantastic] Unknown VMEM Test Error
2012-02-12 by Tobbe Bergman
The error message was changed with a software update. I read that somewhere once but cant seem to find it now What software versions are you using ? ...
Re: [xpantastic] Re: OB-VFD upgrade
2012-02-12 by Tobbe Bergman
It took a couple of weeks before he replied to me and I am sure he will get in contact when he get some time of from his busy schedule! 2012/2/12 random2393
Unknown VMEM Test Error
2012-02-12 by random2393
hi all, In going through a full calibration and testing of my new Xpander, I noticed that one test does not pass properly. When doing the VMEM test, it fails
Re: OB-VFD upgrade
2012-02-12 by random2393
thanks for the feedback tobe. I guess he can count me in as another interested customer for him to build out his new batch. now if we could just get in touch
Re: [xpantastic] OB-VFD upgrade
2012-02-10 by Tobbe Bergman
Hi there I also mailed him some time ago and it took a while for him to reply. Here is the mail I got: * Hi Tobe, Many thanks for your message and kind words.
OB-VFD upgrade
2012-02-10 by random2393
Does anyone know how to reach Steve Lenham from Bendan Sound Technology? I m interested in getting his OB-VFD dot-matrix upgrade for my Xpander, but I ve not
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Karl Schmeer
Quit Right Tobbe, It s been awhile since I opened mine up. Best Regards Karl ________________________________ From: Tobbe Bergman
Re: [xpantastic] PSU Transformer
2012-01-28 by Tobbe Bergman
Thats seems like a hard item to find ! How on earth did you lose that ? The company still exist http://www.incon.com This guy might be able to help you !
PSU Transformer
2012-01-28 by Carl Beck
Hi! I have a US version xpander, where the nasty little transformer in the PSU PCB is MISSING. It s named Incon 8103. Does anyone have it for sale? Did
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Bakis Sirros
ok, thanks Tobbe! Bakis ________________________________ From: Tobbe Bergman To: xpantastic@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Tobbe Bergman
It fixed Voice 6 when I had the identical problem on my Xpander ! 2012/1/28 Bakis Sirros
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Tobbe Bergman
FYI C249 = Voice 6 C349 = Voice 5 C449 = Voice 4 C549 = Voice 3 C649 = Voice 2 C749 = Voice 1 2012/1/28 Karl Schmeer
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Bakis Sirros
thanks Guys for all your help! :-) one more question: will the capacitors change fix the very very low output volume (its barely hearable) of voice 5 ?
Re: [xpantastic] hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by Karl Schmeer
Hello Bakis, The other posters have it right. You should replace the coupling caps. Specifically I would replace C549 on voice 5. This part fails
Re: [xpantastic] Re: hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by PeWe
Yep,- recap the 2.2U 50V ones,- there are 70 on the voiceboard and Digikey has ´em in a package of 100pc for cheap. Think about replacing Schmitt-Trigger
Re: [xpantastic] Re: hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-28 by William Cason
I was just going to say the same thing. If you swapped all the chips, a good idea BTW, there s not much left voice to voice on the board to age or break down
Re: hello everyone, Xpander problem, help is needed...
2012-01-27 by blchrr@homecall.co.uk
Hi Bakis, mine had similiar issues which turned out to be to due to old capacitors... its been fine since it was recapped (around 3(ish) years ago)