[sdiy] six-trak POS

[Barry Klein]

Connecting the midi in to out makes this thing work!
Stuck in Unison mode though - monophonic.
Anything else I should set to get this back to normal?
I didn't get the time to try the Track record- 7 yet. I spent all my time
trying programs...

Barry




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of john tuffen
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:50 PM
To: synthdiy
Subject: RE: [sdiy] six-trak POS

One of the advantages of the v11 rom is that it remembers MIDI settings
across
power cycles :) I only programmed my v11 ROM on Friday (Thanks Mike!) so I'm
not sure what other tricks my 6trak can do :) Never tried the diagnostic
ROM...
I can send you a v03 ROM if you like :)

... it should generate sounds when sent MIDI notes though (on the right
channel
of course!) On my 6trak, whilst in Local-Off mode, I can change programs
with
the keypad, but cannot edit sounds. Like you say, strange behaviour!

Good luck!

john..

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Quoting Barry Klein <Barry.L.Klein at wdc.com>:

> Thanks, John - I'll try that tonite.  I was using my pc to monitor the
midi
> and to dump sysex patches to it.  Never tried controlling it I think.
>
> The version of fw is v11.  The sn is over 999.  I may try the earlier fw
for
> the heck of it - maybe someone put an older pcb in it(?)
>
> Have you used the diag rom?  Is it supposed to play anything with that?
> Weird that the stuck Program led goes off with that code.  And the
> button/led test works, and the system memory checksum test works...
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of john tuffen
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 12:37 PM
> To: synthdiy
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] six-trak POS
>
> Barry,
>   Which version of the system software does the SixTrak have?? It's not in
> 'local off' mode or something silly? The non-responsiveness of the
> 'parameter'
> button feels like that kind of a thing... Presumably you've tried looping
a
> MIDI cable between out and in? If it's in local-off mode, then that would
at
> least get the voices going...
>
> Track-Record/select 7 will put it into local-on mode...
>
> Cheers,
>
> john..
>
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>
> Quoting Barry Klein <Barry.L.Klein at wdc.com>:
>
> > Hi all,
> > I have been testing my patience with this six trak...
> > It seems to pass all the diagnostic rom tests.
> > With the original system rom though it has issues.
> > The keyboard does not affect the DAC and thus the SH's for the voices
> remain
> > static.  It has a good midi output though per keypress.  Upon power up,
> the
> > program led comes on and cannot be disabled -  I cannot switch to the
> > Parameters function for example.  The manual tune Select 6 seems to
work,
> > but no audio output during this.  The tune mode though has issues, this
is
> > where you hit Select 9, load the default voice settings, and manually
tune
> > voices to middle C.  Here the lights flash and the display shows
> alternating
> > meaningless numbers.
> >
> > I have gone through it about as much as I care to.  The latches seem to
> get
> > strobes and seem to be latching the data presented to them.  Just that a
> key
> > press does not reset the DAC for example.
> > I'm not that keen on even using this thing, I took it as a challenge and
I
> > think it has beaten me.
> > So I paid $50 for it, paid $30 for two voice chips, $30 for other random
> > msc. CMOS chips and Z80, $50 for diag rom and replacement rubber switch
> pad
> > and schematics....  What am I offered for this "challenge"?
>
>
>