[sdiy] roland rs202 vibrato speed mod + stuck note

[dragons]

Hi,
I think these early Roland string machines use tantalum caps in the
keying circuit, so it is possible that one cap may have gone leaky.
regards Peter

On 16 March 2010 22:59, Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just recently got a Roland RS202 string machine.  The thing sounds
> fantastic but there is one problem I'm currently trying to diagnose.
> id  on the strings II setting, the 2nd to last c is stuck on. the
> other notes work, but it will not turn off. All the rest of the keys
> work fine, and all the other voices work as expected.
>
> I'm also curious as to the possibility of adding a vibrato speed mod.
> I know there is a vibrato osc circuit, looking at the following
> schematics, but I'm afraid my circuit knowledge is limited enough and
> I'm not sure what would need to be variable to vary the osc. speed.
> Got the schematics from here:http://www.loscha.com/scans/
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Travis