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Subject: Re: [AN1x] distortion problems

From: Peter Korsten <peterk@...>
Date: 2003-02-26

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:09:01 -0000 "jez creek" wrote:

> Recently I have noticed that some of my patches are starting to
> distort - at
> first I thought it might be my monitors, but the problem only seems
> to occur
> with the AN1x - I seem to remember reading a prior post about a similar
> problem, but can't find it. I have tried reducing the scene VCA volume
> levels and this seems to help, but leaves affected patches very
> quiet. I've
> noticed that the Tempo Delay doesn't help, nor do higher VCA feedback
> or VCF
> resonance levels, and as it doesn't seem to be as bad through
> headphones I'm
> wondering whether this is just down to the AN outputting frequencies my
> monitors/ room don't like.
> Does anyone know if there is a cure?

Try backing up your patches, settings and everything, and do a full
factory reset. While it doesn't seem to make sense, often it does help.

If these patches are duals, you may have a well-known hardware problem,
for which a fix is available (at a price). But try the reset first.

- Peter
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