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Subject: Re: DW8000 does not stop sounding

From: "gupidziadek" <dmaliszewski@...>
Date: 2007-01-03

No, that's not a stupid question, I was thinking of the programs I
reloaded to be the cause of my problems, but I reloaded them several
times. And it was not just one set of programs but a few - I took them
from Bryan Ressler's web page. The effect is still the same. I also
cleared memory several times (buttons 5,8 during restart). But I think
the value for Release parameter you wrote about might be the point
here - that's my suspicious as well - and I also think of VCF
Resonance as of another cause of the issue. The problem is that both
things are being realized by NJM2069, as far as I know and if that is
true and the one is damaged, then I am simply defeated. But on the
other hand there is rather small possibillity that each and everyone
of the 8 NJM2069 on the board is damaged, is not it? Yet each voice is
affected by the issue.
Anyway, thanks for the advice.

gupidziadek


--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, klosmon <klosmon@...> wrote:
>
> Forgive me for asking what might be a stupid question, but did you
reload
> the programs? Since you replaced the battery, the program memory
was wiped
> out-- it sounds like maybe the Release parameter is set to maximum
on all
> the patches.
> Reloading the factory patches (or any you might have on hand that
are known
> to be good) should tell you if it's a memory problem or a synth problem.
>
> ~GMM
>
> At 09:00 AM 1/2/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone, I know the subject looks rather silly, but I do not know
> >the better way to describe my problem - english is not my native
language.
> >I just resurected DW8000 I acquired for as much as 100 euros, it was
> >completely dead and the battery replacement was not the clue here.
> >Anyway, the synth came back to life but it's just a half of success -
> >the issue is when I press a key the beast start sounding but it does
> >not stop when I release the key. Pressing another key toggles another
> >voice to sound and now two voices sounds forever, etc. That is how it
> >behaves in Poly mode, in Unison all voices sound together so pressing
> >another key (and relesing it) causes the previous sound stop sounding
> >and the one just pressed sounding forever. The strange is that the
> >sound is not just the sound of selected waveforms but it sounds like
> >the VCF in big resonance - selfoscilating at a high frequency. Another
> >important thing here in my opinion is that the mixed signal amplitude
> >leaving VCA (before it reaches the delay board) is very high and
> >getting higher each time I press a key. My first suspicious was a
> >keyboard issue but it was a false - I have tried to trigger the synth
> >externally via MIDI and it behaves exactly the same way.
> >I am looking for anyone experienced who might be knowing the way the
> >analog part of the DW8000 works and can share with me the knowledge. I
> >have skills but do not have experience and knowledge how the synth
> >works. I am trying to learn by just reading and analyzing schematics,
> >but it is very difficult and the Service Manual is ..... actually
> >useless. I will appreciate any piece of advice.
> >Thank you.
> >
> >gupidziadek
> >
> >
>