--- In emlsynth@y..., alex@r... wrote:
> Hey new member here. Just wondering how many 101s they
> had at Ohio State? I own one of them; unfortunately it ceased to
> work about a year ago. It worked fine for the two years before
> that. I bought it from a guy who had gotten at the Ohio State
> auction, couldn't figure out how to use it, and left it under his bed.
>
> It worked great for a year and a half, then started working about
> half the time. I never knew whether it would play or just emit a
> low sign wave. Which is all it does now, just a low pitched hum.
>
> Does anyone happen to know what would cause this? And if so,
> what might fix it? Is it something an electronic hobbyist should
> fix, or should I be looking for an expert?
>
> Thanks for your help, and knowledge about the EMLs at Ohio
> State.
>
> Alex
Hey, Alex
Really have no way to know how many there were/are. I still hear stories about people finding EML synths ( and Moogs, Arps,
Korgs, etc. for that matter) gathering dust in a music department storage room at some school. Never happens to me though.
There's not a whole lot of troubleshooting I know for the 101. Actually it may not be that serious. The hard ones to track are the
little intermittent bugs. One weak point to check would be the multipin connector that plugs the keyboard to the control panel. I do
know that if that cable is bad, the symptons could be as you describe. There could be a lot of other causes too. Try running a patch
cord from any of the VCO output jacks directly to a guitar amp. Just be careful and make sure you keep the amp turned down so
there are no nasty surprizes. You should be able to hear something if you fiddle around. You can see if any of the controls are
working. Might help you narrow down the problem a bit. Good luck.