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Subject: Re: [PolySix] Polysix output sounds weak and distorted

From: Niels Ott <niels.ott@web.de>
Date: 2006-04-14

chrisgoumas wrote:
> Does any one have any ideas? Worst case I'll hang onto it until the

Well if you don't have an oscilloscope available you are limited to
guessing which part or board might be defective.


> Is there a part I should take out of the one and put it in the other?

If I were in your shoes, I'd do some more observing: Are all voices
affected? Is the problem independent from the synthesizer boards? etc.

If just everything sounds distorted and not very load, this might be
something in the board that the output jacks are connected to.

I'm gained some experience with my Trident Mk2, I can't exactly tell
about the Polysix. But that's where I would start in such a case. I'd
try to trap the signal with my scope and find the point where it starts
(or stops, coming from the output) to be bad.

BTW, I got my SSM2044 from Hong Kong recently, but since I'm 800km from
home at the moment I can't check them out. I might sell some limited to
Europe during the next weeks.

> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm in the Cleveland Ohio
> area.

Hm. A bit too far away to just drop by. ;-)

Niels