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Subject: Re: Tuning problems et cetera

From: "bildfantomen" <monke@mail.com>
Date: 2006-09-18

Is there no-one who can help me???
I want to play with my polysix now!!!!!!!

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "bildfantomen" <monke@...> wrote:
>
> After reading through some of all the messages posted here, I've realized that my
problem
> might not be the opto-converter. PC-1. I might replace it anyway, If I just could get
some
> instructions on how to do it.
> But anyway, my problem with me polysix is this.
>
> When i bought it it was in a slighty degenerate state, one occilator was out, and it was
out
> of tune.
> I managed to replace the IC on the occilator so that works, and now the main problems
> are:
> 1:
> i can't get it in tune. I managed to get 1,5 octaves in tune in the 8' setting, but as soon
as
> a turn it to 16' or 4' it's out of whack. Especially in the extremes. So playing chords in
the
> middle works fine (even if i play the same pitch in 16' or4') but i'd say the lower3:rd and
> the upper3:rd of the keyboard is way out of tune. An octave can differ up to an octave
and
> a ters (third). Have I missed something. Or could this problem be the PC-1?
>
> I've followed the tuning process in the service manual to the letter, but i can't quite get
it
> in tune. All the trimpots have been checked as well. They all check out with the correct
> voltage.
>
> 2:
> Sometimes when i've got the arpeggiator running and i fiddle around with the filters or
the
> adsr the arpeggio tempo varies. quite a lot sometimes, it's almost stopping and then
> slowly gaining speed again. What could this be?
>
> I have yet to bombard the pots with some contact-spray, but they are not to glitchy.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly welcomed.
>