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Re: [elektron] MD OS 1.30b and Scrolling bug

2006-03-21 by monads

I noticed it though since I got it back from Elektron and just lived 
with it.  I've since contacted them and they suggested I use contact 
spray to maybe help of which I said no thanks.  I'd rather just send 
it off and let a qualified technician fix/figure out what's wrong.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Corey Appleby 
<digitalwank@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Try using it regularly for awhile.  Mine started doing the exact 
same  
> thing when I didn't use the MD for a couple months (shame on me!) 
but  
> after using the selection knob a good bit it cleared up.  I think  
> maybe some gunk had just built-up inside and using it a bit worked 
it  
> loose.
> 
> c.
> 
> On Mar 19, 2006, at 1:53 AM, Janne G:son Berg wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 18 Mar 2006, monads wrote:
> >
> >> I don't know if this documented or just something up with my 
MD.   
> >> But ever since I got my
> >> MD UW upgraded unit back I noticed I cannot scroll the sound  
> >> selection wheel very fast
> >> because the LED on tracks seem to go in weird/reverse 
directions.   
> >> Same with tempo, if I try
> >> to turn the wheel fast to get to a faster BPM the BPM appears 
to  
> >> go faster then slower then
> >> faster.  I can never reach 300BPM because it goes 250, 280, 
273,  
> >> 284, 279, etc.  Not that I'd
> >> want to go that fast but what's up with this?  Or I'll use the  
> >> wheel to scroll to an MD machine
> >> real fast but then get a stuttering effect on some machines.  
Mind  
> >> you there's no problems if I
> >> turn the sound selection wheel slowly.  Can somone confirm this 
on  
> >> their UW for me?
> >
> > I've had the same problem. This is faulty hardware, not 
software.  
> > You've
> > been using the sound selection wheel too much! :-)
> >
> > Whatever it is called that the sounds selection wheel is fastened 
upon
> > (not really a potentiometer) needs to be replaced. Consider  
> > replacing the
> > rest of the potentiometers too, they might need that too quite 
soon.
> >
> > /Janne
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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