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Re: Poly-800 Chorus problem

2008-05-17 by korgpolyex800

Saulius,

Your HAWK-800P kit was shipped out to you today.

Let me know as soon as you get it.

Mike.

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "saulius_pocevicius" <saulius@...>
wrote:
>
> Okay, nevermind, I already fixed this...
> 
> The problem was with unstable Chorus LFO oscillation. Not sure about
> the exact reason, but I was able to find a quick workaround - adding
> 10M (yes, weird - it's quite large value) resistor in parallel to C44
> completely solved the problem and LFO is stable now (and Chorus works).
> 
> So, my Poly-800 is ready for Hawk-800 :-).
> 
> Best, Saulius
> 
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "saulius_pocevicius" <saulius@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > as I mentioned in my previous message - I'm having Poly-800 Chorus
> > problem. When I turn the power on and quickly press the keys - I
> > really hear the chorus (stereo sound) for 1 or 2 seconds and then it's
> > gone - the sound is pure mono (completely centered and no modulation).
> > Changing the parameter #48 doesn't have any effect (still mono sound).
> > 
> > I will of course dig into this deeper (and post the details here), but
> > before doing this I'd like to hear your advice, maybe it's a common
> > issue and somebody already knows how to fix it.
> > 
> > So, do you have any thoughts on this?
> > 
> > Best, Saulius
> >
>

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