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Re: no sound

2006-12-11 by nanomole39

Hi thanks,well it doesnt look like an easy fix,which is what i was 
hoping for :O(

time to dig the schematics out !

Ady


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Niels Ott <niels.ott@...> wrote:
>
> nanomole39 schrieb:
> > hiya iv just tried loading the sounds back in,but cant get it to 
load 
> > or even the found led to come on.unless i have a fault there 
too.i 
> > was using a wav from my laptop and fed that into the tape 
socket,ahh 
> > well didnt think it was gonna be easy! :O(
> 
> Hm yeah this can be difficult. For my Juno 106 (Roland) I have a 
very
> old backup holding the original presets (well almost) which I can 
only
> reload when I twiddle around with some equalizer.
> 
> Nevertheless, Gil is right, in manual mode it should work.
> 
> You need to figure out whether the CPU is working or not.
> 
> I only own a Trident MK2 but before I fixed it, the CPU seemed to 
crash:
> Several presets were activated at the same time  according to the 
LEDs
> and the sounds were nothing more but noise.
> 
> In the Trident playing seems to be independent from controlling. 
This
> means that apparently the synthesizer gets used by the keyboard
> controller CPU but it does not produce any useful sounds because the
> main CPU doesn't set the parameters right.
> 
> One way to see that the main CPU has crashed is when it doesn't 
react
> when you select a program or switch to manual mode.
> 
> Apart from that: Check in the manual mode again by setting a simple
> sound manually.
> 
>    Niels
> 
> > 
> > --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Niels Ott <niels.ott@> wrote:
> >> You do lose all stored sounds when the battery is removed. 
Having no
> >> sounds can sound as you describe. B-)
> >>
> >> So reload your sounds into the Synth and check again.
> >>
> >>   Niels
> >>
> >> nanomole39 schrieb:
> >>> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "gil_we" <gil_we@> wrote:
> >>> Hiya,no just the hum no matter what keys/buttons i press.does 
> > reloading 
> >>> the sounds make a difference?,or should i be able to hear 
> > something by 
> >>> pressing the manual button?.could i connect to the output of 
the 
> > vca to 
> >>> check if there is actually any sound,as maybe the output side 
of 
> > things 
> >>> is faulty.....is this common ?
> >>>
> >>> thanks 
> >>>
> >>> Ady
> >>>
> >>>> When you click the Manual button and start fiddling with the 
> >>> settings - 
> >>>> do you hear anything ?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "nanomole39" <nanomole39@> 
wrote:
> >>>>> hi everyone i have a korg ploysix background unknown but the 
> >>> battery 
> >>>>> has been replaced and the boards seem to be working(leds 
> > lit).but 
> >>>> when 
> >>>>> i connect headphones or amp to output all i get is a faint 
> > hum,and 
> >>> no 
> >>>>> sound regardless of which keys or presets i select.is this a 
> > common 
> >>>>> fault ?.thanks any pointers in the right direction would be 
> > great.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6 
> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > PolySix "Digiest" Page: http://www.acc.umu.se/~amber/Poly6 
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
>

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