Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Ben,

I don¹t think there is a single person in this forum who think your
questions are stupid. I think they¹d have said something by now, to be
honest! I wish I were a better musician, but you can¹t be good at
everything. Keep on asking and don¹t be shy!

Cheers,
Andy


On 06/03/2010 13:12, "n0disc0" <n0disc0@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Thank you for the reply and explanations Andy.
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> I feel uncomfortable with my stupid questions. I have no electronic skills but
> I'm very interested in all these things. I keep on reading articles or users
> comments on electronic matters but I'm quite sure I understand correctly only
> 10% of what is written.
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> For instance before you and Jed came to rescue damaged KLM-367A owners, and as
> OldCrow had disappeared from the face of the earth, I planned to "clone" the
> board by myself.
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> I've used the schematics from OldCrow's website and I've ordered the service
> manual. It took me weeks and weeks to draw the double-sided board using
> Photoshop and to compare components datasheets to find replacement parts.
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> I'm quite sure it would have resulted in a non working board that could have
> potentialy harmed my P6. Sometimes passion and will are not enough...
> Electronics require strong theorical knowledge and practical skills.
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> When I was working on my so-called project I've read, for instance that 4558
> op-amps sound crappy, and that NE5532 or TL072 were much better ones. Without
> knowing what exactly these amplifiers are or how they work I tended to think
> it could improve the overall P6 sound if I would have changed them all...
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> In some ways I didn't really changed since I was a child when I used to open
> electronic devices to "see" how they worked...
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> Yours,
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> Ben
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