Hello again all...
Finally got a SSM2056 chip for my P6 which fixed the annoying 6th
note enigma I was having, it's good to hear all notes play normally
now.
That said, once I got going, I noticed that little response was had,
from altering most of the knobs (the VCO section, is the only thing
that made any difference). Playing about through all the patches, I
got very little change (hardly any) when altering the FILTER, EG or
MG sections.
Wondering what had changed, I put the faulty SSM2056 back in, but
the same thing happened.New chip back in........
I then wthought, did it need warming up? so I left it fo 20 mins,
but no change, however, this morning, I went out, and switched it
on, come back 5 hours later, and it's warmed up, the cutoff knob
works well enough, the resonance does work (but I don't think
fully), most other knobs work (though some don't seem to do
anything, some of the time - I think maybe the way a current patch
is setup, that particular knob changes don't make any difference)..
Two thoughts, how long should it take to warm up, how long does
yours take.....? Does this need a service, can it be "calibrated"
so that it works much better, or should I expect this from now on.
(I've tried pulling all the IC's that I can, and re-seating them)
Last thing, any recommendations for a UK service/repair man. Tony
Allgood has said he's too busy at the moment, I looked at music
control website, which diverted me to cimplesolutions, who told me
they don't repair classics like the P6, the only other one I thought
of was synth-restore, but I emailed them 3 weeks ago, and didn't get
a reply. I have seen old crows web site, with a guide on how to do
the job, but I don't own an oscilloscope, and I don't want to make
it any worse, so would prefer putting it in the hands of someone who
knows what theyre doing.
Thanks for your previous help..
cross modulated Rob
Finally got a SSM2056 chip for my P6 which fixed the annoying 6th
note enigma I was having, it's good to hear all notes play normally
now.
That said, once I got going, I noticed that little response was had,
from altering most of the knobs (the VCO section, is the only thing
that made any difference). Playing about through all the patches, I
got very little change (hardly any) when altering the FILTER, EG or
MG sections.
Wondering what had changed, I put the faulty SSM2056 back in, but
the same thing happened.New chip back in........
I then wthought, did it need warming up? so I left it fo 20 mins,
but no change, however, this morning, I went out, and switched it
on, come back 5 hours later, and it's warmed up, the cutoff knob
works well enough, the resonance does work (but I don't think
fully), most other knobs work (though some don't seem to do
anything, some of the time - I think maybe the way a current patch
is setup, that particular knob changes don't make any difference)..
Two thoughts, how long should it take to warm up, how long does
yours take.....? Does this need a service, can it be "calibrated"
so that it works much better, or should I expect this from now on.
(I've tried pulling all the IC's that I can, and re-seating them)
Last thing, any recommendations for a UK service/repair man. Tony
Allgood has said he's too busy at the moment, I looked at music
control website, which diverted me to cimplesolutions, who told me
they don't repair classics like the P6, the only other one I thought
of was synth-restore, but I emailed them 3 weeks ago, and didn't get
a reply. I have seen old crows web site, with a guide on how to do
the job, but I don't own an oscilloscope, and I don't want to make
it any worse, so would prefer putting it in the hands of someone who
knows what theyre doing.
Thanks for your previous help..
cross modulated Rob