Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

Mine takes 10 seconds to warm up, get in tune and start functioning !


--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "dotwav" <rob19@e...> wrote:
> 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