Discussion about the Korg PolySix synthesizer

--- 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.
>

> --- 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
>
>
>
>

--- 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

--- 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

>
> --- 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
>
>
>
>

--- 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@...> wrote:
>
> A good idea at this point would probably be to see if the problem is with
> the keyboard or with the key assigner section.
>
> But first I would check if the KLM-366 gets all the correct voltages from
> the power supply. Even if the voltages were correct at the supply this
> doesn't guarantee that there isn't a problem with a connector.
>
> The key contacts for the Polysix and related instruments can occasionally
> get to the point that very few keys work at all. Remove one or two keys so
> that you can press the rubber strip directly. Does that make a difference?
>
> If that doesn't help as well I would try the following:
>
> - remove the keyborad connector from the KLM-366
> - use a small wire to repeatedly short the second pin from the right and
> the second pin from the left in the KLM-366 connector (there are of course
> more combinations)
>
> Does that result in the voices being activated?
>
> --
> Malte Rogacki
>

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@...> wrote:
>
> > It's the keyboard. I'll clean everything up with some denatured alcohol. Any
> > other suggestions?
>
> I take this as "The Polysix makes sound if I press the rubber bubbles
> directly"?
>
> It might not be such a good idea to clean the rubber parts with alcohol, too.
>
> My suggestion: Disassemble the keyboard by removing the keyboard PCB. Then
> very carefully remove the contact strips from the PCB. Make sure that the
> little pins are not getting damaged in the process!
> Gently wash the contact strips in water with some dish liquid. Clean them
> in clean water, dry them; and perhaps gently (!) dry the conductive rubber
> parts with a paper towel.
> In the mean time you can clean the contacts on the PCB with denaturated
> alcohol. Make sure you don't use any abrasive stuff!
> Reassmble everything and make sure that the rubber "bubbles" are all in the
> correct places.
> With a bit of luck this wil already have taken care of the keyboard
> problem. Sometimes a second cleaning might be needed.
>
> --
> Malte Rogacki
>