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One voice louder

2003-05-23 by ghwelles

On my poly six one of the six voices is louder than the rest and
slightly distorted. I swapped the filter and sound generating chips
between voices and there is no difference. Any ideas?

Re: [PolySix] One voice louder

2003-05-23 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

----- Original Message -----
From: "ghwelles" <GHWelles@bbklaw.com>

> On my poly six one of the six voices is louder than the rest and
> slightly distorted. I swapped the filter and sound generating chips
> between voices and there is no difference. Any ideas?

no difference as in that chipset is still louder, or that "channel" is still louder. I'd think the chips would either work or not... Aren't there volume pots for each channel?
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Good point: the same channel stays louder regardless of what chipset
is in it. The volume pot idea is interesting, which pot controls the
voice channel volumes? I know which pots work for tuning, but not the
volume. Does the service manual address this? Where would I get a
copy of the service manual?

Also, when I play a note it will start to oscillate if held too long,
what would casue this? The oscillation wheel works fine, this is
something else.

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> no difference as in that chipset is still louder, or that "channel"

is still louder. I'd think the chips would either work or not...
Aren't there volume pots for each channel?

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Re: [PolySix] Re: One voice louder

2003-05-23 by Chromatest Pantsmaker

----- Original Message -----
From: "ghwelles" <GHWelles@bbklaw.com>

> The volume pot idea is interesting, which pot controls the
> voice channel volumes? I know which pots work for tuning, but not the
> volume. Does the service manual address this? Where would I get a
> copy of the service manual?

Have you looked at oldcrows.net? I don't know that there are individual volume adjustments...

> Also, when I play a note it will start to oscillate if held too long,
> what would casue this?

open the case with power off, flip the switch in there to turn on test-mode and power up. does the note still oscillate? My first guess is that it is part of the "patch" that causes it to make that sound. Putting it into test mode circumvents the patches...

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Re: [PolySix] One voice louder

2003-05-23 by Johannes Hausensteiner

There arent any individual volume pots. It might be well that one of
the transistors which form the VCA is gone. Check Q5 and Q6 (standard
although matched small signal npn transistors "2SC945"). You can skip
the filter chip: remove it and then make a wire from pin1 to pin3 of
the empty socket. Still distorted? Is SAW and PULSE louder than other
voices? This should be easy to find with an oscilloscope and the
schematics, but rather difficult without ...
Good luck!

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> between voices and there is no difference. Any ideas?
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Re: [PolySix] One voice louder

2003-05-23 by Henry Welles

Thanks, I will look into it.

>>> jo.synth@crossnet.at 05/23/03 12:40PM >>>

There arent any individual volume pots. It might be well that one of
the transistors which form the VCA is gone. Check Q5 and Q6 (standard
although matched small signal npn transistors "2SC945"). You can skip
the filter chip: remove it and then make a wire from pin1 to pin3 of
the empty socket. Still distorted? Is SAW and PULSE louder than other
voices? This should be easy to find with an oscilloscope and the
schematics, but rather difficult without ...
Good luck!

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> slightly distorted. I swapped the filter and sound generating chips

> between voices and there is no difference. Any ideas?
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