Vintage Synth Repair

No 5: fixed..it was just a setting. Doh... you have to have to have 
the mix slider over to the strings side to hear the phaser on the 
synth section...stupid old weird keyboard!

Ok, on with the rest...feel free to chip in!

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "eggwheatis" 
<eggwheatis@...> wrote:
>
> Spoke too soon..fault 5 to add to the list:
> 
> 5: According to the manual hitting the chorus phaser button should 
1: 
> slow down the phaser modulation speed. Yep it does that! 2: add the 
> phaser effect to the Synth section. nope doesnt do that..works fine 
> on the strings though.
> 
> So I have no phaser on the synth section..
> 
> 
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "eggwheatis" 
> <eggwheatis@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys, finally decided to work on my Arp Omni 2...wow this 
thing 
> had 
> > so many faults I dont where to start...actually I give you a 
write 
> up 
> > later! Basically it was a dead pile of boards. Nothing worked.
> > 
> > But anyway now I've got a few faults left I could use help with, 
I 
> dont 
> > have original schems and the PDF's on line are terrible, so If 
> anyone 
> > has a better copy let me know!
> > 
> > Faults:
> > 
> > 1: Strings slow attack setting only works on the first note or 
> chord 
> > pressed, you have to wait for all the notes to have died out 
before 
> it 
> > works again, other wise you just get fast attack.
> > 
> > 2: 8' Bass and Cello are much quieter than 16' bass and String 
bass.
> > 
> > 3: In the synth section if you set a short release and play one 
> note 
> > and let go of the key the release is perfect, however if you play 
> more 
> > notes after that you hear the tail of the previous notes in the 
> current 
> > note played..if that makes sense?
> > 
> > Basically it sounds just like youve got a long release set all 
the 
> > while you're hitting notes.
> > 
> > 4: there is no top E to top C 4' sound produce from either the 
> strings 
> > or the synth section. It is kind of there but very faint.
> > 
> > Thanks, Phil.
> >
>