I was looking through my Encore Midi Kit manual that I installed about 12 years ago and it dawned on me that I hadn't reloaded the original 32 patches from the Encore card. ;I reloaded the patches and it works! I have the simultaneous feeling of being a supreme idiot along with the joy of my OB-X working again:)
Is there any upgrading I should do to my OB-X to help preserve the electronics…for example re-capping, replacing pots, connectors, etc?
Thanks for all the help,
Rod
On May 29, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Rod Abernethy <rod@...> wrote:
Wes, I gave this a try but no cigar:(
Here's something that I've noticed with all the switches.All switches light on and off except:HoldResetModulation/LFO/Rate/SINEModulation/LFO/Rate/S/HOscillators/Frequency 1/Waveform/SAWOscillators//Frequency 2/Waveform/SAWFilter/Osc 2/FullFilter/Noise/HalfAll Programmer buttons turn on and offDoes anyone see a pattern in this? Could it be a power supply problem or CPU problem?Thanks!RodOn May 26, 2013, at 2:17 PM, 65 Lotus <Lotus@....com> wrote:Here's something I ran across from Wes Taggart of Analogics. Worth a try...=======================================================Memory is a significant issue with the OB series of instruments (well any instrument with memory) in that it will do some pretty crazy things if the memory is bad or scrambled. Sometimes loading the memory is not enough. If problems still persist after loading the memory and replacing the battery, you may have to follow the procedure below:
Set unit to manual mode
pick patch A1
Turn every pot a couple times
Turn on and off every switch a couple of times.
This includes all the page 2 stuff also.
After the above, set a simple patch that you can easily identify. One oscillator, wide open filter, gate like envelope.
After you have the patch, write it to memory location A1.
Verify the patch is there by switching to another patch and then returning to A1.
Once verified, write this patch to every memory location. A real pain for those with 120 programs.
Load your program tape.
Scrambled memory creates issues because many times the value held in memory is outside the memory address range. So where the expected value is 0-255 and the actual value is -1,304,495. CPUs do not do well with this type of issue. Rotating the knobs allows the instrument to create a value within the expected value.
Wes Taggart
Analogics