Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I need parts for my xl7  

My track one mute button is on it's way to the grave.  I can use the 
mutes on my mixer but it it is just not the same.

Anyone ?  h e  l   p      m    e     p   l  e  a se!

Mike G.

Mike,  This may not help, but when I got my new PX7 recently, it had 
a mute button that would work when pressed at the top edge but 
wouldn't work when pressed toward the bottom edge. I was intending to 
return it for another one, but,in desperation/frustration, decided to 
try hosing it out with a portable air compressor (w/ nozzle 
attachment) and, unbelievably, it started working just fine. This 
button felt like it should work, i.e., the same action as the others, 
but just wasn't making complete contact, apparently.  If your's feels 
different than the others, it probably is something more mechanically 
wrong.  Still, if you have access to a low power air compressor (we 
used to use this one for a yearly cleaning in a computer lab), you 
might give it a try.  I've never opened my Emu, so I don't know if 
you could get any better access to the keys from inside or not. (I 
just shot the air right down through the front panel, while working 
the button.) Probably a long shot, but ya never know; certainly a 
pleasant surprise to me.  Whatever, Good Luck,  Ken  



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mike" <curiousproductions@r...> wrote:
> I need parts for my xl7  
> 
> My track one mute button is on it's way to the grave.  I can use 
the 

> mutes on my mixer but it it is just not the same.
> 
> Anyone ?  h e  l   p      m    e     p   l  e  a se!
> 
> Mike G.

Thanks for the advice i think i just might give that a try!

Mike G.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "xkrider1" <kenrider@e...> wrote:
> Mike,  This may not help, but when I got my new PX7 recently, it 
had 
> a mute button that would work when pressed at the top edge but 
> wouldn't work when pressed toward the bottom edge. I was intending 
to 
> return it for another one, but,in desperation/frustration, decided 
to 
> try hosing it out with a portable air compressor (w/ nozzle 
> attachment) and, unbelievably, it started working just fine. This 
> button felt like it should work, i.e., the same action as the 
others, 
> but just wasn't making complete contact, apparently.  If your's 
feels 
> different than the others, it probably is something more 
mechanically 

> wrong.  Still, if you have access to a low power air compressor (we 
> used to use this one for a yearly cleaning in a computer lab), you 
> might give it a try.  I've never opened my Emu, so I don't know if 
> you could get any better access to the keys from inside or not. (I 
> just shot the air right down through the front panel, while working 
> the button.) Probably a long shot, but ya never know; certainly a 
> pleasant surprise to me.  Whatever, Good Luck,  Ken  
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mike" <curiousproductions@r...> wrote:
> > I need parts for my xl7  
> > 
> > My track one mute button is on it's way to the grave.  I can use 
> the 
> > mutes on my mixer but it it is just not the same.
> > 
> > Anyone ?  h e  l   p      m    e     p   l  e  a se!
> > 
> > Mike G.