Re: Xpander recap strategy
Doing a recap feels like you're doing something, but does it solve an actual problem? If you have the experience (and the tools) the risk of a recap is probably not that big, it's just tedious. But
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Jacob V
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Re: Voice 0 processor malfunction
Anyway folks back up and running!! opened up the synth and had a good look around, checked all connections from voice / psu / processor board.... for a split second even thought that the? 68b09 chip
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dave mezza
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Re: Xpander recap strategy
Hi ! I also collected a pack of caps, but never used up to now. I had a failing voice (#5) some time ago and thought it needs a new CEM 3372 and a re-cap, but it wasn?t. At the end of the day it was
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PeWe
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Voice 0 processor malfunction
Hi folks, hope all is well with yourselves and your obies? just chiming in to ask a Q.... was playing my 12 yesterday, i left it for about 10 mins to go do something out of the studio and when i came
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dave mezza
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Re: Xpander recap strategy
I fully agree to all the points in Tim¡¯s posting. Not only to the idea of establishing a good work flow, but even more so to his words on the general need for replacement of caps. I have seen so
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Mondovermona
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Re: Xpander recap strategy
Many years ago, I had posted messages about squirrely sounding voices (which also failed auto-tune0. PeWe and others referred me to specific caps, but I never got around to replacing them. It seems
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TC
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Re: Xpander recap strategy
If You are *sure* You need to recap, it's all about keeping focus. Once You get into a safe routine for the board You are working on - the heat you need to remove the old cap, using whatever method
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Tim, EI4GNB
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Re: Xpander recap strategy
If you are going to do it, I would do the supply first and then proceed through the voices one by one checking everything as you go. James
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James R. Coplin
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#1684
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Sale on Arturia's MAtrix-12V
$74 is a very good price if it's still valid. https://www.perfectcircuit.com/arturia-matrix-12-v-v2.html
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TC
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Recent article on the Matrix-12
I'm not sure if I found this article on Xpantastic or not, but here it is... https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal/oberheim-matrix-12
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TC
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Xpander recap strategy
Hello All, I hope this email finds you all in good health and good E-music. I've been putting off recapping the voice circuits in my Xpander for way too long. I believe I've bought all of the caps
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TC
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
when I click on that link,- I actually see 2 more above ... this ...
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PeWe
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
storage. What an excellent find. You make it sound like you didn't know it was there. What are the Date and price on the original receipt? wrote:
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TC
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
There are several units (5) posted right now on reverb.com -- Omar Torres (404) 682-8379
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random2393
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
Hey, I would also like to find one! :)) ... I sold my M12 with a few spare displays and several CEMs for 5000,- about 5 years ago. It was earlier owned by Ace of Base and kept in a good condition in a
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envia94
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
I have found an Oberheim Matrix 12 in perfect working condition in my storage. It has a durable flightcase, receipts from the original shop, an original manual and 12 analog outputs. Looks like there
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bjorn roland
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
I have both,- Xpander and M12V ... SEMV as well ... I agree to all the below. Most softsynths indroduce different parameter scaling and adjusting by ear is the only way. And,- even in analog world a
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PeWe
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Re: File //Pictures/Google Search for Oberheim Xpander Images.jpg updated
#file-notice
Xpander and M-12 images and videos added in /g/xpantastic/database - items no. 32-35.
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envia94
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Re: Arturia's Matrix 12V
@deano - agreed, the settings (actual parameter values) dont match, you have to edit by ear. But I got pretty convincing results when I did it by ear. I will say the Arturia preset work (while cool in
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random2393
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File //Pictures/Google Search for Oberheim Xpander Images.jpg updated
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The following files have been updated in the Files area of the [email protected] group. * //Pictures/Google Search for Oberheim Xpander Images.jpg (
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