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Left channel drops in level - any ideas what the problem is?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:41 pm    Post subject: Left channel drops in level - any ideas what the problem is? Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi there

I bought an A6 and everything is great, except that sometimes it happens, that the Left Channel drops in Level (about 5 db). I can't find any regularities in when it happens. Sometimes its like this when I start the synth up, sometimes it happens when I turn a poti, sometimes it happens when I just play the keys. Sometimes it jumps right back to the normal level and back again, sometimes it stays at the normal level.
I included two attachement's where you can hear how it sounds when it's jumping around (A6_bug1) and when it's wrong in the beginning and then jumps to the right level and stays there (A6_bug2).

I would be reeeeally glad if somebody could tell me what the issue might be here. Has anybody ever had that problem or has a good guess on what it could be? The next technician is a few car hours aways and I have no car Smile This happens on the headphone outputs as well btw.

Thanks in advance for your help!


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

you meant the distorted parts?

also on the aux out and or 1 or more the individual outs ?
all patches the same ?
no midi connections?
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

If you listen to headphones it's easy to hear. First the sound is coming from the right (right channel is 4-5 db louder than the left), then there is this noise and suddenly the sound is sitting in the middle, coming from both channels at the same level. Except from playing the keys I didn't do anything in that moment.

This happens on all patches, on all outs.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

no interfering cabling?
might be the output card, something on there
where to find one?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

no interfering cables.
It's happens on all outputs, even headphones...
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

probably not on the individual outs....
if so , soundboard i'd say
so far for diagnosis Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

If the individual voices outputs are ok, maybe it's the mute transistor on the main / headphone output. Check the schematics on the service manual
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

paologatto wrote:
Check the schematics on the service manual


Checked the service manual but didn't find any schematics. Where do I have to look?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I don't remember where to find it, but it's not hard to find since the A6 is no more produced. The things to check are in the analog master PCB schematics, sheet 3, check the 4 JFET Q1..Q4 near the MUTE transistor
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

service manual is in first section of this board
ps i meant outputcard when writing soundcard...
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