Need help - G2X clacky keys

mosc · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:14 pm Post subject: Need help - G2X clacky keys

My G2X still works and is still loved. In fact, if I could take only one synth to a desert island it would be the one.

It's starting to show it's age though. I've mostly been playing keyboards on my Nord Stage 2 and real pianos. As a result, I have developed a firm touch, especially with my left hand. The G2X has started making a clanking sound, strictly mechanical, when I play strongly in the lower octaves.

I'm getting ready to take out screws and see if I can't identify what's going on and fix it with some felt or some other sort of cushioning. That's why I'm posting the call for help.

When I open it up, what should I expect? Any suggestions on what to do in this case? I'd like to be forearmed with some knowledge.

Thanks...

Electromagnetic Wave · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:42 am Post subject:

Hey! maybe some electronics grease? Here is a video for the the Nord Electro 6: https://youtu.be/BM7TWErUqyw?si=2uWNQvKb87Y3ufgF

The G2 keyboard is not similar to the Nord Electro 6 keyboard I think and I never tried this before. I remember seeing this video and I thought maybe it could be useful eventually.

mosc · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:16 pm Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:50 am Post subject:

OOPS

After a bit of investigation, it turns out that the clanky sounds from the keys were the result of sympathetic vibrations coming from a music stand that somehow came into contact with the synthesizer stand that the G2X sits on. Easy fix. Shocked

This reminds me of the only thing I remember from a programming course I took years ago: "If you can't find a bug, look where you don't think it is."

This proves the value of education. Smile

Electromagnetic Wave · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:33 pm Post subject:

haha! love it!
It still happens to me sometimes that I make complex patches with the G2, then I have no sound in the speakers, I investigate for too long in the virtual routing of the patch, before realizing that the speakers are turned off.
Just yesterday, I heard a noise in my speakers when I played a kick too loud. I put my ear close enough to the speaker to make sure the noise was really coming from inside the speaker. I was convinced that a wire was loose inside and was snapping with the wind and internal pressure. I had my screwdriver in my hands, ready to open the skeaker to fix it, when I realized that the noise was actually coming from inside the wall, 1.5 meters away.

blue hell · Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:04 am Post subject:

I had this broken keyboard once for the NM Classic .. then I dit get a new one from Clavia .. but eh amwondering .. they seem pretty standard fatar keyboards, can't they just be ordered?

Electromagnetic Wave · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:53 pm Post subject: