Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Roland RS-09 Synthesizer Repair
Today I am going to service a Roland RS-09 having some issues. I'm going to
- address the tactile button actuator assembly
- troubleshooting the dead button panel circuit
- address some metal panel rust
- replace some felt dust filters for fader pots
- deal with the rickety plastic rivet fasteners for the front panel.
Lots of fun stuff.
0:00 Introduction and Symptoms
0:57 Teardown
2:40 Dead Button Diagnosis
4:31 Tests
5:12 Button Actuator Assembly
6:23 New Felt Dust Filters for Slide Pots
7:33 Rivets, Chassis Rust, Final Test
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Labels:
Diagnosis,
dust filters,
electronics,
felt,
fix,
how to,
repair,
retro,
Roland,
RS-09,
rust,
string,
synthesizer,
teardown,
tips,
troubleshoot,
vintage
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Behringer Wave Digital Synthesizer User Review [Demo 01]
Today I am giving a user review of the new Behringer Wave. My personal thoughts and opinions. I bought this synth with my own tax refund money. So nobody has input into what I'm posting here today. The Wave is promoted as a faithful reproduction of the PPG Wave 2.3 digital synthesizer in all its lo-fi glory. With a touch of some modern feature additions. While I have tried a friend's original PPG, this is not a comparison to the original. Nor is this an exhaustive how-to, nor covering all features.
Is the Behringer Wave right for you?
What makes the Wave stand out from other synths?
Is the Wave a good value for the money?
Can I recommend the Wave to others?
0:00 Introduction and Brief Overview
1:01 Build Quality
2:23 Features, Sound
4:39 User Interface and the Synthtribe App
6:10 Final Thoughts
7:59 One more thing
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Labels:
Analog,
Behringer,
demo,
digital,
Fairlight,
Groove Synthesis,
hybrid,
Korg,
Modal,
PPG,
review,
sequential,
sound design,
synth,
synthesizer,
Waldorf,
Wave,
Wave 2.3
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