Its still a great source for technical expertise. Some very knowledgable around here. not a lot of fluff. which is nice

Fun collection! Welcome

Always enjoy a good apocalyptic vibe!

Releasing some songs, today! It's been a long haul. Feels good to let them out into the world

looks like a lot of fun!

You are speaking beyond my level but, having had these machines apart many times. I know that the two circuit boards in the keyboard assembly(in the earlier versions) are connected buy tiny little wires that often break at the connection. Caused me a lot of problems

Portland Craigslist has a K2600($1100), M3 ($800) & a Kronos ($1400), right now. I'd love to have all of them but, Kronos at that price would be the pound for pound winner by a long way.

Age has everything to do with it. Old machines tend to be a little more fragile, just because they are older. Whats your budget? I've seen Kronos used for less than $1500, locally. Roland Fantom seems to sell fairly reasonably, used. I think, If I had to go out on tour next week, I'd look for a Kron...

Yeah, I'll second the ribbon cable. Since you pulled the drive, replaced it, then put the old one back. It's likely the cable is bad or the contact points needed to be cleaned. Great that it's working! Such a great sampler

Are you playing in the bedroom? or in a band rehearsal situation? What type of music? I have a really nice clone tube amp that rarely gets used in the house. Sounds amazing & is pretty loud from the getgo. For the house, I have a cheap little Fender Frontman 10g. It sounds pretty decent, clean. It h...

Sounds to me like they used the ASR10 as the computer/sequencer. They midi'd the sp1200,ASRx & Trident. It's pretty vague but, I'd guess the 909 & Rhodes were probably samples that were in the ASRX or ASR. The air has 8 channels that can run Simultaneously so, It makes a pretty decent controller/seq...

The Ensoniq EPS16 & ASR10 samplers make good controllers & have the option of onboard sampling & sounds, effects, as well. Same with EPS Classic(no effects, though) Really depends on how you want to set up & work in your studio

Sorry, just realized I can half a pot with resistor. Ordered the part. I'll report back when the part is replaced

I really hate to put non matching parts in. The knob is what makes the part match ;) Kind of joking, but somewhat serious because the exact part doesn't necessarily matter as long as the resistance and taper is the same, and so long as it will fit physically. I mean, the brand/model and the body of...

Hey all! I've pulled apart my beloved Roland M160 rack mixer. It's had a long dead channel 14. I've narrowed it down to the input level Potentiometer. Seems to be a rare bird. It's a 5k mini with the following markings M5KohmsC theres also an 85 on the opposite side. 6mm D shaft about 10mm in length...