Had the exact same issue, it's unlikely to be the chip. Get those orange dipped caps swapped out, they fail intermittently. I replaced all mine with Mylar 5% (the originals are 10% dipped ceramic). Recalibrated as per service manual, crackle gone. I also retrobrighted the slider caps and buttons, it...

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Thanks for this, particularly for making a Mac version. Brilliant job! I recently rebuilt my studio omitting my JV1080. Looks like I'll need to get that baby hooked up again... My only gripe with this synth is the lack of basic oscillator waveforms, although I can imagine a lot of people will be mak...

I've seen so much disdain for mini keys on various synth groups around the internet. I was a little confused at first, but I see the same comments coming up time and time again, "death to mini keys", "uuuggh, mini keys", etc. I'd understand if it was coming from concert pianists, but these comments ...