I have a Tribute from 12/06 and I was never really happy with those rubber buttons.
They have become more sluggish since I got the machine.
The button for the LFO source often triggers twice with a single hard press.
Is it nomal that the buttons have no precise trigger point and must be pressed very hard ?
There is still warranty on the Tribute, is it a reason for service?
Only complaint with my buttons is that a little bit of the black paint has rubbed off on one or two of them and you can see a bit of the blue glowing through. No problems other than that though
the 1st one I had (TE) had a completely unresponsive filter section, because of the button contacts.
luckily it was brand-new and my seller was able to have it switched out for another one.
i hope these rubber pads don’t wear out fast or something - that would mean problems reselling it later, if need be.