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by spiders » Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:56 pm
Hey Alain. It is at 3.3v. Sigh......
I'm going to figure this one out, probably replace every chip in there, and never take this thing to a gig again. This realization makes me sad and sort of deflated. I guess the source is a great studio piece, but this one really seemed to enjoy being played live, if that makes any sense. Synth wise I'm much more of an atmospheric/terrify the squares guy than a lead dude, but the source loves leads. It makes me play like no other keyboard has before. I love the interface and the lack of knobs. Having to really craft your sound and then commit to it liberates the player. A ton of knobs are great, interactive, etc, but I think they can get in the way of really doing something sometimes. One keeps wanting to fiddle with stuff instead of actually making music. With the source you can still edit quite quickly, but you have to be more deliberate in your thinking as to what you want. The process of creating sounds with the source allows you to more clearly express your voice, if you take it seriously. So, I'm bummed.
I will fix this, as I've fixed all the other problems (it actually has had a few more hiccups that I didn't post about, quite the "handyman special" as MC put it). But yeah, once it is solid on pitch again, I feel unlikely to gig with it. This particular unit has just proven wildly unreliable. I can't sell it to anybody in good conscience either, as I have an understanding about what is wrong with it........everything. As Homer Simpson once cried as his novelty hand bell fell apart, "DAMN YOU EBAY!!!!" Oh well. Live and learn.
I'm buying a sub 37 from some dude off craigslist tomorrow, selling some other gear to make the money back. I should be excited to get such a cool new synth, but it feels off. Maybe I will totally fall in love with it, but right now I feel like I'm abandoning the best synth I've ever had. Like you dated this girl who was cool and hot and awesome in bed, but she had a real bad drinking problem and kept passing out at fancy dinners. It didn't work out, for obvious reasons. Still, you can't get her off your mind................