Panelsettings and sound om my Minimoog Voyager change spontaneously

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dth
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Panelsettings and sound om my Minimoog Voyager change spontaneously

Post by dth » Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:53 am

The display panel on my Voyager cycles like crazy through all of the knob settings. Sometimes it is gone for a few days, a few weeks or even some months, but unfortunately it always reappears. At first I thought it was some kind of midi-loop but even after disconnecting all the other gear (laptop, mixer, moogerfoogers etc.) and using only a headphone, the panel settings, sound and sometimes also the memory presets, change spontaneously.

On Moog's recommendation, I installed a new digital board but problems are still the same. I therefore reinstalled the original digital board.

What can possibly be wrong?

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Re: Panelsettings and sound om my Minimoog Voyager change spontaneously

Post by till » Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:16 am

The power to the knobs is not stable and clean. And therefor the pot scanning gives random values around the set value.
keep on turning these Moog knobs

Sequence:
Prodigy * minimoog '79 * Voyager * MF102 * MF103 * MF104z * MP201 * Taurus 3 * Minitaur * Sub Phatty * MF105 * Minimoog 2017+ MUSE * One 16

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Re: Panelsettings and sound om my Minimoog Voyager change spontaneously

Post by dth » Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:26 am

Thanks for your quick and clear response. Could this instability regarding the power to the knobs perhaps be caused by a (faulty) power supply or possibly something else (loose contacts etc.)?

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Re: Panelsettings and sound om my Minimoog Voyager change spontaneously

Post by till » Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:20 am

These could be the cause. There might be others. But I am not a technician.
keep on turning these Moog knobs

Sequence:
Prodigy * minimoog '79 * Voyager * MF102 * MF103 * MF104z * MP201 * Taurus 3 * Minitaur * Sub Phatty * MF105 * Minimoog 2017+ MUSE * One 16

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