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Hey folks, I recently picked up a Prodigy and had a few questions about this nice little synth. Hopefully someone will be kind enough to lend me their expertise.

First question, what sort of "note precedence" should this synth have?
I've been playing and gigging with an MG-1 for about a year now. On that synth, if I hold down a note, and then press a key higher up on the scale, the higher note "overrides" the other. However, this is reversed on the Prodigy. Is this standard? And is there any way to reverse it?

Second, I noticed that while my sawtooth and square waveforms are quite loud, when I switch over to the triangle waveform, there is a significant decrease in volume. Is this normal?

Thirdly, there is a bit of a click when pressing keys which I understand can be solved by cleaning the contact points? Also, when using/moving any of the slider switches, there is some noise. Same solution?

Lastly, does anyone know if there's anywhere online I can get the electronic schematics or a service manual? My searches so far have been fruitless.

This board is such a great resource, hopefully someone can lend a hand.

Thanks in advance!

It's a low note priority synth.
Most Moogs are.
The MG-1 was a licensed design, I think.
Not designed by Moog themselves from what I understand.
Regardless, nothing that I know can be done.

Triangle waves are generally quieter than the others.
This is usually due to harmonic content and the way the ear hears things.
Then again, your synth might be bad in some way.
Hard to say because the terminology is "quite loud" and that's subjective.

Key click is likely not the contacts, but instead a VCA offset adjustment.

Switch noise may be contacts, but it depends on the noise you're hearing and the function of the switch.
Sometimes it's normal for switches to offer a small amount of click, but they should never be intermittent or "iffy" in operation.

The service manual is on my site.
If your search was fruitless, you were in the wrong grove!
Best of luck!

http://www.synthfool.com/schm.html