Re: Broken wheels and key clicks? Help please!

[ Follow Ups ] [ The QuadraSynth Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by Chris on January 15, 2002 at 12:03:56:

In Reply to: Broken wheels and key clicks? Help please! posted by Michelle on January 14, 2002 at 18:38:45:


: Hi everyone,

: Great to see the healthy community here. I am a bit confused by some of the technical things but was just wondering..

: I have been playing an Alesis QS8 for some years now, I have noticed recently however that sometimes when I play for no reason the pitch will get all weird and go up and down, and fiddling with the pitch wheel and then resetting it to center will solve it so I think I have a problem with that. Same thing goes for the mod wheel, it does vibrato when I don't want it to :(

: And lately I have noticed that a number of keys on my keyboard, they seem to be random and not in any order (ex. some on the high end and some on the low end) make these annoying clicky noises when I play them when they're just supposed to make the usual kind of "thud".

: Anyone experience these problems? I tried to contact Alesis and others, but no replies. Any help would be appreciated please in solving these and I hope I don't have to buy a new keyboard.

: Thanks SO much and hope to hear from one or more of you soon!

: Take care,

:
: Michelle

Coupla thoughts:
Your pitch and mod wheels are probably dirty or corroded. The resistive surface of the potentiometers (the little thing inside that you are adjusting by twiddling the wheels) gets worn, dirty, corroded after a time. Could be cheap components...
Sometimes they can be cleaned, but they're not made to be... best shot is to replace them. They should be super cheap parts wise, if generic, but labor could be up there.
Don't know about the clicking keys. I know my fairly young QS8.1 rattles a bit sometimes.

Ask your local music store for shop recommendation.

Chris


Follow Ups: