hi everyone
just a heads up: i'm selling my s550 rig on ebay - item# 290629716995 and thought i'd let you know. pretty full library of sounds on floppy, cd-roms and syquest, working roland mouse, full manuals, no monitor.
end of an era.... ;-)
best
b
bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com
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Philip K. Dick
What is the chip, so we can look and tell you if
there's any chance this is the culprit.
At 11/8/2011 08:06 AM, Alex Mylnikov wrote:
>As I understand, all available replacement boards are from disassembled
>used S-50 samplers.
>The key question - what component tends to fault, because it's clear that
>the problem is common now.
>Jim Atwood mentioned that this could be related to a black resin coated
>chip on the main CPU board. If chip is similar to juno 106 voice chips
>there is no sense to exchange one board to another and wait when the
>problem repeats.
>I doubt the Roland service could advise something. I'll try to find what
>the kind of chip is it.
>Alex Mylnikov
>
>2011/11/8 William Nofi <billnofi(a)gmail.com>
>
> > I have the same issue with my S-50.
> > I have opened it up and checked all components, it looks good, but
> > looks are deceiving. I cleaned up the phono jacks and sprayed with air
> > and contact cleaner. No luck.
> > Someone had mentioned that the components go bad, like the capacitors
> > or transistors, and would need to be replaced. More work than I want
> > to invest in the S-50.
> > If you really want to get it working, there are some web sites where
> > you can buy replacement circuit boards.
> >
> > Or just use it as an awesome MIDI controller. :)
> >
> >
> > 2011/11/7 áÌÅËÓÁÎÄÒ íÙÌØÎÉËÏ× <phan2m(a)bigmir.net>:
> > > Hello to all.
> > > I have Roland S-50 sampler in nearly mint condition. Just one minor
> > issue:
> > > periodic overload (overdrive) of output signal. I've tested power/filter
> > > board and it works fine. S-50 is equipped with multivoltage power supply
> > > and I've tried 117 and 220V wirings but always is the same: every 7-8th
> > > notes from S-50 are played distorted. The Visually sampler is in perfect
> > > condition - all seems to work fine, there are no sights of burnt
> > components
> > > inside. This problem exists on all outputs: individual, phones, mix.
> > > I've seen few mentions of similar issues in the internet:
> > > http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/s50.php and
> > >
> >
> http://jimatwood.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/free-roland-s-50-sampler-found/....
> > > Does anybody know how to cope with this problem?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Alex Mylnikov
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Dennis Barton <db(a)skylab2000.com>
Brainforest Productions, Los Angeles
Hello to all.
I have Roland S-50 sampler in nearly mint condition. Just one minor issue:
periodic overload (overdrive) of output signal. I've tested power/filter
board and it works fine. S-50 is equipped with multivoltage power supply
and I've tried 117 and 220V wirings but always is the same: every 7-8th
notes from S-50 are played distorted. The Visually sampler is in perfect
condition - all seems to work fine, there are no sights of burnt components
inside. This problem exists on all outputs: individual, phones, mix.
I've seen few mentions of similar issues in the internet:
http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/s50.php and
http://jimatwood.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/free-roland-s-50-sampler-found/.
Does anybody know how to cope with this problem?
Thanks,
Alex Mylnikov
Hello All,
I've had my S-770 about 3 months now and it's been working like a champ
until today. I have 16 Mb of RAM that suddenly doesn't show up when the
system boots. The only thing that has changed about my system recently was
that I added an external SCSI HD, which the 770 had no problem
formatting/copying/loading/saving, etc.
I have removed all external devices (CD-ROM, Zip and HD) and tried
re-booting. The system loads from the internal HD fine, but I cannot load
anything into RAM because RAM memory is listed at 0.00 seconds. When I try
to load a Sample/Patch, etc the 770 just freezes.
Any thoughts?
Rikk
Nashville, TN
Any of you see my post about holding down the number 1 key while
booting the S550?
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> Subject: Re: [sgroup] Need mouse for S550
> To: Jasper de Haas <jasperdehaas(a)gmail.com>, Garth Hjelte
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> If you can find one. Or, make the interface board. $80 doesn't look so
> bad. I have 3 samplers and one mouse and optical bd. Only need one for
> editing. The other samplers auto load.
>
> Randy Hoffman
>
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> Get an old MSX mouse.. they are the same. I i can remember correctly.
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Yeah
Thanks for that info Dennis - I'll give it a try. I hardly ever even switch my S550 on these days but it certainly would be nice to fix it.
Regards - Colin
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On Sep 22, 2011, at 4:33, dennis barton wrote:
>
> I thought just one fusible resistor fails if you do this. Maybe an easy fix?
>
> At 9/21/2011 03:37 PM, you wrote:
>> Hi Garth,
>>
>> Whatever you do, do NOT try to use an old Microsoft mouse. The plug is the same as the S550 but the pin config is different. I tried and blew the board on mine and now I have to use the front panel only.
>>
>> Regards
>> Colin
>> __________________________________________________________
>>
>> On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:06, Garth Hjelte wrote:
>>
>> > Hi, I just got a S550 off eBay, wanted to support S550 a little more.
>> >
>> > It has a problem; it looks like the down-arrow button is stuck or something. When I hooked the unit to a monitor, the cursor goes down by itself constantly.
>> >
>> > Rather than returning it, I wanted to get a mouse for it (didn't come with one). Where can one get a mouse for these units nowadays?
>> >
>> > And can it be used for the S760 as well?
>> >
>> > Garth Hjelte
>> > Sampler User
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> Dennis Barton <db(a)skylab2000.com>
> Brainforest Productions, Los Angeles
At 08:49 AM 9/22/2011, you wrote:
>I had the same thing happen with my S550. I "think" (I'd have to look in the
>manual) then when you turn it on if you hold down the number 1 key fixed it.
>Something about it not trying to detect the mouse or something like that.
>I'd have to look in the manual again.
>Hope this helps
You're right, it was in MOUSE mode and I just had to start up with
"1" pressed.
Garth Hjelte
Sampler User
I had the same thing happen with my S550. I "think" (I'd have to look in the
manual) then when you turn it on if you hold down the number 1 key fixed it.
Something about it not trying to detect the mouse or something like that.
I'd have to look in the manual again.
Hope this helps
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Yeah
Hi, I just got a S550 off eBay, wanted to support S550 a little more.
It has a problem; it looks like the down-arrow button is stuck or
something. When I hooked the unit to a monitor, the cursor goes down
by itself constantly.
Rather than returning it, I wanted to get a mouse for it (didn't come
with one). Where can one get a mouse for these units nowadays?
And can it be used for the S760 as well?
Garth Hjelte
Sampler User
