[A6] Andro #3 issues

David Evans dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Thu Jul 10 09:22:51 PDT 2003


On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 10:36:51AM +0200, Robert van der Kamp wrote:
> 
> 1. The FX chip was switched off and on again (so it seemed) 
> everytime I changed an fx parameter value. For example, 
> when changing the reverb decay time, I got a lot of crackle 
> and distortion.

  ISTR that many of the algorithms don't take kindly to their parameters
being changed while sound is going through the effects.

> 3. The LCD screen shows parts of the last letter of long 
> patch names when browsing through the presets. It's not 
> properly erased. 
> 
> Is this a common problem?
> 

  I remember this happening at one point but honestly can't recall whether it's
still going on with my A6.

> 4. Some of the buttons require repeated pressing to work. 
> After that, they seem to work normal. I *guess* this is 
> because these buttons were pressed for the first time ever, 
> but maybe the problem will reappear?
> 

  I'd give this one a couple of days.

> 5. My biggest worry: sometimes while tweaking and playing a 
> sound, it takes about 5 seconds for the LCD screen to show 
> the correct page when turning a knob of another module. 
> Like the Andro's CPU is really busy. 
> 

  That's a little weird.

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