Floyd Steinberg | Can I repair this Alesis Micron synthesiser? @mr_floydst | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
I picked up this damaged #AlesisMicron #synthesizer on 'bay for a really good price. The previous owner said it's output is noisy and jittery, so let's take a look under the hood together and see if I can succeed at a #diyrepair ! Part 2 is here: youtu.be/B0daZaWLsoI Table of contents:
00:00 introduction
00:27 what is the Alesis Micron?
00:53 the problem
01:26 why even try?
01:59 diagnostics mode
02:42 local mode off!
02:58 disassembling
04:23 reassembling, but without casing
05:00 narrowing down the cause of the problem
05:32 inspection with a multimeter
06:09 examining the capacitors
06:33 resoldering/reflowing solder
06:50 further narrowing down the problem
07:22 back to the service manual, identifying components
08:39 DISCLAIMER
08:59 a close look at the mainboard
10:08 short sound demo (disassembled Micron without external effects)
12:29 some important considerations to make
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Some bands / artists I've been following for a long time are (among others) Massive Attack, Pink Floyd, Pet Shop Boys, Archive, A-Ha, Yes, Porcupine Tree, John Mellencamp, Jean-Michel Jarre, Metallica, Peter Gabriel and Perturbator. So my music will kind of sound like those (without ever reaching the greatness of those artists, of course). :-)
I picked up this damaged #AlesisMicron #synthesizer on 'bay for a really good price. The previous owner said it's output is noisy and jittery, so let's take a look under the hood together and see if I can succeed at a #diyrepair ! Part 2 is here: youtu.be/B0daZaWLsoI Table of contents:
00:00 introduction
00:27 what is the Alesis Micron?
00:53 the problem
01:26 why even try?
01:59 diagnostics mode
02:42 local mode off!
02:58 disassembling
04:23 reassembling, but without casing
05:00 narrowing down the cause of the problem
05:32 inspection with a multimeter
06:09 examining the capacitors
06:33 resoldering/reflowing solder
06:50 further narrowing down the problem
07:22 back to the service manual, identifying components
08:39 DISCLAIMER
08:59 a close look at the mainboard
10:08 short sound demo (disassembled Micron without external effects)
12:29 some important considerations to make
Join us on Woody Piano Shack's Discord server: discord.gg/CCHgUeU6qa
Get 7% off on DistroKid with this link distrokid.com/vip/floyd
PayPal.me paypal.me/alexselck
Shop a Huge Selection of Synths and Drum Machines at PerfectCircuit.com!
link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/3-262870-263009-9759
Here's what I have in my setup at the moment. Want to have that, too? Please use the followings links and support me:
Yamaha EX5 ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=yamaha+ex5
MPC One thomann.de/de/akai_mpc_one.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Novation PEAK thomann.de/de/novation_peak.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Reface DX thomann.de/de/yamaha_reface_dx.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Kasser Synths Arcade tindie.com/products/kassersynths/dafm-synth-arcade-ym2151
Strymon Nightsky thomann.de/de/strymon_nightsky_reverb.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Strymon Volante thomann.de/de/strymon_volante.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Strymon Iridium thomann.de/de/strymon_iridium_amp_ir_cab.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Zoom MS 70 CDR thomann.de/de/zoom_multi_stomp_ms_70_cdr.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Korg NanoKontrol 2: thomann.de/intl/korg_nanokontrol_2_black.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Korg NanoKey: thomann.de/intl/korg_nanokey_2_black.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Akai EWI USB thomann.de/de/akai_ewi_usb.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Zoom R24 thomann.de/de/zoom_r24.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Zoom H5 thomann.de/de/zoom_h5.htm?offid=1&affid=330
Yamaha MT7 thomann.de/de/yamaha_hph_mt7_white.htm
Some bands / artists I've been following for a long time are (among others) Massive Attack, Pink Floyd, Pet Shop Boys, Archive, A-Ha, Yes, Porcupine Tree, John Mellencamp, Jean-Michel Jarre, Metallica, Peter Gabriel and Perturbator. So my music will kind of sound like those (without ever reaching the greatness of those artists, of course). :-)
