vswitchzero | Repairing The Legendary Gravis Ultrasound @vswitchzero | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 16 minutes ago.
I never owned a Gravis Ultrasound back in the day, but always wanted to get one to explore the very different and interesting sound experience they provide. Unfortunately, they've become ridiculously expensive over the years, so I could never bring myself to buy one. So rather than shelling out a huge amount of money, I bought a broken one instead! Will I be able to repair it? Or was buying this defective card a big mistake?


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00:00 Introduction
01:15 A Brief Look at the GUS
05:45 The Test Setup
07:15 Software Woes
08:50 Testing the Broken Card
12:25 The Plan
14:11 Spring Cleaning
15:51 Problem Identified
17:43 A Sketchy Workaround
18:39 The Proper Fix
20:17 Replacing the Crystal
21:52 The Result
22:43 Fixing it Again
24:15 Upgrading the DRAM
24:46 Final Words

Music track is "Evergreen" by Georgrapher.