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gdot
Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 7 Location: India
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Hey Kimu,
I'm GLAD to know that your korg is working great:) Will be taking it to local technician.... _________________ Gear: Korg M50 |
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kimu Platinum Member
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1133 Location: Italy,Milan
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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i' am glad too! ))
btw, i know it's really frustrating having keyboard freezing every minute, but since it seems a problem that can be repaired easily, i would go for repairing rather than buy a different new synth |
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gdot
Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 7 Location: India
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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yeah.....
But, your keyboard was in warranty... Mine isn't... that is the thing worrying me.....
I don't want the cost to be too high ....
_________________ Gear: Korg M50 |
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kimu Platinum Member
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1133 Location: Italy,Milan
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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usually you can ask for an estimated repairing price and then decided |
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gdot
Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 7 Location: India
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Guys,
I contacted the distributer... He was not sure about the motherboard cost though. In the mean time i tried reinstalling the OS.
Strangely, now i'm not facing any freeze issues.... I suspect the OS was corrupted by some virus. Not sure though.
Now need to test till when the system will be stable..
I would be interested to know if anyone has experienced such behavior _________________ Gear: Korg M50 |
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kimu Platinum Member
Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 1133 Location: Italy,Milan
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:54 am Post subject: |
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gdot, your M50 now do not freeze any more? the OS re-installing has been enough to fix the problem? |
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gdot
Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 7 Location: India
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Hey Kimu,
Yes. I have been using it continuously for hours together. Not even once the board behaved unexpectedly.
Even the menu navigation has become smoother.... Best part, I too had issues with the heaphones unbalanced output. Even that got resolved.
I seriously think, the OS was currupted.
I recommend users facing freezing issues to try reinstalling the OS. Its just 1min task. _________________ Gear: Korg M50 |
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DoctorMo
Joined: 10 May 2010 Posts: 41
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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We got our M50-61 back, yesterday. We haven't yet had time to try it, but I plan on hooking it all up, tonight.
The tech said he could not get the freezing issue to occur, so he replaced the system board. Hopefully, that solved the problem. I'll post back in the future with our findings.
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DoctorMo
Joined: 10 May 2010 Posts: 41
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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I wanted to report that we have had no lockup problems since the repairman replaced the system board.
(knock on wood)
mike |
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manjeroque Junior Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Posts: 76
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:10 am Post subject: |
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DoctorMo wrote: | I wanted to report that we have had no lockup problems since the repairman replaced the system board.
(knock on wood)
mike |
what do you mean saying "system board"???
amazing! so you replaced almost everything inside) _________________ SONAR X3
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DoctorMo
Joined: 10 May 2010 Posts: 41
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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The main circuit board was replaced. Previously, we had the caps replaced, but the problem remained. The system board was the only thing left to replace. |
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divinelykeyed
Joined: 04 Sep 2011 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: the same problem + solution |
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aynarc wrote: | I had the same problem and the solution was to do a hard resset resst + realtime + power and then install the update 1.1, then go global and protects the prog and the combi .. problem solved |
Could do please direct me how to do this??i recently bough a used 73 key version and that happens to it every ten mins or so it freezes and i cant contact a technician because i live in Jamaica. |
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LFCMusic Junior Member
Joined: 04 Oct 2011 Posts: 51 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:03 am Post subject: |
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My nephew recently purchased a used M50 recently at a pawn shop but it kept freezing up on him. Not sure what the serial number was, however he returned it as he had a full 30 day warranty. _________________ -Current Gear-
Korg: M3 EXB-256 & MicroSTATION
-Past Gear-
Korg: M50, Trinity, Triton, 01WFD, 05RW, X5D, SP-100 & N364
Yamaha: Motif 8 |
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KorgM50isunreliable
Joined: 12 Jul 2014 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:11 am Post subject: Another on bites the dust |
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Well mine just went out as well. I posted this in the other M50 freezing thread as well, but i figure the more info people have the better
Bought in 2011 11,8XX serial number
Turn it on: works for 30 seconds to 3 minutes just fine.
Then all buttons wont work.
Then the keys wont work.
Then the touchscreen wont work.
They all go out one by one.
Re-start it and they work for a minute or two tops.
Tried hard reset.
Tried restoring to factory settings.
Tried re-updating the OS to the newest version (which was already installed)
Its hosed.
I contacted Korg customer service, and they said, no warranty after 4 years so I'm screwed, they will not stand behind their $1000 product.
I would definitely think twice if you rely on the Korg M50 for gigs to make money. Not reliable at all.
I will take it in to the Korg licensed repair shop locally, and check back in here with the results.
Maybe swapping those faulty capacitors will fix it.
Another one bites the dust, a late model one too. |
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soelfly
Joined: 05 May 2018 Posts: 2
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