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stu frye
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 Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:57 pm Post subject: Combi button on Korg M1 broken |
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| I am not a programmer. My Korg M1 button to switch to Combi mode pushed into the body of the keyboard and won't work now. Is there another way without connecting MIDI to switch to combi mode and back to program with the remaining buttons on the device iteself? |
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megamarkd
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 12:25 am Post subject: Re: Combi button on Korg M1 broken |
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| stu frye wrote: | | I am not a programmer. My Korg M1 button to switch to Combi mode pushed into the body of the keyboard and won't work now. Is there another way without connecting MIDI to switch to combi mode and back to program with the remaining buttons on the device iteself? |
No, you are going to have to get you synth repaired. You might be able to do something about it yourself by opening up the case and having a look at what has happened. I *think* there is a daughter board that the buttons sit above, I can't remember, but it that is the case, hopefully it's just loosened and fallen away. Worst case is you've cracked a board. Another thing to be aware of is those buttons are known for failing in time. Again I can't remember exactly but I think it's the carbon on the back of the membrane that wears out. I remember on mine starting to push harder and harder on the sequencer button until I realised if I gave it a mash at the sametime as pushing it would work without having to push so hard, but in the end that technique started to not work. So off to the repair shop.
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the_crimson_thunder
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megamarkd
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 2:22 am Post subject: Re: Combi button on Korg M1 broken |
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Ah thank you, nice to know the aren't that membrane type button. Dunno why I didn't try to look for any images of the naked synth before, but found this from going through the site you have linked to: http://bustedgear.com/repair_Korg_M1_buttons_5.html It helped understand why the numpad buttons can end up tilted.
I also found this video that shows how to repair the buttons: https://youtu.be/80nphIpkiwU
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