Noise in headphones - only from specific combis

joe in VA · Post by **joe in VA** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:21 am

Received K73 yesterday, have set up with just a the Korg DS1H pedal and a pair of AKG K240 phones. Main volume is straight up, the master slider halfway (or I don't hear anything).

Spent last night with the german/japanese grands, and it was wonderful.

Today I was auditioning combis. On Bank INT-B, combi 019, when I switch to it, using either the wheel or the up/down buttons, I get a hiss with a snap crackle pop in the headphones, just like tape noise of old. The strange part is I can make the noise go away (or at least can no longer hear it) by rotating the right most of the eight knobs all the way to the left, counter clockwise, and leave it there. Rotating this knob back to straight up and the noise returns. Also, when I go to another combi and come back to this one, the noise returns and I have to rotate the right most knob back to straight up, then full counterclockwise again to mute the noise. Weird Huh?

Everything else seems to work fine so far.

All eight sliders are full back, master slide up halfway. All eight knobs straight up. Nothing else plugged in the back but the pedal and power. Power fed through a Furman line conditioner

I have to wait until monday to call Korg support and ask them about this. In the mean time, can anybody else reproduce this? Any ideas? Anything I'm doing wrong?

I hope this is just a software issue that the next update will fix.....

burningbusch · Post by **burningbusch** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:50 am

It's intentional. There is an effect on MFX1 called scratch which simulates a vinyl record playing. As the combi has sort of a hiphop feel, it's meant to add to the vibe. If you don't like it go hit the MFX/TFX tab and then MFX1 and turn it off. Then save the combi.

Busch.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:02 am

I one time had the same problem with my M50 (it has also that effect). But it was only on one side ... took me about 10 minutes to find out because I was convinced it was a cable (checked/changed cables between synth/mixer/amplifier).

joe in VA · Post by **joe in VA** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:23 am

Thanks Michel and Bush. It was the "stereo analog record" that was causing that. I checked the phones too for a bad connection before I posted.

Boy do I have a lot to learn about this beast....Its going to be a fun fall/winter!