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Got a new R3 and Radias rack. R3 sounds great except the tempo knob is unstable!

Is this a bug because for some programs, as soon as I tweak the tempo, it changes randomly (I made sure its not a mod sequence thing). It seems the knob is too sensitive and erratic, but could be the software.

Any chance of an OS udpate?

you aren't the only one with this problem

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... 725e8ff433

seems to be fairly common, I had two different R3's - both with the same issue

As I posted already in an older thread I had the problem too. It was one of the reasons to bring the R3 back and purchase a Radias instead.

Any news about updates? This bug is bugging the hell out of me!

The r3 is basically useless for any recording or playing purposes!

Haven any of you heard anything from the Korg reps? I expect to see a new OS soon!

tritonlover2000 wrote:Any news about updates? This bug is bugging the hell out of me!

The r3 is basically useless for any recording or playing purposes!

Haven any of you heard anything from the Korg reps? I expect to see a new OS soon!

I just received my third R3 (second time replaced) from Korg today.

Same exact problem, out of the box.

Last week I visited a local music shop. The R3 in the showroom has also the tempo jittering problem.

I had a similar problem with my Waldorf Blofeld (with the Volume knob), they released an OS update that fixed it. They were scanning the encoder too quickly or something, and it appeared to change on it's own, I wonder if this problem with the R3 is a software issue too

Korg, release the new OS...I must record...!

*bump*


guess no 1 has resolved this yet???

I thought they issued a statement about a fix for this - something for service centres to do for the units that do encounter the problem - involves a capacitor or something soldered across the pot.

It isn't a software issue from what that would suggest. Anyway I think it was mentioned in one of the other posts about this problem.

well i don't really use the arpeggiator directly from the unit anyway...

instead...my M50 and R3 have "midi-sex" as i play them together while adjusting the tempo with the M50...


i just find it really annoying...

like a bad case of "sexual-frustration"

mine had the glitch right out of the box, too. a girl at a bar in bozeman spilled her drink into my R3 and, for the most part, the glitch went away! it's still there on some of the programs, but most function fine now! anyway, if you have a drum machine to MIDI-time the R3, then the problem goes away (for me, anyway). Korg pisses me off for not addressing this issue. when i called, the guy argued with me, and told me to drive across the state to get it fixed, and I live in Montana, which you could fit many smaller states into. so much for the f-ing warranty! i might put a sticker over the korg logo so I'm not advertising a bunk company that doesnt' support their customers to my crowds.

So let me get this straight... You're mad at Korg because they don't have repair shops setup everywhere, including Montana?

You should have asked for an RMA to that shop and had it mailed there and back to you.

2d

There's an easy way to fix this...

Just write over the patch you are playing so the current tempo is saved, turn the power off and then rotate the tempo knob completely counter clockwise so that it can't turn anymore. Turn the power back on and load up the patch you had just saved. As long as the tempo knob remains turned all the way to the left, any patch that you play on won't jitter between tempos.

This tricks works on mine, so I'm only assuming it will work for all others. If not, there's always the external MIDI clock trick. As long as the R3 is reading the MIDI clock of another instrument, the tempo won't jitter.

mine has the problem too, right out of the box.