From jjmcs49@yahoo.com Fri Feb 18 19:39:12 2005
Subject:Re: Dying keys on new XK3?


You mentioned that you unplugged everything. What did you have
attached to it? If you had a lower manual attached and the XK-3's
keyboard split, you could have turned the note off by pressing and
releasing the same note on the lower manual while holding the note
down on the XK-3. I've had my XK-3 since last June, and it has never
not played a note. I was able to have some notes stick or do what I
described above when I was experimenting with using the XK-3's
keyboard as a controller. It is possible to have the notes trigger
deeper in the travel if the XK-3's keyboard local control is turned
off, and the MIDI out is connected to one of the MIDI ins'. The XK-3
is fooled into thinking it is being controlled by a different
keyboard and the note on signal that is sent out the MIDI out is
from a little farther into the key travel. I think this has to do
with the XK-3 playing a note as soon as the upper sensor is
triggered, but the note on signal that is sent out the MIDI out is
from farther in the key travel after velocity has been measured. It
isn't much of a difference, and I like my XK-3 just the way it is.

I have written about this in earlier posts, you might find a pair of
old GE or Raytheon or some other brand of tubes and try those. I
think, although I have no way to prove, that the newer tubes from
China or Yugoslavia (mine came with EI tubes, others have tubes from
China) overdrive sooner and tend to "buzz" more than scream. My
guess is that they are more suited for guitar type distortion.
Although that probably takes care of the warranty.

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