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Hi, further to my earlier posting, I recently had a problem with my M-1000. I lost all the sounds in the ROM bank (patches 200 to 999), although the RAM patches (000 to 199) worked perfectly, so I knew that the machine was working okay, and that it had to be a problem with the ROM chip. After roaming the web for answers, a rather helpful chap from Estonia (thanks Margus!) suggested that I open the machine up, use a blade to slightly loosen the ROM chip, and then ease it back in place, being careful not to bend the pins on either side. Apparently, the connectors on the chips have a tendency to corrode slightly with age, and just need a little clearing. Anyway, I did this, and hey presto! I got my ROM sounds back! Look out for this if it happens to your machine. And if you find a "faulty" machine that has this problem, you might be able to pick up a bargain!
By the way, I still love this machine, and even though I bought an Andromeda A6 five months ago I still use this machine on almost every track. Some of the patches have envelop generators and/or LFOs routed to the mod stick or to key aftertouch. I had to adjust the aftertouch sensitivity on my master keyboard to enable me to get the right amount of control, but it was worth the experimentation. Some of the patches are awesome. Try 006 (use the mod stick to get a gorgeous filter sweep), 242 (a bass sound with a great aftertouch), 262 (a fantastic emulation of the CS-80), 323, 666 (a devilish Prophet 5 sound!), 744 (a superb deep and rumbly bass) and 816 (a great analogue chime patch).
Without doubt, this is the best set of analogue sounds for those on a budget. And even for those (like me) who can afford the more so-called up market gear, this is an indispensible synth. Yes, I still rate it 5/5.
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