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Thank you so much Nursers. I'll speak with Crumar about this

I had the strange aliasing noise come back, it doesent matter which volume setting, headphones or line out, cables etc. Also the wifi connection died on me. I spoke with crumar and sent a recording of the sound, they said I needed to change the DAC. I had the seven sent to a shop and got the main board changed. Now the wifi worked again but I still have the aliasing noise. I noticed another strange thing, there is a faint static in the background at all times, pretty low but def. higher than it should be. Also, when the seven is turned off there is a pretty significant static in the headphone out. I'm starting to belive that there is a problem with the power section. Can any one of you guys that have a seven please see if you hear static in the headphones when the power is turned off? It would be of great help, I'm trying to figure out all anomalities. I really really want to get the crumar seven to work, right now the aliasing is really turning me off and I really just have a bad time at the piano knowing how much i spent on it.

Is anyone of you using the Crumar Seven with external overdrive (pedal, cranked tube amp)? I still hear the "aliasing" artifacts on high notes, when going through some kind of overdrive. It sounds good with the built in amp/overdrive though.

I haven't owned any pianos before but I have been playing drums and guitar, have been working as a sound engineer and I've been touring with rock/pop bands for 16 years. My opinion is about the same. The case is not comparable to a hardcase, unfortunatly. I would worry a bit about the fragility. Also, my guess is that the paint will chip pretty easy, though it haven't happened to me yet. I would gig with it for sure, and I would gladly throw it in my back seat with some guitars in soft cases on. But I would not treat it like an instrument in a proper hard case.

Sweet, I'll try to update it tonight when I'm home. What kind of problems did you have updating, Adan? Also, I'm so stoked about the sound and feel that I'm starting to look at some kind of amplifier. As of now, I'm using an Traynor Darkhorse and an old 60's 2x12 closed back guitar cab. I had them since Before. I would like to buy something new though. Anyone tried it trough some Classic rhodes amp choice, like a Twin?

I see, but I actually want to attenuate the headphone signal. I think it is to loud when at maximum volume, but at the same time I think it sounds best when at full volume, due to the DAC in the crumar seven.

Really, people who says that the seven sound flat and lifeless.. Probably some of them have thought so because of this. I think the volume should always be cranked up high while playing this. I'll get an external headphone amplifier just to attenuate the signal from now on.

YEES!! I'm so happy!! I have been having a really hard time accepting the "aliasing" artifacts and frankly I've veen trying to tell my self that it aint that bad. No one else seems to have problems with it so it can't be all that bad, right? At the same time I've been having cold sweats and anxiety while playing because I just can't ignore the awful artifacts. It's like the sound engine is GREAT but there is artifacts above it that destroys everything. Especially on the wurlitzer with tremolo and reverb, I thought it sounded like a robot farting while swirling down the drain of some digital shower cabin. And I just discovered that it aint aliasing: it's just the amplifier controlled by the main volume knob. If the volume is low and you amplify it in an external amplifier it sounds really bad. Same with headphones, on low volumes it sounds really bad. I remembered that I had the same problem with an old computer, the main volume was being controlled by reducing bitrate fed into the built-in headphone amplifier, while that amplifier is on a constant volume. A cheap but common way to control volume digitally. So I tried to just raise the volume and.. voila!! The crumar seven sounds SO good now! I am in heaven! The sound is rich and full and the aliasing was not aliasing at all but bit-rate reduction due to the digitally controlled amplifier. Try it yourself, listen to the crumar with the volume low, listen to how the notes cling out, and especially with tremolo and reverb. All kind of artifacts. So, it's really dissapointing that the main volume knob is digital and not an analog potentiometer. It would have solved this problem. But I'm as happy as can be now. Sorry if my english is bad, it is not my first language.

Like if you play a high note and let it ring. On the sustain/decay it kind of jitters. Very digital sounding

Cool I recently got one and I really like it. I love the sound, but I'm hearing aliasing on higher notes. It sounds almost like a low bit rate mp3. It's not too bad, but it is there and I'm a bit dissapointed about it at this price. Maybe I have a faulty unit but that seems unlikely. I only hear it on the modelling sounds, not on the sampled piano sounds. Has anyone else noticed this?

First post You who have owned the crumar seven for a while, what's your opinion and experience?