[Roland FA-06 and FA-08]

I just watched the Youtube video of the organ function. One thing that was missing was the C/V effect. Is that missing on the synth entirely? They abandoned the 76 note version on this one too, which seems to be a feature many keyboard players desire but manufacturers are ignoring lately.

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Man, it's hard to go backmy SS3 has developed a terrible distortion--could be a blown speaker, could be electronic. I'm talking with Aspen about it but at the moment I have to go back to using my little Fender Passport, which I always thought sounded good. Last night was like someone threw water in my face--I couldn't find the right place to put both speakers so that the band, the audience and I could all hear my SK1 perfectly. In the end, I had little doubt that it sounded good to the audience; I think the band could hear me ok, at least one speaker's worth. But I kept feeling like I had to crank it up louder to get the satisfying experience of really hearing what I was playing. I'm so spoiled by having the SS3 behind me, and everyone hearing me well.

 

Try taking the speaker out. Hopefully the problem will be one that either ChrisDespo or myself went through & it will work out.

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My SS3 has developed a rattle at mostly low pitches. Oddly enough if I tilt it more than 30 degrees rt or lt the rattle gets better - tilting forward or backward makes no difference. I checked that the screws were tight on the front & side speaker covers & the ones on the side speaker itself. The only thing I didn't do was take off the front speaker cover & check the screws on the woofer. Has anyone else experienced this & what ended up curing it? Thanks.

 

I had the same issue not too long ago and after speaking to Aspen (who was very helpful and offered to have me send him the speaker on his dime if it was indeed bad even though it was out of warranty) I removed all the screws on the front of the SS3 and popped out the main center woofer speaker and there was a metal cap thingy that had broken loose from inside somewhere and stuck itself to the big magnet - I showed Aspen and he said it doesn't have any effect on anything and if I wanted to I could just glue it back on to where it came off, which I did and everything has been fine ever since ... It probably just came off when I was transporting it back and forth to gigs ... here's a couple pics of the part and maybe it's the same for you:

http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1939_1024.jpg

http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1940_1024.jpg

http://pctechsource.com/musicgear/pix/thumb_IMG_1941_1024.jpg

 

Hope that helps ...

 

I just took off the grill & tightened the speaker screws. It still rattled. I then removed the speaker & there was no small cap like in the pics. I held it away from the cabinet & the rattling was gone (relief that the speaker isn't blown). I remounted it & the rattle is still gone. If I had to come up with some wild theory....I have no idea if I put the speaker back in the same orientation as before. It could be that the wires to the speaker were rattling against the cabinet & putting it back in a different position moved the wires to where they aren't touching. Whatever it is, I'll take it!

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My SS3 has developed a rattle at mostly low pitches. Oddly enough if I tilt it more than 30 degrees rt or lt the rattle gets better - tilting forward or backward makes no difference. I checked that the screws were tight on the front & side speaker covers & the ones on the side speaker itself. The only thing I didn't do was take off the front speaker cover & check the screws on the woofer. Has anyone else experienced this & what ended up curing it? Thanks.

[Heads-up: SpaceStation keyboard amp is apparently back]

If you ever see a used Barbetta Sona 32 its the bassiest liile cab I ever heard.

I did a few casuals where I kicked bass and couldnt fit my subs in the car.

But needed a seperate amp so I figured Id use it and then buy a used bass amp later.

No need. That little monster had low end and punch.

Very directional though.

 

Great to know. I still have a 32c & had wondered if it would suffice on the occasional jobs where I would play L.H. bass.

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Thanks, sleepingbear. That's good to know!

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When listening to the demo videos of the SpaceStation there often seems to be a phase shifted or chorused quality occurring in the sound. This could be particularly annoying in Acoustic Piano sounds. Do you actual owners experience that or is it just an artifact in the recording process? I'm being like Fox Mulder here, as in "I want to believe" but would hate it if that turns out to be the way this unit sounds. Thanks.