I finally got a Roland MT-32 (fuck yeah old school PC music!) at a good price and apparently in 'full working order', but it's pretty damaged. I'm having words with the seller but I'd much rather get it repaired somehow than just return it, because getting one of these has been a bit of an odyssey!
Anyhow, essentially it makes a very loud buzzing noise (a bit like a 25% duty cycle pulsewave through distortion) that is completely unaffected by me changing the master volume that utterly drowns out any useful sound even on full volume. Sometimes it won't even turn on properly at all, with just a dim light in the display and some really intense harsh noise.
I posted an example on my Soundcloud, though I'd recommend you turn down your speakers before listening:
http://soundcloud.com/stevenosurname/mt-32-test
I've tested all the gear, and I'm sure it's the MT-32 - this happens even when nothing else is plugged in. There is some hope in that the rest of the unit still seems to be perfectly functional - you can hear me playing the sound module at about 0:39, underneath the noise, and I'm pretty sure this would have been avoided if the unit was properly packaged.
Is this a problem with the electronics that could be easily fixed by a local electronics bloke (not myself...I have used a soldering iron before at school, but I failed to complete either of the very simple circuits given to us, so I can't trust myself on this one!), or is my Roland MT-32 dead for good?
Any help would be massively appreciated!!!!!
Last edited by Stevens (Jun 8, 2011 3:41 pm)
