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jkristen



Joined: 12 Aug 2012
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:36 am    Post subject: MicroKorg XL - suddenly noisy output... Reply with quote

Hello.
Has anybody here experienced that their MicroKorg XL has suddenly got a noisy output ("gliding white noise") on power-up, and afterwards a "woolly" sound?
I think I've got a defective output stage, since everything else seems to work fine.
Thanks.
/ Jesper.
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klingáč



Joined: 24 Aug 2012
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello,
My MickoKorg XL sometimes doesn´t work correctly - one audio output channel (noise). After disconnect all cables and then connect again work correct. I tried to try with headphones - it was the same. However, one channel is probably wrong. I think so, it´s problem with output stage.. or?
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jwallis123



Joined: 05 Sep 2014
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lot of people seem to have this problem, and at least for me the fix was really easy! Took like 15 minutes!

1 Unplug the thing of course.
2 Remove all the screws off the back panel, they're all the same, and took the back off. No need to unplug the battery wire
3 Then just remove the four silver screws from the board that the headphones jack is soldered onto
4 reseat that board so that it was making nice contact with the metal pieces it screws into
5 then screw it back in, pretty tightly but without forcing it or stripping the screws
6 at this point it's a good idea to put the back on without the screws, plug it in and test it with your headphones.
7 if the sound is back, unplug it and screw the backing back on!

Please respond if this worked for you so that others will have confidence that it's a good fix... maybe I just got lucky....
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kashewbutter



Joined: 24 Jul 2020
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jwallis123 wrote:
A lot of people seem to have this problem, and at least for me the fix was really easy! Took like 15 minutes!

1 Unplug the thing of course.
2 Remove all the screws off the back panel, they're all the same, and took the back off. No need to unplug the battery wire
3 Then just remove the four silver screws from the board that the headphones jack is soldered onto
4 reseat that board so that it was making nice contact with the metal pieces it screws into
5 then screw it back in, pretty tightly but without forcing it or stripping the screws
6 at this point it's a good idea to put the back on without the screws, plug it in and test it with your headphones.
7 if the sound is back, unplug it and screw the backing back on!

Please respond if this worked for you so that others will have confidence that it's a good fix... maybe I just got lucky....


This worked perfectly for me! Thanks so much JWallis123. Very Happy
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Alpha-Dave



Joined: 20 Sep 2011
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jwallis123 wrote:
A lot of people seem to have this problem, and at least for me the fix was really easy! Took like 15 minutes!

1 Unplug the thing of course.
2 Remove all the screws off the back panel, they're all the same, and took the back off. No need to unplug the battery wire
3 Then just remove the four silver screws from the board that the headphones jack is soldered onto
4 reseat that board so that it was making nice contact with the metal pieces it screws into
5 then screw it back in, pretty tightly but without forcing it or stripping the screws
6 at this point it's a good idea to put the back on without the screws, plug it in and test it with your headphones.
7 if the sound is back, unplug it and screw the backing back on!

Please respond if this worked for you so that others will have confidence that it's a good fix... maybe I just got lucky....



My Microkorg XL had developed a fault; the right channel was stuck on full volume, while the left could be controlled by the volume knob. This was true for both the outputs and headphones. I tried this fix, and now it’s back to perfect, thank you! Very Happy
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tbr



Joined: 13 Aug 2023
Posts: 1

PostPosted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:43 am    Post subject: Thank you! Reply with quote

jwallis123 wrote:

A lot of people seem to have this problem, and at least for me the fix was really easy! Took like 15 minutes!

1 Unplug the thing of course.
2 Remove all the screws off the back panel, they're all the same, and took the back off. No need to unplug the battery wire
3 Then just remove the four silver screws from the board that the headphones jack is soldered onto
4 reseat that board so that it was making nice contact with the metal pieces it screws into
5 then screw it back in, pretty tightly but without forcing it or stripping the screws
6 at this point it's a good idea to put the back on without the screws, plug it in and test it with your headphones.
7 if the sound is back, unplug it and screw the backing back on!

Please respond if this worked for you so that others will have confidence that it's a good fix... maybe I just got lucky....


Just created this account to say: Thank you!

Completely amazing simple solution! Fixed the hissing noise and the bad balance (left much quieter) on my mircoKorg XL. Thank you so much.
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