MONOTRON DELAY EXTREMELY NOISY

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:36 pm

I just got my monotron delay...does anyone else have a constant hiss int heirs? even when not playing and no signal, there is a constant hiss which is very noticeable at any level...extremely disappointing.

djcactus · Post by **djcactus** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:56 pm

ive been waiting ages for mine where are you from?

edit: yeah i just checked im still on pre order, bummer.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:18 pm

The regular monotron is a bit noisy too...i had to swap between 3 models to get one that wasn't so bad. I believe this stems from the fact that its an unbalanced signal.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:19 pm

ive been waiting ages for mine where are you from?

edit: yeah i just checked im still on pre order, bummer.

I saw a few on sale on Amazon yesterday...theyre probably just starting to hit the shelves (at least in USA)

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:22 am

this thing hisses like a leaky tire....

i got it from sweetwater in the US...been on back order for about 8 weeks

Alan Heter · Post by **Alan Heter** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:01 pm

just got mine.... noisy here too.... Novamusik must be slower than sweetwater. lol

pmisisco · Post by **pmisisco** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:31 pm

Same here... There seems to be some kind of interaction between the filter and the delay effect.

With the filter up between say 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock, it introduces enough hiss into the signal that the delay captures it. If the feedback control of the delay is set above 10 o'clock, it just regenerates to the point that it's more hiss than synth. Anything above that, it just howls. Makes the filter totally unusable anywhere other than wide open.

It's quite disappointing. I know there's only so much you can ask for in a $50 pocket synth, and it's still a bad-ass piece of gear... But I'm surprised Korg would let these things out the door with this kind of bug.

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:12 pm

that pretty much describes mine as well!

jonnyj · Post by **jonnyj** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:02 am

I bought both the Delay and the Duo and both have hiss like leaky tires. A little better when you lower the volume about halfway but it's always present and I'm about ready to send them back for it and other reasons too. I had the original Monotron for a few days back in 2010 and it too had the hiss. It can be controlled somewhat but still kinda unacceptable. Even the KaOSCillator is more quiet than these. Saying all that they are still pretty unique units.

wudsiba · Post by **wudsiba** » Wed May 23, 2012 12:47 am

I have the original Monotron. I was hoping to use it to drive synth samples through the filter, but the hiss is so bad I don't really know if it's worth it. I still want to try and record it and eq the hell out of it, but I haven't tried it yet. I was also planning to get the delay for the same reason, but not sure now. Still amazing little toys though. With the hiss though, I'm afraid that's all they might be.

javibent · Post by **javibent** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:03 pm

i have the same problem . a friend have a duo and he have same f*ck*ng problem with the noise .

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:36 pm

My Duo and Delay both have the hiss. I don't really care, they are fun little toys. And they kept me amused while I was sitting in the dark after hurricane Sandy

javibent · Post by **javibent** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:56 am

a friend have the duo and he have the same problem .. me too . grr . i hate it ! i use with my focusrite saffire 6 usb interface .

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:48 pm

There's no problem with the monotrons. They're noisy ! It's part of their charm. Trouble is that everyone has been spoiled with super clean digital technology.Present them with something more hands on & analogue and they think there's a problem.
The answer is simple....Make some dirty sounds!

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:35 pm

thats all well and true, and in a certain sense i do agree that they add to the so called charm...but still...unacceptable for recording.