Studio Electronics Boomstar - Manual (Page 32)

28 Studio Electronics Boomstar Quick Start Manual Trouble Shooting
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TROUBLESHOOTING
No Sound
Check all audio and MIDI connections—make sure the Boomstar is set to receive on the correct channel.
[see p. 20, 5.3.1.2]
Reset patch. [see p. 8, 3.1]
Check all MIDI channel settings. [see p. 20, 5.3.1.2]
Turn up master VCA volume. [see p. 18, 5.2.11]
Turn up Mixer VCO 1 and VCO 2 levels. [see p. 19, 5.2.17]
Turn on Waveform 1 Sawtooth. [see p. 13, 5.2.4]
Turn off MIDI sync. [see 17, 5.2.10]
Turn off LFO trig. [see 16, 5.2.8]
Soft Sound
Check all audio connections.
Turn up master VCA volume. [see p. 18, 5.2.11]
Turn up Mixer VCO 1 and VCO 2 levels. [see p. 19, 5.2.17]
Unwanted Distorted Sound
Select “I” position for VCA Overdrive (top position). [see p. 18, 5.2.11]
Set Feedback to “0.” [see p. 19, 5.2.17.5]
Unwanted Noise
Don’t be tasty with feedback—its lowest settings can add noticeable hash. [see p. 19, 5.2.17.5]
Unwanted Sustaining Sound
Turn off drone. [see pp. 16, 5.2.8]
Out of Tune
Set master tuning to 440 Hz. [see p.18, 5.2.12] Or one could experiment with 432 Hz, as was done here with our
Boomstar SEM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQza-J2kmUA&hd=1
Of esoteric interest perhaps:
The speed of light, the human light body and the math: 432 squared—186,624—
is within 1 percent of the speed of light, currently measured as 186,282 miles per second. The square root of the
measured speed of light is 431.6. It’s also been claimed that the original Stradivarius violin was designed to be tuned
to 432—true? Who knows? ‘Tis amazing how much more beautiful music feels at the 432 concert pitch of Maestro
Verdi. [Also google “cymatics.” It’s prettyenough!]
Plain Lost
Reset patch. [see p. 8, 3.1]