Re: Vortex problem

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

hi Mark,
If it's some kind of bug then I can only
guess that it's to do with saving a preset 
to a different register.
I don't remember the details but say you saved
preset 14B to register 1A.
It should work, but for some combinations of source/destination
the Vortex goes haywire. ( massed digi-distortion on one occasion,
but with intact A-B morphing to a regular sound...hmm...maybe that's
something you'd like).

It's possible it's a hardware thing, as I reckon the echo & mod
are done in different parts of the circuit.

Did you check the ECHO LVL param?
Does tweaking it get the Echoes back?


If my unit was doing this, I'd leave it switched for days on in the hope
that the fault became permanent, then I'd take it to 
the local electronics fixer, making sure I used the phrase
"leaky capacitor" at least once.
(Vortex schematic now available from 
http://www.andybutler.com/vortex/vortex.htm ) 

good luck
andy butler

mark francombe wrote:
 
> The vortex: Suddenly all the echo parts of the patches disappear... all 
> modulation or panning of filter parts of the patches, are ok!!! I 
> restart the box (not easy with the vortex, why cant all things have an 
> on/off switch on the front) unplug the power and plug back in... And lo 
> and behold the echos are back... 
> 
> Specifically Andy, or Ted???
> 
> M
>