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Another one. This might be the most boring* synthesizer out of the Roland SH series, but it is mine! 8-) My brother picked it up for me. It was declared as defective, but overall the insturment works great. It is completely out of tune, the faders and keys have contact issues, but all of that will b...

Okay, then it's very strange, because the board does indeed look very, very clean.

Well?

Or it confirms my suspicion that he does also not like the smell of early '80s BOSS Pedals, just like the problem I have with MIJ BF-2 pedals.

Welcome to the forum! Does it only have that smell when you power it, or all the time? It's all the time Well, maybe you just don't like the smell of old early '80s BOSS pedals! I have such a problem with the Japanese BF-2. It has such a strange metallic smell that reminds me of welding. I have had...

Welcome to the forum!

Does it only have that smell when you power it, or all the time?

Ah, I see! The LM-2 is designed to tame the volume of signal peaks to prevent clipping. With drastic settings it can be used for the purpose that you have in mind, but I really wouldn't recommend it. The problem is that your playing dynamics would be lost. Every single note and especially chords wou...

Welcome to the forum! I don't know if I understand your question correctly. Do you you have a vintage LM-2 that you want to use in combination with the Katana amp? I'm not familiar with these amps, so I just had a look at the user's manual. It has a limiter effect inside as well. Is this one based o...

It is also a big pain to remove the pot. If your unit looks the same inside as this one, I don't know why there is a problem to desolder it: https://www.doktorsewage.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/photo-4.jpg Also, opening these Alpha potentiometers is fairly easy. You should only be careful with t...

More hints before April, please!