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SEQUENTIAL/DSI => Prophet => Sequential Prophet-6 => Topic started by: dropsh0t on October 16, 2020, 01:54:31 AM
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Since last week I'm a proud owner of a Prophet 6. A few days ago I recorded some stuff. The last thing I did was playing chord and used the hold function. I recorded what I wanted and then turned the volume down. After that I totally forgot about it and I needed to leave in a hurry after that.
Long story short, I left the P6 on for about 24 hours while it was holding the same chord. When I found out, I turned everything off. This morning I turned it on and the P6 was completely out of tune. After calibration, everything seems to be fine again.
Still I can't stop wondering if have, or could have, damage the synth somehow by leaving it on like this, especially while it has continuously playing notes for a long period without a break.
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Since last week I'm a proud owner of a Prophet 6. A few days ago I recorded some stuff. The last thing I did was playing chord and used the hold function. I recorded what I wanted and then turned the volume down. After that I totally forgot about it and I needed to leave in a hurry after that.
Long story short, I left the P6 on for about 24 hours while it was holding the same chord. When I found out, I turned everything off. This morning I turned it on and the P6 was completely out of tune. After calibration, everything seems to be fine again.
Still I can't stop wondering if have, or could have, damage the synth somehow by leaving it on like this, especially while it has continuously playing notes for a long period without a break.
Unlikely it would damage it, the only potential source of damage would be from accumulated heat, and I haven't really noticed that any of my Sequential gear gets noticeably hotter when it is playing than when idle (although I'm sure it heats up a little). So if you're keeping room temp around 70F and humidity under 60%, I wouldn't sweat it... Gratuitious pun included.
What you don't want to do is go cheap on A/C if you live in a humid climate, don't store things in damp basements or attics... be wary of dust and cover your synths if you see regular dust accumulation on the surface.
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Thanks for your extensive answer! I haven't noticed anything weird going on with the Prophet since then, so i guess all is good!