Bad analogue output - pointers? TI Keyboard

    My TI has been sounding crackly, and I assumed I'd got something wrong with the rats nest of mixer & so forth clipping, but no, it's the Analogue 1 Right output that is failing. It's just got that breaking-up sound of a bad output.


    Tests:


    Different cables (no difference)
    Different channels (plug left channel into right output, left channel is the bad sound)
    Different sources (play music/sounds from Mac via USB through those outputs)
    Go into Multi mode, assign patch to Output 2 L+R, no crackles


    Is this likely to be dry joints/bad jack socket or something more sinister? I've yet to crack open a Virus TI 61, but is the analogue output board a separate thing, or is the whole lot on one big board? I seem to remember it all being one board when I fixed the mod wheel on a friend's TI Polar.


    I don't normally use the multi outputs, if anyone at Access wants to patch firmware to swap my Output 1 and Output 2, that would be just fine by me :D

    Just looking at photos I took of my TI61, when I replaced the battery:


    All the rear panel sockets are mounted on a single board, with a few ribbon cables running to the main board, etc. it doesn't look too difficult to replace an output socket, but you'd have to remove the board, as it looks like the mounting clips and most of the soldering and tracks are underneath.


    Cheers,


    EG

    That's very helpful, thankyou.


    I wouldn't be too worried about repairing an output board if the replacement part (complete) were reasonably priced, given the costs and risks of shipping my TI to a service centre. I'll see what Access’ technical team comes back with.

    Well, the good news is that the output board is under €100, so perfectly happy to buy one (and for those of you who have yanked on your cables and damaged the board, it won't be too horrific a repair cost if it can't simply be soldered).


    But still waiting to find out if that is the cause of the issue - one post suggests that the DACs on a SuperNova are different for the main mix due to the volume control, and that maybe the Virus has a similar architecture?