Anyone know how I can get my Phatboy fixed? The knobs are not loose but when I turn them to control a software knob or slider the action is jittery, not smooth like it used to be, which makes it hard to be accurate. I haven't been able to find a decent replacement for it - its just the right size for me and not too many knobs and everything recognises it - no room for a bigger controller and no money for one either.
(I had hoped my NI KORE would replace it but NI let me down there).
Fixing my Phatboy 2
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- KVRAF
- 37510 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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- addled muppet weed
- 111327 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
tried cleaning with pressurised air?
could just be dirty contacts
could just be dirty contacts
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35517 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
You could take it to a local electronics repair place, and see if they can replace the pots.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
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- 37510 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
It seems to be affecting all the pots the same though so I suspect it's not them as such but maybe something more fundamental. I haven't been able to find anything on "known problems" for this device though.
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- KVRAF
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- 37510 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Bah! Maybe I should just dump it. Anyone got a good alternative? - needs to be the same width as I have limited desktop space (though could be squarer) and at least 8 knobs - don't need loads as I use it more for fast performance tweaks to synths while playing rather than full host automation or mixing.
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35517 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 37510 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Looks a bit expensive but maybe I'll try eBay.