If you have a 707 - HELP!

OK, so i just got me 707 and I'm kind of in love with it except.. it wont work! D: I got it off ebay and it took bloody 3 weeks to get here and I plugged it in all ready to sync up my 606 and my PC and it worked for about 3 seconds (literally) and then died. I thought it was the adaptor so I tried another 12v but NO dice. God damn I'm livid. Any ideas?

looks like you fried your 707. Are you sure that you used the proper adapter?

Yeah I did! I'm still thinking it could be the adaptor, because the spare one I tried it with has quite a large socket hole and the roland one has a really narrow one..

what is the amperage of the two adaptors?

Take a look at the polarity of the plug.

that sucks, ask for a refund

Thanks all who replied, but yeah fuck it, I'm gonna send it back to the slimey cunt and get a refund.

  Mr. Modular said:

Take a look at the polarity of the plug.

(the fact that you are judging things by the size of the power jack is worrying enough. you have probably fried it.)

  edge said:

Thanks all who replied, but yeah fuck it, I'm gonna send it back to the slimey cunt and get a refund.

It worked before you broke it. lol

  Barrichello said:

  Mr. Modular said:

Take a look at the polarity of the plug.

 

(the fact that you are judging things by the size of the power jack is worrying enough. you have probably fried it.)

not necessarily, it could be the supplied adaptor was DOA and the replacement is the wrong amperage or polarity and simply wont power the machine.

Turns out it was the adaptor!

  edge said:

Turns out it was the adaptor!

*feels special*

So is it working now?

i use 9v on my 707 when i feel a bit more macho i go to 12v

btw usful tip, on a tr-707 the Dsync dont work when the 707 is a midi slave

also with every 80's roland the accent dont make it sound louder if you think it's too quiet puting the accent to max to get it to sound louder makes it sound absolutly horrible.

Yeah it's away now, phew.

Thanks for the tips chris! :grin:

here is another pg tip

there is a FAIRLY WICKED SHUFFLE/flam FUNCTION EASY DONE By PRESSING SHUFFLE AND PRESSING THE STEP KEYS FROM 1 TO 5

AND bOUNCE IS FROM 9 TO 13 but can only be put on in pattern write mode.

THERE IS MANY WAYS TO PLAY LIVE WITH THE 707 [iN PATTERN MODE]SHIFT AND PATTERN = PATTERN MODE FREE TIME PROGRAMMING STYLE I ID THIS FOR A LONG TIME BUT IT IS PRETTY BLAND EVEN FOR ACID.

IF YOU JUST PRESS [WITH OUT HOLDING SHIFT] IT GOES INTO PATTERN PLAY WHICH CAN PLAY UP TO 128 BARS USING ALL 4 PATTERN GROUPS. WHICH IF YOU HAVE YOUR 707 PACKED WITH PATTERN IT'S WELL MENTAL!

it is a wicked wicked drum machine i would be lost without one.

  edge said:

OK, so i just got me 707 and I'm kind of in love with it except.. it wont work! D: I got it off ebay and it took bloody 3 weeks to get here and I plugged it in all ready to sync up my 606 and my PC and it worked for about 3 seconds (literally) and then died. I thought it was the adaptor so I tried another 12v but NO dice. God damn I'm livid. Any ideas?

 

doesn't the 707 need 9V btw? As far as i know, all the Roland TRx0x need 9V.... dunno for sure, i dont own a 707 :x

  Fahz0r said:

  edge said:

OK, so i just got me 707 and I'm kind of in love with it except.. it wont work! D: I got it off ebay and it took bloody 3 weeks to get here and I plugged it in all ready to sync up my 606 and my PC and it worked for about 3 seconds (literally) and then died. I thought it was the adaptor so I tried another 12v but NO dice. God damn I'm livid. Any ideas?

 

 

doesn't the 707 need 9V btw? As far as i know, all the Roland TRx0x need 9V.... dunno for sure, i dont own a 707 :x

the 707 can work with a 9v but it says 12v on the back as well as a AA battery for memory backup.. which normally lasts a year.

the 303 606 are 9v but can also be powered by 4 A batterys which also act as memory back up as well.

  chris moss acid said:

  Fahz0r said:

  edge said:

OK, so i just got me 707 and I'm kind of in love with it except.. it wont work! D: I got it off ebay and it took bloody 3 weeks to get here and I plugged it in all ready to sync up my 606 and my PC and it worked for about 3 seconds (literally) and then died. I thought it was the adaptor so I tried another 12v but NO dice. God damn I'm livid. Any ideas?

 

 

doesn't the 707 need 9V btw? As far as i know, all the Roland TRx0x need 9V.... dunno for sure, i dont own a 707 :x

 

 

the 707 can work with a 9v but it says 12v on the back as well as a AA battery for memory backup.. which normally lasts a year.

 

 

the 303 606 are 9v but can also be powered by 4 A batterys which also act as memory back up as well.

that reminds me that i have to re-solder some wires to the batterypods, they got loose when i opened the 606 once. Weird though, since those wires were loose i havent lost my drumpatterns yet as of 2 weeks in a row. Normally i'd lose those after 3 days or so, or at total random. But i've read stuff about the memory, so it cleared things up.

Also, i want a 707 :C

  Fahz0r said:

  chris moss acid said:

  Fahz0r said:

  edge said:

OK, so i just got me 707 and I'm kind of in love with it except.. it wont work! D: I got it off ebay and it took bloody 3 weeks to get here and I plugged it in all ready to sync up my 606 and my PC and it worked for about 3 seconds (literally) and then died. I thought it was the adaptor so I tried another 12v but NO dice. God damn I'm livid. Any ideas?

 

 

doesn't the 707 need 9V btw? As far as i know, all the Roland TRx0x need 9V.... dunno for sure, i dont own a 707 :x

 

 

the 707 can work with a 9v but it says 12v on the back as well as a AA battery for memory backup.. which normally lasts a year.

 

 

the 303 606 are 9v but can also be powered by 4 A batterys which also act as memory back up as well.

 

that reminds me that i have to re-solder some wires to the batterypods, they got loose when i opened the 606 once. Weird though, since those wires were loose i havent lost my drumpatterns yet as of 2 weeks in a row. Normally i'd lose those after 3 days or so, or at total random. But i've read stuff about the memory, so it cleared things up.

 

Also, i want a 707 :C

  Quote

There were several changes made to the TR-606 in it's course of manufacture.

 

Here is a list:

 

Serial number why

 

087000 clock range extended

091500 power on reset made more reliable

092000 improvement to above

092100 New PCB layout

114700 Tempo clock range extended

148400 lower DC supply reliability

Cym sound improved

159500 signal to noise ratio improved/lower distortion

(battery drain is higher though)

 

 

Capacitor C27, a 100uf cap keeps the memory backed up for a short time,

though the purpose is really to keep memory intact while changing

batteries, not for long term.

o moss, whered you get those infps?

http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=5310&hl=707

http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=3802&hl=707

look at these threads, 707 guy, u can actually use a 707 to trigger drum samples so u can program drum and bass from the 707 to yoru sampler isnt that FUN? :D

Ooh lovely, many thanks.

It's a bit of a wacky ol' box but it's kind of charming really.

cant beat a bit of cowbell

  死んでく said:

o moss, whered you get those infps?

 

 

 

http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=5310&hl=707

 

http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=3802&hl=707

 

look at these threads, 707 guy, u can actually use a 707 to trigger drum samples so u can program drum and bass from the 707 to yoru sampler :o K: isnt that FUN? :D

thats called rim trigger on the 707.. asked both edmx and mr.;fingers about it. and its just rim tigger