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Battery Eliminator for Juno 106 Installation – Synthchaser #185

 

In this video, I’ll show you how to install the Synthchaser Battery Eliminator for Juno 106, which replaces the original battery-dependent memory chip with nonvolatile memory so your presets are retained without a battery. The module comes preloaded with both banks of factory presets, supports saving your own custom patches, and eliminates the hassle of replacing the battery and losing your presets when the battery dies.

If you’re not comfortable doing this yourself, I offer mail in service to install this on your board.

🌐 Get your battery eliminator here:

Synthchaser Battery Eliminator for Roland Juno 106 Synthesizer w/Factory Patches

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Spectacular ARP 2600 Power Supply Failure | Vintage Synthesizer Repair – Synthchaser #1844

A vintage ARP 2600 arrived with one of the most impressive power supply failures I’ve encountered. It was making a loud mechanical hum—not through the speakers—and the cause was one of the most spectacular component failures I’ve seen. In this video, I track down the fault, repair the damage, and return this classic ARP 2600 to proper working order.

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The First Oberheim Electronics Product from 1974! – Synthchaser #182

The Oberheim DS-2 Digital Sequencer was the first product from Oberheim Electronics, introduced in 1974.

In this video, I take a look at this historically significant instrument, explain how it works, and demonstrate its capabilities. While many sequencers of the era were simple analog step sequencers, the DS-2 was a remarkably advanced digital system capable of recording and playing back sequences of up to 144 notes via CV/gate.

 

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Oberheim Matrix 6R and Matrix 1000 Repair – Synthchaser #177

I pulled a pile of broken rackmount Oberheims out of my storage and got down to repairing them to make them ready for new homes. I’ll show you around the inside of these synthesizers and we’ll troubleshoot and repair a variety of problems… Doesn’t boot at all, boots but no sound, makes sound but has dead voices, and voice is alive but incorrect pitch.

00:00 Intro

00:42 White Matrix 1000 & inside tour

04:30 Black Matrix 1000

18:59 Matrix 6R & inside tour

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Moog Sonic Six Functional Demo – Synthchaser #176

The Moog Sonic Six is a rare, portable analog synthesizer with classic Moog tone and ladder filter, featuring dual VCOs, ring modulation, and a built-in speaker—all housed in a rugged suitcase-style design perfect for studio or stage. Its unique sound-shaping capabilities including X/Y modulation, configurable keyboard modes, and vintage character make it a prized collector’s piece and a powerful tool for experimental or classic analog synthesis.

In this video we take a functional tour and explore exactly how the Sonic Six works and what it can do.

01:32 Direct Output Mixer

02:50 Oscillator A

05:15 X/Y Waveform Generators (LFOs)

09:31 Oscillator B

11:40 Keyboard Modes

15:07 Ring Modulator

16:30 Contour Generator & Articulator (Envelope Gen & VCA)

20:50 Voltage Controlled Filter