From the distance it's difficult to make a diagnosis. It might be the TL084 or the LM386 or even the reverb tank.
Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer
> Hi Everyone.
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> This is my first post here.
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> I'm having trouble with my A-199. It used to work fine and now it acts like it's permanently gated.
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> The sound will not pass through it unless it reaches a certain threshold. Then when it does, it dies away very quickly.
> Just as if i had set up a gate before and after it.
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> Maybe a faulty TL084 I don't have any lying around at the moment so I can't try that.
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> Any suggestion welcome.
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> Thanks a lot.
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> FranÃ
ois