ok, thanks for the help so far. our resident techy band member has gotten the cassette
interface light to come on and all others shut off as they should.

however, it still doesn't seem to be receiving the cassette signal. i did as the manual said
and watched the level on the 1980's cheapo tape deck i bought just for this purpose...as
soon as the tone came in i pressed PLAY on the OB-8 it lit up, but no "banks lighting up
in sequence".

in fact, i don't hear the screeching data sound coming from the OB-8's output. i did
awhile back when i was trying to boose the signal from a regular tape deck through a
mixer headphone jack, but it was way quiet and distorted. in fact, the regular sound i hear
out of the OB-8 is a low-level buzz.

so here's a question i should've asked in the first place: if the battery dies and is replaced,
does that literally mean there should be NO SOUNDS in the OB-8 that they MUST be
reloaded from the tape, almost like samples or is the tape just a bunch of presets

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "Paul White" <pjwhite@...> wrote:
>
> --- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "chthonic" <chthonic@> wrote:
> >
> > hi all. we've had an OB-8 in the studio for years and it's been
> non-working, we decided to
> > get it back up to spec. the battery had fried/died years ago, so
> we replaced it (not easy!)
> > it makes no sounds, so i bought an oberheim programs data
> cassette. then the manual
> > calls for a certain type of old tape deck and mini cables so i got
> those.
> >
> > all hooked up and won't load the sounds. i can hear the data
> signal through the OB-8's
> > output, so i know it's going in and the OB-8 will output sound.
> >
> > then i noticed the "cassette enable" switch did not do what it's
> supposed to, which is turn
> > off all lights and turn on the "cassette" light, meaning it's in
> that mode.
> >
> > anyone suggest a simple thing that might need to be done, as far as
> the switch our
> > bandmate who de-soldered and re-soldered the battery is a bit techy
> so just throw any
> > knowledge my way please.
> >
>
> First, make sure the cable harness from the cassette enable switch is
> plugged into the main circuit board connector correctly. Check for
> any broken wires or dirty or corroded connector contacts.
>