Used Organelle OG - Noise

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Dear all,

I am new to the forum and the world of Organelle.

I was very excited to have gotten a second hand OG Organelle. However, my enthusiasm was damped when first started using it and noticed a very noisy echo running in the background (while no FX is running. It is for example present in the PUNCHY patch). I had read that the Org has a lower quality sound than other comparable instruments, but I believe this is different. The echo is so noticeable that makes the unit unusable.

The problem is particularly noticeable when a note fades, and a very unpleasant distorted echo follows for a second or so. I have tried a good number of different patches and the majority seem to have the problem. Perhaps the ones included in ORAC are the cleanest ones.

Have you encountered a similar problem? Am I dealing with a faulty second hand unit?

Any advice would be most welcome.

With best regards

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This is always the risk when buying a used instrument.

You should try flashing the SD card with a fresh OS. There are instructions in the last chapter of the Critter & Guitari Manual

If the problem persists, it’s probably best to return it.

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Yeap, no arguing with the 2nd hand point.

Havent tried the reinstall of OS yet. But the problem seems to be present regardless whether I use the SD card patches or the internal memory patches.

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Are you loading patches from a USB drive? If not, I think you are referring to the same thing.

If you flash a fresh OS to the SD card, you will be resetting to the factory state which would overwrite any changes the previous owner may have done to the mother patch and/or other audio settings…

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