Nord User Forum

Hi folks,

My Nord Lead 2 has been working fine with zero issues up until now (epic effort) but has just suddenly gone crazy. The onboard memory bank (0-99 - not Performance mode) plays fine but all the custom banks stored in the Centennial PCMCIA SRAM Recharge Card are all screwed up. Some play super weird rezzy noises but most make no sound at all - certainly not close to what the actual programs were. The lights all change when the program number is changed to configurations that look reasonable - just the sound is broken.

Also, maybe the biggest indicator that something is haywire inside is that the synth is outputting rapid and random (irregular timing and value) midi pulses on controllers 1.33 & 1.36 even when nothing is happening (ie: nothing clocking on the synth) and occurs with or without the PCMCIA card being in it or not. Hitting "Panic" does nothing to stop it.

Do any of these symptoms sound familiar to anyone? Any help to diagnose the problem is much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

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Could it be that battery in the card is kaput, and perhaps the stored performances are corrupted? Since your onboard sounds are fine...

exactly same issue .. have opened the board tested all connections, pots.. all seems fine there
i wonder if the eeprom has been fried or somehow malfunctioned