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Old 12th November 2009   #17
Etch-A-Sketch
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Originally Posted by Big Andy View Post
Granted, I just got this set less than a year ago. Perhaps they made some improvements.
That could also be very true... like I said in my previous post, if they change the internal volume (space) of the porting inside the cabinet this could/will go away. So it is possible they found a way to remedy the problem. I would be interested if they still exhibit this acoustic anomaly. If you get a second try it. You can use any signal generator plugin or soft synth that can create a sine wave. keep changing the freq starting at around 100Hz and going down. somewhere right around 70 or 80 Hz you'll notice the sound starts to "fart" for lack of a better description. It's actually distortion of the air flow out of the port, if you put your hand in front of the port you can feel the air start to stutter. and it will keep doing it and get worse as you go lower and lower.

If you get a chance, try it and see. I'd be interested to know if they finally fixed it because I made a big stink about it a few years ago.
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