Vintage Synth Explorer

The Omni II provided the strings on Joy Division's legendary single "Love Will Tear Us Apart". Being a complete JD nut, I bought an ARP Omni, albeit a Mk I rather than a Mk II, and I have to reiterate what others have said here - these machines are full of discrete components, quite fragile, and expensive to maintain.

I Played a Mk 2 in a progressive rock band borrowed from another keyboardist (thanks Android). Lush strings but if it has not been serviced, it will need to be. If you have time for a project these are definitely worth the effort (and there are many of them out there in need of work). If you don't have the time and still want one, be prepared to spend some dollars. I personally like the SS-30 better however these are hard to come by.

Dan or Corey,
I got one that has "key clicking" on every note. I will gladly pay $20 to have someone tell me how to fix this problem.
rbwilliams@gmail.com
Thanks!

corey... i have one that plays a couple of notes. and id love to fix it.. are you in NJ? if so, can you email me your contact: planetantonio@hotmil.com

Oh Yes, replacing tantalum caps! I've repaired a number of these and it's normally suffering from bleeding notes, other notes seeping in when you go to play single notes or chords. There are others that came on but had no sound at all. This can be caused by Operational amplifiers like LM311 or 1469 op amps. It could be any of them and you must check each one. This is very tedious work but, these synhesizers are great machines. It would benefit anyone who bought one of these to know their way around a soldering iron and to know a little bit about circuitry whether it works or not as it's not a matter of "if" but, "when" it does break down. It can be expensive to repair for labor. I charge $20.00 an hour plus parts and that's really beyond reasonable as I don't really have any compition.