Rings stuck in alternate mode and now making noise

Eurorack
#1

Rings is stuck in the alternative mode.

When nothing plugged into the v/Oct it just produces noise (sounds like particle noise). The noise is different for the different modes.

Long press on polyphony causes polyphony button to flash, at this point a short press on polyphony and mode button flashes.

I’ve tried calibration (using output Beast’s Chalkboard)
Has this problem seen before?

#2

Which alternative mode are you talking about?

#3

Disastrous Peace, the unit has factory firmware.

#4

Let’s first answer the “stuck in the alternative mode” bit… What happens when you perform the procedure to exit that mode?

#5

Setting knobs and attenuators as required.
Long press on polyphony or mode button results in polyphony and mode button both flashing for 2 to 3 seconds and then stay on.

  1. Without any v/Oct or strum input patched the output from odd and even is noise (wind, particle) who’s character changes with the 3 modes.
  2. With v/Oct patched from Marbles and with strum both patched and unpatched the output is normal disasterous peace output (chords and effects)
  3. Without v/Oct patched there is noise (wind, particle). This responds to Frequency knob.

Tried disasterous peace entry/exit process several times and I can now switch between disasterous peace and normal operation.
However, in both operating modes if nothing patched to v/Oct then the output is characterised by noise.

#6

Yes, yes I got it! But one problem at a time please! Let’s focus on the easter egg issue first, we’ll deal with the other problem later.

Can you send a video to support@mutable-instruments.net where you perform the procedure to exit the easter egg? I’ll try to find what you do wrong.

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#7

I’ve failed reproduce the ‘stuck in disasterous peace mode’ error I reported. I can only put it down to user error - I was forgetting settings to get out of mode once in.
I have checked many times and can switch between standard and disastrous peace mode’ consistently.

The error is to do with noise output when nothing patched to v/Oct input. I will send video.