Calibration problem - did I break it?

Elektron Gear Analog Rytm
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Hello!

In an adventurous menu diving and exploring second time using the Rytm I found ‘calibrate’. I didn’t think about reading about it in the manual first (stupid), so I just went ahead and pushed it.
The process ended after a while, and after the calibration was done I noticed my BD track didn’t play back the sound correctly.
I deleted the kit, thinking it might have been corrupted in some way, but when I initialised the kit the BD track still behaves weird.
The BD HARD and CLASSIC machines just plays back the transient followed by some really, really low frequency noises. Even if I turn the tuning parameter all the way up it just makes hissing noises.
The other machines play back weird, but there is at least an audible sound.

The three tracks right of the BD track play back the way they should.

Has anyone else taken the same stupid turn and ended up with the same result or does anyone have any tips as to how I might be able to fix this?

After some further testing, it seems to be the filter. If I select a low pass filter and turn the frequency almost all the way down it seems to play back better. Could it be that the simple solution to this problem is to calibrate again?
Is it possible that the filter calibration took a wrong turn somewhere?

-p0ale

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The manual says the machine should be running for a minimum of 2 hours before calibrating - so that the oscillators have time to reach a stable temperature.

I find with other analogue synths, the ambient temperature can also have an effect e.g. if it’s a really, really hot or cold day it’s difficult to tune the synth.

So you might have better luck if you let the unit reach a stable temperature, but the best advice anyone can give at this point is:

Contact HQ ASAP!

Peace,
Andy.

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I did fill out the support form and send it, but figured I should post here as well.

No harm in trying to get help from the community! Someone might also stumble upon the same problem in the future.
As soon as I get an answer from support I will post it here for future reference.

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I couldn’t help but to try calibrating again, but this time after a few hours of messing around with it and letting it reach said stable temperatures. Now it it working again, and I couldn’t be happier!