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Nice one with the new buy! I can only assume that the reference to the encoders going bad would be using a like for like replacement if whichever encoder Yamaha used is prone to failure over time? Maybe a similar encoder that fits would be a better choice? If those encoders are common to other Yamaha gear of the time a bit of web searching might throw up a suitable replacement if it’s a known issue. Likewise with the step buttons. There are so many brands of tact switch that will do the job I can’t see them being an issue if they’re replaced. The original Yamaha ones have a soft touch action, I just used standard clicky ones which are fine in operation.

I don’t recall a screen that gives you the OS version but there may be a button combo you press on power up? I seem to recall when I had mine in bits that the version number was actually on one of the big chips inside? But it was years ago now. I can’t remember what the issue was with sequencing external stuff? I never cane across it with any of mine. One quirk was if you send it midi then note data always sounds the internal voices. All I used to do was turn down the RM volume and then it wasn’t an issue. I’d just turn it back up again for the metronome when recording midi into it

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