505 woes

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old 505 newbie
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Joined: 23:59, 22 November 2014

505 woes

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I'm fairly lost on the 505. When I look in the book to do an operation it does not work like the book says it will. I just spent hours trying to edit a patch. Different screens appear and parameters I can't find. Sometimes DEC INC buttons navigate and then sometimes only page buttons will work. Different numbers appear on the display and no arrow for parameter change. The value dial won't navigate past 240 then stops. I'll page to another area but the same patch or part will only play from a previous setting. Exit won't work and I need to power it off and start over. Just can't get the picture of how the 505 works. I don't have anyone who can explain the process and the book is unclear.

Either the machine has glitches or I'm just too stupid to follow these directions. I'm thinking of maybe opting for a newer instrument that at least has some help and support available. Any suggestions of what to get?
I'm only using this for fun, but it would take me a year to make a song with this.
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