If it looks like your device doesn’t have screws, they are probably just well-hidden. Diagnosing and then removing those gets super-advanced and you need really expensive tools. However, if a microscopic board-mounted resistor, capacitor, microchip, or transistor goes bad you’re probably out of luck. That being the case, if you’ve narrowed down the problem to one of these things, you can replace just that component… usually really cheaply! Big components that receive a lot of wear/use are usually designed to be serviced/replaced and thus attached with large solder joints or detachable cables. Especially things like sensors, input/output jacks, and yup… screens.
Generally, you can be relatively certain that most electronic gizmos were built with the same pile of Chinese-made components that everyone else has access to. Plus buying new things has environmental cost. Of course getting professional help is preferred if you can but if you’re out of warranty, then repairs can cost up to or more than replacing it entirely. Sure you get a compact iPad, but the trade off is you cant change the screen without a heat gun, a ton of patience and a plastic prying tool you never knew existed called a “spudger”. Thanks to device miniaturization and the rise of board-mounted components, the ability to easily service a device is a dying luxury.
APOGEE DUET 2 DRIVERS HOW TO
But of course, the broken-ness of it all got under my skin and I started researching how to fix this out-of-warranty $300 future paperweight.Ī.) literally how to fix the OLED screen on an Apogee Duet 2 (I hope google sent you here!) ,andī.) demonstrate how you, normal person with little-to-no knowledge of electronics can approach fixing your stuff Can I repair stuff like this? It looks hard So I was able to get some recording done that week after all.
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Well luckily, you can do most of what you need with this thing in software using Apogee’s “Maestro” drivers and some might agree it’s a better overall UI experience. But the OLED screen that usually showed meter lights and other UI was busted. That is, the inputs and outputs of the unit were functional. Imagine my dismay when I plugged in my Apogee Duet 2 interface on the first night and it didn’t turn on.Īfter an hour or so furiously swapping cables and downloading drivers, I discovered that it was indeed “working” and being detected by the system. My primary goal during this time was to record some solo jazz guitar.
I recently returned from a nice week-long art residency along the northern California coast.