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Got a Lyra-8 recently, used it once or twice and notice a strong smell – burning or a chemical smell – is this normal? the device appears to be working properly – but hard to tell and it’s not your typical synth.
Question seconded! I’m having the same experience, though in my case I guess I’d say “sometimes noticeable” rather than strong. Still, I’ve been wondering about it.
Hi!
I just checked with the lead Soma engineer and this is his response:
It is normal in some cases of new Lyras, like a ‘new car smell’ but for synths.
This is usually the smell of potentiometer grease and should go away with time.
We’ve never had an instance where the smell indicated a defect. However, if you’d like to speak to customer support about this please send a mail to [email protected].
Thanks for looking into it! I really appreciate that–and it entirely checks out with what I’m experiencing. (Can’t speak for the OP, of course.)
Gorgeous machine, by the way.
Got a lyra8 a month ago from Thomann and it emitts a really strong “smell of electronics”. I thought it has to do with “some tough Russian style electronics made by real man” but from the chicken-shit state that I’m coming from ( greece) we learned that this smell indicates that something is burned….so I got worried. Meanwhile im using it a lot and the “Beast” is working well (though its hard to tell , I agree with Tereki). I’m glad I’m not the only one , so for me this is another proof that “the Beast is alive!” Great instrument , cheers to SomaLab people an Vlad for their effort.
my new Lyra also has distinct odour.
In my case, however, it is the almost-fishy smell that can be associated with capacitors going bad.
Should I be concerned?
