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I'm using the Yamaha P-85 Digital piano. Unfortunately it has lately had some problems. When I'm playing to notes next to each other (especially e and f (mi & fa) or b flat and b (si & si sostenio) by turns fast the keyboard is playing just the note I'm touching first. For example if I play fast e, f, e, f, e, f, e - I can hear only the first e and that's it..! Sometimes this problem just disappear but sometimes it comes back with another problem. In that case when I play just one key the keyboard is actually playing many keys. So basicly in the first case when I'm playing a melody I can't hear all the notes I'm playing if they're close to each other. In the second case the playing will sound really off-tune, because the keyboard is adding some notes I'm not actually playing... Is there anything to do for this problem?

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In playing fast you have to make sure to release the note fully and let the key come up. These keys have TWO contacts that are used in the scheme to measure note velocity. If BOTH contacts don't open, the note will NOT re-fire. The second symptom you have written would be a characteristic if one of the disconnect diodes has shorted. These diodes direct the strobe signals that scan the matrix of key contacts to avoid other octaves responding when multiple keys are depressed including those in other octaves. Servicing of the unit is required. It is unlikely you have the tools to DIY this problem. ONE THING to try is to tip the unit and gently tap it to see if some debris MIGHT have fallen in that may be shorting some of the matrix connections.

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