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RE: [DSI Synths] Potentiometer 'upgrade' --- comments? is it a good thing?

2011-02-14 by dale@inquisitorbetrayer.com

The more I use mine, the more I am considering upgrade to pots.
I am also starting to have encoder issues now too. Just a matter of time I
guess and use.

Dale

> Hi - I also did the full upgrade.  Yes, it is crazy expensive however, it
> does turn the PEK into a proper synth.  For me, the original endless
> encoders made the PEK fell like a generic MIDI controller, like the
> Novation
> Zero SL.  Everything you do with endless encodes requires that you watch
> the
> LCD to give you feedback as to what you are doing.  Regular knobs provide
> feedback in their own right.
>
> Installation is easy - if you know how to use a screwdriver, you will be
> able to do the swap..
>
> Good luck..
>
> Paul
> London
> www.punkdisco.co.uk
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> "thats mental! and rather fkin ace too! cheers! dick subhumans"
>
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