Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

thanks for the note, cool
I was just talking to Cynthia Webster (modular maker)last weekend about
this and the P'08.

Mine is really starting to get serious on the bouncing now ...

However, a few times, the random jump has lead to something more
interesting in the patch sound ... ;-)but it is making a pain in the
behind on recording, 5 to 8 retakes, more if it gets loud ....

Dale

> after screwing around with those crappy stock encoders on my PEK ,
> erratically jumpy knob response, messing with  deoxit etc.  I sent my 3 PC
> boards in for the ENCODER ugrade to detent encoders--total cost $75.
> [this is not the  POT  switch that costs over $300] I like the encoders, i
> did not want pots .
>
> I must say,  The new detent encoders are GREAT,  basically each click
> turns the setting one number--(sometimes the first click doesnt change the
> setting -but starts on the second click) This had dramatically improved
> the feel of the controls and the accuracy of programming.You can brush
> your hand on  the knobs and they dont change .  (i really hated that
> before). I dont see why they just didnt put these in from the getgo.  I
> highly reccomend this ---
>
> on the down side, there were two weeks of down time and i screwed up on
> saving my programs but after restoring my lost sounds all i can say is
> that this really made the PEK a LOT better. well worth the money. It felt
> so cheesy before. (i also sprang for the Prophet style knobs  and the