Analogue-sequencer

On Mon, 3 May 2004 13:17:56 +0000, "Colin f" <colin@colinfraser.com>
wrote:

>That's right. The keytops are in two parts, the main off-white part and a
>clear cover that clips over the top. The labels can be printed in any font
>or colour you like. I guess we can't all be Space 1999 fans ;-)

Actually I am. But for clarity in ready-built models, and with my
reviewer's head on, I'd say go for something simpler.

>For the ready-built P3s, I'm finding it to be quite a dull job cutting out
>all the labels and fitting them into the switches, so I'd like to move to a
>different switch type that needs less effort.

Unlabelled with the numbers on the case then? Backlit Electribe-style
would be perfect... 8)

>I'm not too keen on the circular tact switches for the step and keypad
>buttons because I prefer the longer travel and lower resistance of the
>keyboard type switches, and they should have a longer life expectancy too.
>I'm going to look into sourcing some low profile keyswitches with coloured
>caps, possibly with the legends printed on them, or maybe I'll move the
>labels to the panel and just use plain caps.

Honest, I wasn't reading ahead... 
I like the feel of the current keys - reminds me of the very solid
feel of the MSQ-700 sequencer. 

Paul

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