Analogue-sequencer

white keys w/black lettering = good. very visible on stage. engraved #s on
case? not so good... i want to press the number, not have to line up a
number with a key and then press key...


On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, colinfraser_com wrote:

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> Good Afternoon...
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> You may remember I mentioned recently the next run of P3s were
> likely to include custom made keycaps on Cherry keyswitches, since
> they will look more pro than the Maplin keys, and Maplin have been a
> royal PITA with availability.
> I've had a quote back from the custom keycap people, and it's
> looking quite reasonable.
> There's a choice of colours too ;-)
> My preference is probably to go with parchment white caps with black
> engraved/infilled lettering.
> Just wondering what anyone else thinks.
> If world + dog are thinking, 'I wish P3 had black keys with white
> lettering', maybe I'll go the other way...
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> I'm also thinking of using blank keycaps for the step keys, with
> text on the panel below the keys showing the step numbers, and text
> above the keys with the track and part numbers - like on this one:
> http://www.colinfraser.com/p3/p3.gif
> It makes for a reasonable saving on the keycap engraving, and also
> raises the possibility of using groups of coloured keycaps if
> desired,instead of having them all white (or black).
> This would mean only the keypad keys would be engraved with text
> labels - which is pretty much essential since putting the labels on
> the panel area around the keypad would probably be quite messy.
> Anyone got any strong feelings on that ?
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> Cheers,
> Colin f
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bleep.
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