Analogue-sequencer

> one thing to consider... those keyswitches you use can't be found in the
> U.S., not by me at any rate... so making a custom case like this would
> involve sending US customers a bunch of those keyswitches as well.

Yeah, the single-source of the Maplin keyswitches is a good reason to stop
using them. I don't know how much custom keycaps would run to yet - I'll see
if the case people can source them too. I might even be contracting out the
whole ready-built P3 process, which will let me focus on the design work.

Cheers,
Colin f



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I've been messing about with PaintShop Pro...
http://www.colinfraser.com/p3/p3-case-fake.jpg
This style of case would be designed to have wooden ends attached so 
it could sit on a desk, or L-brackets attached so it could rack 
mount.
Output sockets and power connection would be recessed from the rear 
edge enough to not cause a problem in a tight rack. Not sure where 
the power switch would go - it'd be hard to reach in a rack unless 
it moved to the front.
Picture it with coloured key caps on the step keys, and 
step/track/part labels on the panel below the switches.
Possibly Tr808 switches with the LEDs in the upper part of the 
switch.
Keypad keys would have labels on the key tops.
Does this seem like the right direction ? 

Cheers,
Colin f

> I've been messing about with PaintShop Pro...

hi Colin,
i like the recessed back panel; i have some gear that has that and 
it's great when rackmounting.
the place the tempo/data pots are now looks a bit weird. looking at 
my other gear, most of them have the 'data'-type control to the right 
of the display. seems logical for right-handed users. perhaps above 
or beside the display?
i also like the idea of 808-style buttons; i was thinking about that 
for mine but went for the original style eventually :)
about the place the power switch should go; the gear i have that has 
an inaccessible power switch is basically always on when the main 
power to the studio is up. from what i see around me a lot of people 
work that way, with just 1 or 2 main power switches.


grtz Chiel

I like where it is going. Although I would rather have the funtion 
keys directly below the display.

Will you need to squeeze the knobs closer together to gain the extra 
room for the rack ears?

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "colinfraser_com" 
<colin@c...> wrote:
> I've been messing about with PaintShop Pro...
> http://www.colinfraser.com/p3/p3-case-fake.jpg
> This style of case would be designed to have wooden ends attached 
so 
> it could sit on a desk, or L-brackets attached so it could rack 
> mount.
> Output sockets and power connection would be recessed from the 
rear 

> edge enough to not cause a problem in a tight rack. Not sure where 
> the power switch would go - it'd be hard to reach in a rack unless 
> it moved to the front.
> Picture it with coloured key caps on the step keys, and 
> step/track/part labels on the panel below the switches.
> Possibly Tr808 switches with the LEDs in the upper part of the 
> switch.
> Keypad keys would have labels on the key tops.
> Does this seem like the right direction ? 
> 
> Cheers,
> Colin f

On Mon, 03 May 2004 22:55:56 -0000, "colinfraser_com"
<colin@colinfraser.com> wrote:

>Does this seem like the right direction ? 

Pretty much agree with Chiel. You're getting pretty close to the
ultimate P3 incarnation methinks.

Paul

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