Analogue-sequencer

>From: "colinfraser_com" <colin@colinfraser.com>
>Reply-To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com
>To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [analogue-sequencer] Webpage update
>Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 19:21:52 -0000

hi collin.. and all others..
thanks again for all the work you all have put into this project..
when we last spoke you said there would be an assembled version available in 
the future.
i think that with my schedule and my aptitude for this type of construction 
i will be waiting for the easy road.
but please mark me down for one complete P3. i cant wait!!!  up to now i 
have been using software sequencers, functional but not as creative as the 
P3 sounds to be, any way just posting my thoughts..

i know the rack version face is what your leaning towards. have you thought 
of removable ears so the rack could be a desk top or a rack?throw some 
rubber feat on the back and its ready/ i geuss conect points would have to 
be on top that way so maybe not? but something to think about..

take care all / i'll be watching
Gabe

>
>Folks,
>
>I've started on the construction notes for the P3 kits.
>These can be found here:
>http://www.colinfraser.com/p3/construction/p3-build.htm
>
>This is still under construction, but will give you an idea of the
>level I'm pitching at. If you think it needs more/less detail, let
>me know. I gave up due to lack of daylight for photos, but will
>continue soon.
>
>Cheers,
>Colin f
>
>
>

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> i know the rack version face is what your leaning towards. 
> have you thought 
> of removable ears so the rack could be a desk top or a 
> rack?throw some 
> rubber feat on the back and its ready/ i geuss conect points 
> would have to 
> be on top that way so maybe not? but something to think about..

The rack ears option had occured to me, but personally I'm just making a
rack mounting unit that can sit on the desktop.
Paul Maddox is having an alternate layout machined into a Hammond
desktop case, which looks like it will be very nice.
I'll be wanting to see photos when he gets it back...

I have a couple of wooden ends holding my rack panel above the desk, at
the same sort of angle as the desktop cases. These are shaped so that
the DIN plugs connecting at the back willl still fit when it is rack
mounted with something above it.
Changing my Schaeffer panel design from a rack to an 'earless' desktop
front panel is just a case of changing the material size in Front Panel
Designer. The tricky bit is going to be making the rear of the
enclosure.
It could be built from wood, but this doesn't look as professional as
folded metal. I had hoped to find something ready made that would be
suitable, bit it looks like I'll be buying some sheet aluminium and
having a bash at folding it into a suitable enclosure.
I'll post more details of this when I know what they'll be ;-)

Cheers,
Colin f

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin f" <colin@c...> 
wrote:
...
The rack ears option had occured to me, but personally I'm just 
making a
rack mounting unit that can sit on the desktop.
Paul Maddox is having an alternate layout machined into a Hammond
desktop case, which looks like it will be very nice.
I'll be wanting to see photos when he gets it back...
 
I have a couple of wooden ends holding my rack panel above the desk, 
at the same sort of angle as the desktop cases. These are shaped so 
that the DIN plugs connecting at the back willl still fit when it is 
rack mounted with something above it.
...

that's pretty much what i've decided to do. i'm going to (try to) 
drill & cut the frontpanel and the rest of the enclosure out of 
several pieces of sheet aluminium which i'll screw together when the 
bending gets too complicated. no fixed rack-ears but holes to screw 
them on. that's how my QM-309 is mounted; 2 home-bent'n'bashed (..so 
sufficiently diy-looking ;)) pieces of aluminium. for the design & 
lettering of the frontpanel i've decided not to bother with stick-on 
letters and that kind of stuff; i've made a (rather nice, if i may 
say so myself - i've uploaded it to the 'files' section of this 
group) design with all text & holes marked, which i'm going to have 
printed in 19" size. afer cutting out the larger holes i'll then 
firmly stick this on my home-cut/drilled frontplate and cover it with 
several layers of transparent but effectively dirt repelling coating. 
i'll punch or drill through the smaller holes for pots & such later, 
as any extra covering could serve as a dust-protection.
looking forward to getting started..

grtz chiel