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Re: [elektron] they did it !

2003-12-15 by Damon Menne

> That is correct. The Mono-keyboard is actually very complicated to
> make, and we made many special solutions to cram everything in
> there. We didn't want to go away from the Machinedrum-size-standard,
> and it was hard to meet the high-voltage regulations in the little
> space we had. It makes the case quite expensive to make. And also,
> there is a reason you don't see that kind of wide array of LED's on
> many synths. Try to make a circuit board that wide without it
> breaking! :) There are many reasons for the Monomachine keyboard
> costing some money, but we really wanted to reach our vision with
> the way it looks, and the way it makes some kind of lego-feeling
> together with the MD! That, and that I always wanted a synth that
> will get attention on stage. :)
>

Daniel,

I for one appreciate this level of effort in products.  You've 
succeeded handily.

Cheers,

Damon

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