OBERHEIM SYNTH

I'm glad you still consider it and work on substitution.

On 20 Nov, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Bob Grieb bobgrieb@... [oberheim]  
wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
>    I am having some trouble getting started with this project.
> I think writing the code to map the serial data to a std LCD will
> be the easy part.   What is giving me trouble is trying to make the
> decisions for other people:
>
> 1) Does the replacement display need to fit where the other one
> was, even if that means having to de-solder the VFD?

That would be good, anyway when the old display doesn't work it should  
go out of the machine...

>
> 2) If not, then how/where is the replacement display mounted?
>
> 3) What would be a reasonable target for the cost of the display?
> Probably a small pcb will be needed to hold the conversion circuit.

I don't think price could be a big issue for somebody with defect  
display and not usable instrument. So whichever reasonable price you  
ask people in the need would pay...

> 4) Does color matter?  Should the replacement be blue, for instance,
> or could it be any color?

Blue is nice and fashionable, but to me color is not important. It  
should be well readable with enough brightness and contrast.

> Probably if I had a Matrix 6 with a bad display it would be easier to
> make the decisions, since I would have a real need.   I have both a  
> 6 and a 6R,
> and both displays are fine.
>
> I have looked at displays on the web several times.  Some graphic that
> would allow emulating the original characters on the Matrix 6, and  
> others
> simple character-based displays.    It's not all that easy finding  
> something
> that will fit where the existing VFD is, that is also backlit.     
> But I think
> there are some out there.   I found one that looked nice, but it's  
> from Taiwan
> and they have no USA distribution.
>
>    Anyway, I am still willing to follow through on this, just trying  
> to get
> the requirements better defined.
>
>      Bob
>

Thanks!

Daniel Forro