ok, i’ve been away from this weblog for a while, largely because it stands as a reminder that my studio still isn’t isolated. a Plan of Action has been drafted by those in the position of acting, but is yet unfulfilled. meanwhile, i’m doing some small projects to get ready to play live. step one: [...]
mackie 32 ch 8 bus. not a great mixer. has a lot of knobs and inputs and BLINKENLICHTEN. nice for leaving a lot of synths in perpetual-monitoring mode, but i’m on my 3rd replacement. (4th? i can only keep track by counting the trophy collection of vinyl dust covers- one per.) From what i [...]
keys on the pro-one were a mess.
got the P-R bushings in the mail yesterday. they were completely slimy with Dow Corning DC 7 silicone lubricant, in case you needed the # to form a proper mental image.
turns out my synth has the oft-maligned membrane keyboard, not the stalwart and respectable j-wire version. so even after
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ordered. all the old american synthesizers with their j-wire Pratt-Reed key actions are now crumbling at the bushing. or at least exhibiting very wavy and not-responsive key action. this little guy (and 36 of his comrades) will fix.
not that i use the local keyboard on this synth, much… Kenton ProSolo midi-CV/gate takes care of things [...]
now that i have this weblog underway, and i got the work bench cleared off… and a de-soldering pump… and i made the cr-8000 do the marginally-interesting thing i wanted it to do… until i find a source for switches
i think the next project is replacing the plastic bushings in my Pro One. I found [...]
