another (US) Schaeffer-Apparatebau report

[Jim Johnson]

This is really cool. Thanks for sharing.

Could you post, or perhaps email me, the files you created with Front Panel
Designer? I've fiddled with it a bit, but not too seriously, because I
don't have time to dive into a project right now. I'd like to get a sense
of what's possible with it. (I'd like to do things like replace the fonts,
add graphics, radial lines for the knobs, etc., but I can't see how to do
these things in the version I've got.) 

TIA

Jim Johnson 
Metaphoric Software
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Makers of Techno Toys
Software for Electronic Music
http://www.technotoys.com
info at technotoys.com


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On 7/28/98, at 2:27 PM, Andrew Schrock  wrote: 

>I Just thought I would share my experience with Schaeffer-Apparatebau
>KG... my panels arrived today. I had almost given up on them getting here
>(it has been 3 weeks since they sent it; they said it would take a week,
>and over 5 weeks since I made my order) and actually ordered an
>alternative panel yesterday, since I only have until the end of August to
>finish this project.. luckily it was cancellable. I guess the moral of the
>story is to make sure you have adequate time to get essentials shipped
>from another continent. They provice TOP RATE service, and this deal was
>done 100% over email, saving me the cost of calling Germany. 
>
>The total cost wasn't bad at all compared to the trouble I would go
>through to actually get them engraved myself. The black background looks
>great.. a very smooth matte finish. The lettering is quite sharp and VERY
>readable, even from far away. (see JH's synthi clone for an example) The
>engraving was extremely accurate.. all the mistakes on the panel were my
>own fault. ("Sub" instead of "FM" in one spot is the main one.. doh) Mine
>is 3mm thick aluminum... quite sturdy. It doesn't flex or bend at all with
>jack insertion, and the aluminum seems to be harder/stiffer than other
>cheaper panels I've worked with. I can't wait to get going and fill my
>modular front panel up with pots and knobs. I'll put some pictures on my
>web page after I drop a few modules in. (finished are the dual VCO and
>dual VCA units, still to go: basically everything else: assembling my
>motm-100, 3xADSR, 2xVCF, ringmod, c/v+audio mixer...) 
>
>I also got a smaller panel made up for a prepatched mini-synth I'm putting
>together. Both units use (ferociously expensive) small square e-switch
>5500 series switches for various functions. I still have yet to design the
>digital switching for this.. been putting it off. (see my previous lament
>to the list) Why am I using expensive, square switches? Cuz, dammit, they
>look and feel so nice. I guess I'm just unable to resist the temptation.
>Look at the layout of the access virus to see what I mean. 
>
>Andrew
>
>| Andrew Schrock							|
>| Network Programmer, Synthesizer and electronic music enthusiast	|
>| aschrock at cs.brandeis.edu						|