Tube synth looks

René Schmitz uzs159 at uni-bonn.de
Wed Jan 17 19:47:01 CET 2001


At 16:26 17.01.01 GMT, epeasant at telusplanet.net wrote:
>>
>>>>    Also, if I was building a tube synth, I would want to put it in a
>>>>cabinet with a style that would fit right in the '30s.  

Only if you use the parts of that era: big (mostly directly heated) triodes. 

>OK, now you are all making me feel bad about my ugly machine metal grey
Hammond
>rack mount cabinet. I guess I'm going for that "technically complex" look,
with
>glowing tubes visible behind the controls and connectors. Not really a piece
>of artwork, though.

Hey, mine isn't either. I mean from the looks ;-) All those subminiature
tubes will be hidden behind a front panel, just one tube will be visible:
the magic eye.
But I opt for "chickenhead" retro knobs.

Bye,
 René


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