[sdiy] Attack of the Newbie II: Questions

[patchell]

John Greczula wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Here's a bunch of questions...
>
> 1. Has anyone ever had any faceplate items powder coated? If so,
> was it expensive?
>
> 1b. I had heard that Letraset does custom dry transfer decals which,
> although I can have silkscreening done, I'm very curious about because
> I could then have more control over entire DIY process. Has anyone had these
> done? Expensive? I've visited the Letraset site but no pricing or real
> info is given.
>

    This is something I brought up in the past.  Although, I was never able to
find any company that could make the custom sheets.

    I would imagine that there is a minimum order.

    My idea was to make sheets that had typical graphics, such as pot dial
graphics, lines, arrows, and collections of words that are typical things you
would find on modular panels such as VCO, VCF, VCA, CV, ATTENUATOR, etc that
could be rubbed on the panel in one step.  The biggest problem with the
individual letters is that it does get tedious.

    If you find out any information about this, I am interested.  I even thought
these might be something I could sell, but was never able to find out how to get
it done.

>
> 2. I am interested in building some noise gate circuitry, specifically
> for running analogue drum sounds through. Would anyone out there know of a
> proven schematic for such a thing? It does not need an attack control as I'd
> want the gates to open as fast as possible. I would say input key triggers
> wouldn't be necessary either, as long as the leading edge of the incoming
> audio signals won't get cut off. MOST importantly - it needs to be silent
> when the gates close! I had a unit that featured 12 gates (manufactured by
> John Oram!) in a single space rack which was a dream, but when the gates
> closed, you heard:
>
> ffffffip! (quite annoying, so I got rid of it)
>
> So, I'm on the hunt for something that I can build that won't have this
> 'problem'.
>
> 2b. Is this too hard for a newbie and should I just back away slowly?
>
> 3. Does anyone on this list offer DIY type services - circuit design,
> circuit assembly, repair, mods etc? I think I can build a kit but I have
> plans for a few things which require repair and/or mods and might not
> be able to figure that stuff out myself.
>
> Kind regards to all,
>
> --
> John Greczula
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