AW: [sdiy] advice on cutting slots for sliders in aluminum.

[Czech Martin]

A made a few painfull experiences with sliders.
-it is a lot of work to get the slots into alu
-except very quite expensive units, sliders suffer from dust
 (anyone here with a Roland 100M? the sliders in this
  machine are a real ^#%($^&^..., I think also ARP
  users will confirm that)
-I think that resolution even of cheap rotary pots is
 better then that of mid price sliders

only exception: mixing console LONG 100mm sliders with
precision mechanism, I think they cost about 25 Euro each.

=> recommendation: forget about using sliders 

m.c.

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: cacofone [mailto:pulse8 at goodtimetribe.com]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. September 2001 18:59
> An: Synth DIY
> Betreff: [sdiy] advice on cutting slots for sliders in aluminum.
> 
> 
> I'm doing some initial design work while purchasing parts and 
> etc. I've 
> gutted an old tape deck (old Teac that happens to have some 
> dolby noise 
> reduction IC's in it) that would be about the appropriate 
> size of what I 
> want. I don't really want to do it very modular, mostly 
> wanting to make my 
> own personal synth and wanting it to be at least 
> semi-portable for live 
> shows. I've decided that for certain things I want to use 
> sliders (for 
> example, I want at least 2 VCO's, perhaps 4) and I wanted to 
> use sliders 
> for the mixing of the VCO's, the frequency, and probably for the 
> cutoff/resonance as well. I just like sliders better. It's 
> obvious how to 
> drill a hole for a pot, but how about those perfect 
> rectangular slots for 
> sliders...
> 
> Looking for advice to make it nice looking, something easy, 
> and any tips. I 
> know it'd probably be a good idea to use a program to draw it 
> out on first, 
> any suggestions on that?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Joshua
> 
> 
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