[sdiy] optical retrofit for minis?

harrybissell harrybissell at prodigy.net
Wed Mar 23 06:42:24 CET 2005


Most computer keyboards are just plain contact switches. only a few
more expensive ones use capacitive sensors.

But that does bring up a point, I regularly play keyboards with all ten fingers,

why do i type with only three ???

H^) harry

D A F wrote:

> This might be a dumb idea, but I never cease to be amazed at how dusty and
> dingy my computer keyboard gets over time, and yet still remains
> glitch-free.  I think PC keyboards are made with capacitive switches, no?  I
> havent seen them mentioned as a possible alternative for music keyboards,
> but I just thought I would throw another idea into the mix...
>
> Dave




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