Sv: [sdiy] RE: Roger Waters' VCS3 & Synthisequencerschematics?

[Ken Stone]

>> Do as Serge and buchla, etch the keys on a PCB and spray with clear
>> laquer. Or mount some metal pieces on some non conducting wood or PCB.
>
>Where they covered? I had always assumed that they were exposed and used
skin resistance
>as part of the connection scheme. I have never had the opportunity to see
one in person.

Serge ones are capacitively operated, though the touch pads may or may not
be exposed. The old one I saw was definitely exposed, though I have been
told that later ones are laquered.

Ken
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