[sdiy] New toy

[David G. Dixon]

Tom,

Those would be perfect.  I'll have to see about sourcing them Stateside.

The Monome is too expensive (for me), and I'd be interested in something
that could be built into a module (for one of those antiquated "modular
analog synthesizer" thingies some of us Luddites seem to still want!)

David G. Dixon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Wiltshire [mailto:tom at electricdruid.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: David G. Dixon
> Cc: 'David Brown'; 'synth-diy DIY'
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] New toy
> 
> 
> On 24 Feb 2009, at 07:22, David G. Dixon wrote:
> 
> > Cool.  I was at Renton, but I managed to miss it.  I was too
> > interested in
> > all the knobs and switches on the other side of the room I guess...
> >
> > This thing looks exactly like what I had in mind for a patch matrix
> > (except
> > the one in my mind had red switches).  Is it possible to buy
> > switches like
> > that?
> 
> If you just want round transparent buttons that light up, it's
> definitely possible to buy switches like that.
> MEC make some, widely available, here on Rapid's site:
> 
> http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Switches/Tactile-
> Switches/3FTL6-Series-IP67-miniature-tactile-switches-with-LEDs/80570/
> kw/
> 
> http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?kw=781724&tier1=Electronic
> +Components&tier2=Switches&tier3=Tactile+Switches&tier4=Caps+for+LED
> +switches&moduleno=80572
> 
> Rapid's complete MEC range is here:
> http://www.rapidonline.com/searchresults.aspx?mode=b&kw=&manu=MEC
> 
> Not cheap, but good quality. Usual disclaimers: I'm not an employee
> or associate of MEC, nor do I own any shares in the company, yadda
> yadda yadda.
> 
> Alternatively, the Monome provides a similar interface.
> 
> T.
> 
>