[sdiy] Am I crazy?

[Michael Bechard]

Man, I thought my idea was nuts...

Seriously, that's friggin great.

Michael



----- Original Message ----
From: Naoki Iwakami <naoki.iwakami at gmail.com>
To: Michael Bechard <gothmagog at yahoo.com>
Cc: Synth DIY <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:29:58 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Am I crazy?

Hi, Michael,

I think this is an interesting idea.
How about placing a piece of conductive rubber pad between the strips?
It might give the strips better connection though the pad itself has
some resistance (but not so large).

I've tried thumtacks to make a mechanical sequencer (as a joke).
For it I've used conductive rubber tape instead of metal strip.
Connection was no problem but it was a problem you need to create a
new hole whenever you change the pitch :-)
Looked the rubber strip doesn't last long :-)
http://gaje.jp/sx150/cust_seq-e.html

Thank you,
-- Gan

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Michael Bechard <gothmagog at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Trying (unsuccessfully) to get to sleep tonight, my thoughts tumbling around my desire for a cheap, easy way to make a synth patch matrix, I stumbled across this ridiculously kindergarden idea. Please shoot this idea full of holes.
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> Materials: Foam-core board, conductive tape, thumbtacks
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> Directions: Place the tape in horizontal strips on one side, vertical strips on the other, all over the board. Horizontal strips are connected to inputs, verticals to outputs. Press thumbtack through board at intersections to make a connection.
>
> Pros: Way cheap, way easy
> Cons: Not very sturdy, thumbtacks would eventually wear away tape
>
> There appear to be a variety of conductive tapes on the market. Would this work? Can you guys think of any improvements?
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> Michael Bechard
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