[sdiy] Kiwi Technics Polysix/JX3P uP board retrofits (was Re: Transilluminated Knobs)

[Tom Wiltshire]

http://www.kiwitechnics.com

Thanks for that link, Florian. I can't believe I hadn't come across that site before, especially as I've looked into Poly6 MIDI retrofits on several occasions. Just goes to show that Google isn't the internet.
About my only criticism of the KiwiSix replacement processor board would be that it doesn't add anything to the modulation LFO. The original board uses a pretty limited LM13700-based VCLFO. Some other replacement uP boards have used the processor to add the features a digital LFO gives you to the PolySix (more waveforms, noise, S&H, MIDI tempo sync, etc etc). Since the KiwiSix is upgradable via MIDI, I might write them an email and suggest it.

The JX3P stuff looks very good too, but I don't have one of those!

Thanks,
Tom

On 8 Nov 2012, at 09:46, Florian Anwander wrote:

> Hi Julian
> 
> 
> Am 08.11.2012 10:25, schrieb julian schmidt:
>> Do you know of affordable sources for transilluminated (backlit) knobs?
>> I stumbled upon the EHC knobs http://www.ehcknobs.com/index.php?id=TM
>> but with prices from 10-20$ per knob! they are much too pricey.
>> 
>> I'd love to have a simple (soft touch?) black knob with a transparent
>> marker for LED illumination.
>> An encoder knob without markings but with a glowing ring on top would be
>> nice, too
> Murray Hodge from kiwitechnics uses backlit knobs (but different style) for his Patch Editor. http://www.kiwitechnics.com/index_htm_files/36.jpg
> Murray is a very helpful person. His adress is simply: info at kiwitechnics.com
> 
> Florian
> 
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