i just picked up a 2U rack case, which may be the new home for my EX800. i
really wanted to do this in 1U, but i think the front panel (buttons,
LEDs, knobs) as it is will really fit better in 2U.
before i start cutting metal... mike: are there any upgrades planned that
would impact my front panel layout? how about an LC Display?
also this might be a reasonable feature request, lemme know: how about
sysex strings to emulate front-panel actions (aka: buttons). if that could
be done, i could get away with a front panel consisting of not much more
than a power switch, volume knob, and 7segment LEDs, and comfortably fit
it all in a 1U. then i could set up my pc1600x (and i'm sure someone here
could do that as a software application) to emulate all of the front-panel
buttons, then maybe i'd only need a "write" button on the front panel to
enable PROM flashing. maybe that sysex functionality would justify/require
a few bytes for a device ID?
in some ways, it would be like a matrix-1000 module... hehe... maybe i'll
call it an AtomaHawk-8000r?
it's still early, so i'm not sure yet if i'll just chop up the EX800 and
rack it (maintaining the same aesthetic); do something ghetto with toggle
switches and sticker-labels (DIY/mad scientist aesthetic); or go all out
and do custom panels like my FTB-303 (and probably maintain essentially
the same aesthetic, with some updates):
http://smasher.org/303/front.jpg http://smasher.org/303/back.jpg http://smasher.org/303/ftb-303.jpg--
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