If you'd like to see yet another Miniwave panel, check out my FPE
(Schaeffer) design in the files section of the motmpanels Yahoo group. It
has regular size LEDs and all the pots are on the right side. The BANK and
WAVE pots are at the top. To their left are 2 rows of 4 LEDs that correspond
to the pots. It's easy to read the binary number from the 4 bits. And the
LEDs are adjacent to the knob that controls them. You could put Lumex LED's
there.
See also my combined panel that puts two Miniwaves in a 3U panel. I think
it looks pretty cool. But since I already had bought two separate panels, I
used them and never ordered the 3U one.
BTW, I do like the Stooge MW panel. It's quite distinctive and stands out
in a synth cabinet. I built one MW in a Stooge panel and sold it. (I
wanted two matching ones.) I did get a bit carried away with the Schaeffer
FPE software. It is so easy to play with I had a tendency to order too
quickly. I'm happy to see the Stooge panel process cycle shortened. Had it
happened sooner I might have had more Stooge panels and fewer Schaeffer's.
Just the luck of timing. I'm on the Stooge bandwagon this go-round!
-Richard
> I agree with Scott; drilling all of the holes sucks! Almost anything else
> would be better. I personally think the FP should be modified for
stnadard
> MOTM Lumex LEDs. These are easier to drill. Easier to view. Easier to
handle
> during assembly. And much easier to install. They would also be more
> consistent from module to module.
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