Kronos with adjustable angle screen

voip · Post by **voip** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:23 am

Very nicely done.

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KK · Post by KK » Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:16 pm

voip wrote:Very nicely done.

Thank you ! Last night I had fun pretending to play an actual MS-20. The screen angle helps quite a bit to be more precise, including connecting wires on the MS-20 patch panel.

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:50 pm

Wow!

I'm not even brave enough to add a second SSD myself! This is beyond my technical skills by light years.

KK · Post by KK » Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:00 pm

Sam CA wrote:Wow!

I'm not even brave enough to add a second SSD myself! This is beyond my technical skills by light years.

Hi Sam and thank you for the comments. Adding a second SSB as a slave device is not very complicated on older Kronos models. On a Kronos 2, it is more difficult as you have to remove more things (front fender/bumper, then the action, then a protective metal plate). So if you have an older Kronos, that would be a nice first mod to do. Or a local electronics/computer tech could do it for you.

dimitris · Post by **dimitris** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:56 pm

This is what I am expecting from the next Kronos + 1 or 2 new engines!!

Regards,
Dimitris

KK · Post by KK » Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:26 pm

A bit more info about my mod. Since there is no room to install a laptop-type variable tilt hinge on the Kronos without compromising the original look (which for me was very important to keep), the only way to have the screen at a given angle is to install little foldaway sticks which hide under the extremely cramped space under the LCD. Every cubic millimeter under there is counted.

DAZZA3483 · Post by **DAZZA3483** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:29 pm

That is how ALL Kronos Keyboards should have been manufactured...very nice work indeed!

KK · Post by KK » Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:59 pm

DAZZA3483 wrote:That is how ALL Kronos Keyboards should have been manufactured...very nice work indeed!

Thank you !

tenohtwo · Post by **tenohtwo** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:55 am

KK, that looks truly amazing, and professionally done. Cheers.

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KK · Post by KK » Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:32 am

tenohtwo wrote:KK, that looks truly amazing, and professionally done. Cheers.

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Hi 1002 and thank you for your nice comments. Since I've done this mod, I have to admit I like my Kronos even more.

narf · Post by **narf** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:30 am

That's impressive! Very well done!

narf · Post by **narf** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:26 am

What are the knobs and buttons for near the joystick?

Drummond · Post by **Drummond** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:47 am

Found the answer for the knobs near the joystick in his vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/260649165
Aftertouch sensitivity / response curve.

KK · Post by KK » Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:25 am

Thank you narf and Drummond !

Yes, the little pot and button in the main joystick section are part of a previous mod to optimize the aftertouch (AT) response. To initiate/start the AT on the 88-key models, it can take quite a bit of pressure so by adding a simple circuit to the existing op-amp one dedicated to AT, the threshold can be reached more easily and the whole AT becomes more responsive.

jones · Post by **jones** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:46 am

So does this logically suggest you could do a video out ?
to a touchscreen tablet or ...?