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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:23 am
by voip
Very nicely done.
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:16 pm
by KK
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:50 pm
by Sam CA
Wow!
I'm not even brave enough to add a second SSD myself! This is beyond my technical skills by light years.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:00 pm
by KK
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:56 pm
by dimitris
This is what I am expecting from the next Kronos + 1 or 2 new engines!!
Regards,
Dimitris
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:26 pm
by KK
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:29 pm
by DAZZA3483
That is how ALL Kronos Keyboards should have been manufactured...very nice work indeed!
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 6:59 pm
by KK
DAZZA3483 wrote:That is how ALL Kronos Keyboards should have been manufactured...very nice work indeed!
Thank you !
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:55 am
by tenohtwo
KK, that looks truly amazing, and professionally done. Cheers.
1002
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:32 am
by KK
tenohtwo wrote:KK, that looks truly amazing, and professionally done. Cheers.
1002
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:30 am
by narf
That's impressive! Very well done!
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:26 am
by narf
What are the knobs and buttons for near the joystick?
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:47 am
by Drummond
Found the answer for the knobs near the joystick in his vimeo channel:
https://vimeo.com/260649165
Aftertouch sensitivity / response curve.
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:25 am
by KK
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.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 8:46 am
by jones
So does this logically suggest you could do a video out ?
to a touchscreen tablet or ...?