Frontpanel and case questions

[Guest den_Juin]

and how are you planning to do the legend?

[nILS]

den_Juin: and how are you planning to do the legend?

I consider two ways right now. The first one would be to have some company print it on there. Would cost about 30 EUR for all three panels. Looks very professional and it is very durable as well.

The other way would be to have some company print the layout on film. Like the film used for overhead projectors - but thicker and bigger. This is the more versatile solution since the three films would cost about 5 EUR and you can basically have a design for each mood. Which is not really necessary on a SIDSynth though. It's a great thing for a MIDIbox64 or any other stuff that needs different legends depending on the usage (Studio, live,...)

Hope I made the idea clear  ;)

[nILS]

Oh, I forgot something about  the film printing:

Of course you could print the films yourself, but... Since my panels are 19" it's kinda hard to find a printer that prints that big a film. Besides since I plan on having a black panel, and most Inkjets or Laserprinters don't print white,...

The film will either be under a *really* thin layer of plexiglass (the plastic glass stuff) or I might laminate it. That way you can use some of the screws on the panel to hold the film.

That's all I think  ;D

[nebula]

I would advise against putting all those bankstick jacks on the same surface as your controls (as shown in some of your designs) because they will protrude and become an annoyance.

Apart from that your designs are gorgeous!  I'm jealous!  >:(

[nILS]

nebula: I would advise against putting all those bankstick jacks on the same surface as your controls

Nah, don't think so. I'm using special mircophone jacks, that are quite short. The sticks are only going to stick out about 1 cm (0.4 inches).