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jfrichards
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12 May 2023

Has anyone else painted their keyboard? I'd love to see it. I started on mine a couple of days ago with a Caliart alcohol marker, after getting the new Objekt synth.
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12 May 2023

Unfortunately, I had done the top half of the keyboard with black acrylic paint, so now I'm slowly removing it with wet napkins. The magenta alcohol paint pen will make the whole keyboard glow.
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17 May 2023

Finished the magenta keys, now on to Reason 12. It looks more splodgy than in reality. Closeup it looks good, especially the paint stroke lines.
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17 May 2023

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17 May 2023

Do your fingers not get pink after playing?
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jfrichards
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17 May 2023

deeplink wrote:
17 May 2023
Do your fingers not get pink after playing?
That's OK, I'm already a pink person from London (despite my soul being from Botswana).

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jfrichards
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17 May 2023

Yay! Finished the painting. Now to get Reason 12 set up. My Botswanan alter-ego is watching carefully.
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17 May 2023

I'm concerned about your computer's keyboard. The spacebar looks like it's melting. What's going on there?
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18 May 2023

challism wrote:
17 May 2023
The spacebar looks like it's melting.
Looks like a keyboard with integrated waveform display :cool:

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jfrichards
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18 May 2023

That's a keyboard cover to keep the dust and finger dirt away
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18 May 2023

jfrichards wrote:
18 May 2023
That's a keyboard cover to keep the dust and finger dirt awayIMG_0284.jpg
... so the magician revealed his secret :clap:

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18 May 2023

I dont mind a bit of colour. Blue SH-101.. and a touch of Nord Red..
I think id try a plastic dip camo if i consider a mod lol
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18 May 2023

OK, my first concern has been addressed. Now on to my second concern: what the hell is going on with that picture on your monitor?

And on to your next project...
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18 May 2023

challism wrote:
18 May 2023
And on to your next project...
So where can I download those Objekt patches :lol:
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18 May 2023

Yeah, it's really too bad that youtuber didn't record the samples and release a prepared piano-esque library. I thought it sounded pretty interesting at the different water levels. Wasted piano and opportunity there.
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20 May 2023

Got a 27" LG monitor ($220) for Reason 12 from Sweetwater ($120), and a Mac 512 mini from Costco ($750)
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21 May 2023

The red keyboard is going to fit in perfectly when everything arrives tomorrow
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22 May 2023

challism wrote:
18 May 2023
And on to your next project...
:lol:

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23 May 2023

Everything arrived: Reason 12, Mac mini, Samsung 27". The painted keyboard fits right in.
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