Racking, desktoping the G2.

dorremifasol

Greetings modular friends.

I have never been too happy with the keyboard action of the G2, mainly because I use it as my main desktop controller and it fails miserably playing acoustic sounds.

Recently I have thought it would be nice to buy a decent controller and put the G2 in a rackable enclosure, or making it a desktop module (with wooden side panels yay!). It's a pity Clavia didn't do that at the time like they did with the G1.

First step would be probably making an aluminium frontal panel with all the holes for the buttons, screens and all. I have never done anything like that but I know companies like http://www.frontpanelexpress.com can do panels with holes if a proper design is given.

Now for the real questions: How could I make a design of the front panel with the exact measures (Maybe asking Clavia)? Would anyone else be interested in a project like this?

Any advice on the matter would be appreciated!

erstlaub · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:50 am Post subject:

You can easily setup an adobe illustrator (and I'd expect more serious engineering packages like CAD, etc) to be 1:1 size.

I'd recommend measuring the actual size of the current panel, make a document that actual size, find a hi res image (fully front on) of the existing panel and place it inside it and scale it up to fit.

You work to a scale of say 50% as what you will need at the end is a vector drawing of the panel and when you scale a vector, it's just maths so it should stay correct.

If you take the transparency down to about 40% or less, lock that layer and then make a new layer on top and just start drawing circles for where all the holes need to be.

You can always keep track with a ruler that you aren't getting things off.

That's how I'd do it anyway.

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dorremifasol · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:50 am Post subject:

Thanks for the tips erstlaub!

varice

redmar · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:17 pm Post subject:

That would be great! I'd have definitely bought a G2 rack, if such a thing existed!
It would be much more easier in a live situation, if you don't actually need the keyboard.

exeterdown · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:57 am Post subject:

Ugh, this has been my dream.
The keyboard version of the G2 but with the keys cut off.
Would love to see if someone manages to do it some day.

I think something Buchlidian would be amazing - wooden sides, silver case, black screens with blue text and soft blue LED rings around the encoders.

dorremifasol · Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:28 am Post subject:

Hi and sorry for the lack of replies! At the moment I have put the project completely aside because of excess of work and lack of free time. I have yet to contact Clavia about the drawings of the front panel :/