I used to make them with a bit of bent aluminium. One end bent flat against the panel with a slot that fits under any suitable potentiometer shaft.
If there wasn't a handy pot for the top end I used araldite. Glue's ok for one end as the heavy work is done by the piece under the pot.
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- Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:38 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Readymade solutions for mounting a prefab PCB perpendicular w/ a panel?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 218
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: Synth Noise
- Topic: I died as a baby
- Replies: 5
- Views: 325
Re: I died as a baby
Thanks NB. I guess that's the trick - walking the line between structure and disorder, while skirting SIDS of course
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: New Sonic Territories BBC Radio 3
- Replies: 11
- Views: 381
Re: New Sonic Territories BBC Radio 3
A Shiva Feshareki piece is featured in the second show, I've checked out a few more. Turntablism meets loop destruction.
She has a Soundcloud page - recommended.
https://soundcloud.com/shivafeshareki
She has a Soundcloud page - recommended.

https://soundcloud.com/shivafeshareki
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:44 pm
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: New Sonic Territories BBC Radio 3
- Replies: 11
- Views: 381
Re: New Sonic Territories BBC Radio 3
Great show, thanks for the heads up Tubgoat (we need an avatar showing the Tubgoat now).
Did you spot the show is presented by Gabriel Prokofiev? Only his grandson!
Did you spot the show is presented by Gabriel Prokofiev? Only his grandson!
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:28 pm
- Forum: Synth Noise
- Topic: I died as a baby
- Replies: 5
- Views: 325
Re: I died as a baby
That's precisely what I thought too. It was an interesting listen NB - I let Soundcloud play several of your pieces and then listened to your other recent link. I then watched a French police drama (gritty - set in Paris) and for a few minutes found myself concentrating on the sound effects - your p...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: Play Out! Performance Modulars
- Topic: (Artwork) - Asked my son for a drawing to put on my case
- Replies: 24
- Views: 560
Re: (Artwork) - Asked my son for a drawing to put on my case
Awesome! -Definitely needs to be on your gigging truck - you've got a truck and road crew for all your gear, right?
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:29 pm
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: Broadcast
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1322
Re: Broadcast
Another who's not heard Broadcast - maybe once or twice on late night radio. Listening now. I used to play Stereolab's Mars Audiac Quintet a lot but never really liked others of theirs. As a genuine old fart™ and German music fan I should have been familiar with Neu! so was quite surprised how much ...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:30 pm
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: "March of the Ants" with didgeredoo!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 75
Re: "March of the Ants" with didgeredoo!
Great stuff!
Put a smile on my face. Is that a real dulcimer or a sample? Reminds me a bit of Dead Can Dance
Put a smile on my face. Is that a real dulcimer or a sample? Reminds me a bit of Dead Can Dance
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:41 am
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: Looking for crappy music
- Replies: 33
- Views: 462
Re: Looking for crappy music
Not sure if it's bad - guerilla collage music - you'll need to listen to at least 20 minutes to get an idea of the territory it covers - and it's coming up to 50 years old.
- Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:11 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: diy partial-kit frustration rant
- Replies: 54
- Views: 1272
Re: diy partial-kit frustration rant
Lead spacing shouldn't be a problem - you can always have things connected with an extra tiny bit of wire or stand that component off the board. Yep, it's ugly. It's also easier on old style "plenty of space" boards - Euro format panel mount is so much less forgiving.
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 8:04 am
- Forum: Eurorack Modules
- Topic: Are there any modules with knobs that click as they turn?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 818
Re: Are there any modules with knobs that click as they turn?
I know what you mean. You could create the mechanism with a three-d printer and fix it between a pot and the panel. It's a cogwheel with fine indents - that's held within an outer ring and at a point in the ring there's a small spring pushing a tiny ball bearing into the cog edge. Bingo: clickety cl...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Choosing capacitor max current
- Replies: 7
- Views: 184
Re: Choosing capacitor max current
Pedantic note: current is amps, volts are volts - what you're asking about is the max voltage.
A current max value isn't directly relevant to small/medium caps though it's related to the capacitance value in a roundabout way.
A current max value isn't directly relevant to small/medium caps though it's related to the capacitance value in a roundabout way.
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:38 pm
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: to sleep, to dream
- Replies: 5
- Views: 157
Re: to sleep, to dream
Another of your pieces I like a lot.
Could be the theme for a TV or film drama - doomed love, French auteur.
I could anticipate the cellos kicking in towards the end too.
Could be the theme for a TV or film drama - doomed love, French auteur.
I could anticipate the cellos kicking in towards the end too.
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Anyone with a Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-6?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 815
Re: Anyone with a Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-6?
There's always a big drop in voltage when AC current gets rectified - so IMO the circuit will be expecting more like 15 v DC.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:17 am
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: Super cool rock n roll music
- Replies: 11
- Views: 640
Re: Super cool rock n roll music
Necro like - having an afternoon of idly listening to Your tunes here
Enjoyed those - sounds like Michael Karoli on guitar and vox!
Enjoyed those - sounds like Michael Karoli on guitar and vox!
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: Twerkin' on the Shoulders of the Giants
- Replies: 1
- Views: 100
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:32 am
- Forum: Your Tunes Here
- Topic: Another piano piece
- Replies: 5
- Views: 256
Re: Another piano piece
Great stuff - very impressive. 
Glass meets Chopin?
Particularly like the left hand adding that bit of sinister (haha) tension.

Glass meets Chopin?
Particularly like the left hand adding that bit of sinister (haha) tension.
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:30 pm
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: Favorite Krautrock-er solo albums?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3111
Re: Favorite Krautrock-er solo albums?
... But the archetypal bands like Can and Neu! I just don't enjoy listening to. You've not heard Can's Future Days? Their most symphonic album (but skip the track Spray). Or try side 2 of Soon Over Babaluma - the frenetic proto techno of Chain Reaction followed by the more cosmiche Quantum Physics.
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:02 am
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: Indian Classical Music
- Replies: 40
- Views: 732
Re: Indian Classical Music
let me put this here
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: Indian Classical Music
- Replies: 40
- Views: 732
Re: Indian Classical Music
Also Grant B I fail to see what the problem is with labelling some Nigerian (West African) music as classical - I'm thinking Toumani Diabate and other kora players. Isn't classical a short hand for courtly music, as opposed to folk music? You may see that as a false value judgement but it's just a w...
- Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Gear
- Topic: Affordable gift ideas for teen getting into music production in 2020?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 624
Re: Affordable gift ideas for teen getting into music production in 2020?
Younger teen or older teen?
A three octave keyboard with some drum pads might be fun though depends how happy she is with a 'proper' instrument.
Such a lot of good stuff to learn with something physical rather than an app!
A three octave keyboard with some drum pads might be fun though depends how happy she is with a 'proper' instrument.
Such a lot of good stuff to learn with something physical rather than an app!
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 7:34 am
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: What's Brian Eno Playing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 764
Re: What's Brian Eno Playing?
Wow thanks for the link to that documentary GrantB - wonderful stuff!
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:49 am
- Forum: Artist Discussion
- Topic: What's Brian Eno Playing?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 764
Re: What's Brian Eno Playing?
You can only hear it in the last 2 seconds - not adding much it has to be said.
Andy Mackay very fetching though.
Andy Mackay very fetching though.
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 7:05 pm
- Forum: Music Software
- Topic: Dear Audacity: please die. Horribly.
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2636
Re: Dear Audacity: please die. Horribly.
when every tone and effect edit is destructive. anyone know if you can get reaper to do this? I use an older version of audacity when I need to do edits or some quick mixing, but the rest is on 4-track cassette. I use it because of the destructive edits, though there's undo till you close the progr...
- Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:13 pm
- Forum: Music Software
- Topic: Dear Audacity: please die. Horribly.
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2636
Re: Dear Audacity: please die. Horribly.
Why would anybody be complaining about a piece of free open source software that nobody is being forced to use? I think it's fine to complain if it doesn't work well. Consider it feedback to the developers. They chose to offer it - they need to know what's wrong. I've used multi track editors and A...