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Posted by Swing on Apr-21-2004 13:18:

Protecting your gear

Sounds gay, but when you've spent several K on a system, how do you protect it ?

Kinda reminds me of my grandma with blankets all over her new couches LOL.

But seriously, dust is yucky. And it's so hard to get out from between the knobs and faders ...

Posted by BetaFactory on Apr-21-2004 14:01:

Hi,

Sounds familiar! I have my old Yamaha CS1x standing here in front of a window (which really isn't the best position taking into consideration the sunlight), and it seems to need constant care. A couple of times a week I use the vacuum cleaner to get rid of the dust, but I use my own custom made, soft "addon part" not to harm or scratch the surface with the vacuum cleaner's hard plastic. Sometimes I also use a small and dry, non-static dust rag. Under the keys it seems like there's a bunch of dust, though. And yeah, it doesn't seem like the blue colour has become any lighter/fainter of the direct sunlight. Seems like quality stuff.

Soft synths need less care, obviously.

Posted by Tranc3 on Apr-21-2004 19:36:

Main thing is to keep a dustcover on them whenever they're not in use. Dust will really fuck up the voltage-controlled knobs and such. They sell computer dust covers at computer stores, it's basically just clear plastic tailored to fit over the monitor/keyboard/printer, etc... And if dust is already in there (and you'll notice it) just get a can of air.

Posted by josh on Apr-22-2004 02:54:

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Originally posted by BetaFactory
Soft synths need less care, obviously.

Just need to clean the monitor to see the soft syth clearly

Posted by BetaFactory on Apr-22-2004 12:23:

What does such a cover approximately cost? It should be able to cover a full-length hardware synth (Yamaha CS1x). Now when the summer comes it could be well worth buying such a cover to protect it from direct sunlight. You said computer stores have them, do you think instrument/piano stores also have them? I wonder, perhaps not...

Posted by Sebraa on May-21-2004 06:57:

I push the post

The summer is coming ... that means open windows ... that means lot of dust ... so be careful

Posted by BetaFactory on May-21-2004 10:29:

So true. I think the worst time of year is spring, as there's lots of green stuff from the birches in the air, and it tends to easily get thru window hatches etc. I have covered my synth now (something I haven't done t� my car, which is more green than blue this time of year, huh :crazy.

Posted by KilldaDJ on May-21-2004 12:12:

get one of those deduster things, those machines that sit in the corner of ur room and suck out all the dust, basically a vaccum cleaner

my computer is full of dust because of my intake fans :/ damn thing

Posted by Digital Aura on May-22-2004 01:42:

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my computer is full of dust because of my intake fans :/ damn thing

D'oh! So true!! I got my sister to sew me up a KiKAzz dust cover for my gear...she got credit for it at school and I got fashionable colour coordinated keyboard covers!! Specially tailored for my Korg Trinity and my mixing board.