See, now this is the kind of answer I need as a T5 owner. Settled, I gotta have both!
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Shit, even a $50 Valhalla reverb would make it sound great.
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Thatās reassuring to know. That seems to be the way membrane buttons are done now. A lot of the equipment I work with has to be used with potentially wet hands and thatās the same. Tact switches on a PCB behind a plastic/lexan type front āpanelā. Not sure if thereās other B stuff with that sort of arrangement or whether Klark or any of the other MT brands use something similar? Shouldnāt be a big deal to implement either way?
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Honnestly if itās like medical pro equipment, thatās fine.
Itās one of the reason why I would not buy this one !
I had in the past few stuff with membrane, and they were shitty as possible, but does not cost 600$
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Yeah, Iāve had plenty of issues with those old school membrane switches. The keybed in the Poly 61 I had had them as key contacts (ironically as did the original Prophet 600 and later rev SCI Pro One).
Iām no manufacturing expert but itās possible that the tact switch option might be the more cost effective way of doing things? Iām thinking the cost of tooling, the different layers of conductive/non conductive materials req etc for one of those old style membranes where as tact switches are ubiquitous and must be fractions of a penny per unit for a company like Behringer? That would tie in with what @DimensionsTomorrow had read. I guess it all boils down to cost and projected sales?
Yeah Behringer is all medical grade. Even the plastic stuff. Not weapons grade but still. The pots arenāt bolted on the mono modules though, which makes them a little fragile ā I broke a pot on mine.
I must halve lucked out. I dropped my RD8 but only bent a pot shaft. It took a hefty whack though
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Yeah I dropped my pro 1 several times before it happened, from about 5 feet. The pursuit of ergonomics is a dangerous one. Iām still trying to figure out what the potentiometer replacement for the Pro 1 polymod is and where to get it.
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It might be worth checking out the RD mods online. Thereās lots of info over there along with photos. You canāt be the first person looking to replace one of their pots. There a good chance they use the same brand (maybe in house?) across similar stuff but with different values to suit?
That said if you can desolder it off the board youād just be able to spec a new one to suit as long as the pin out and wings match
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And order two. Theyāve got to be cheap enough to be worth having a spare, and are likely used in other spots too.
Dropping equipment 5 feet several times, would stress mil-spec as well.
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Thatās interesting. I hadnāt even thought about the purpose for membrane buttons being about protecting from liquids. Totally makes sense for medical equipment, especially if you need to keep things sterile.
I found a quote from Behringer about these being used in medical equipment, but canāt find anything official from them about tact switches underneath. I did find several quotes from people saying thatās how modern membrane switches work though, so maybe I am misremembering that being confirmed by Behringer (although it could be that I just canāt find the quote again, I feel like I saw something from them saying they wanted to recreate the look, but they are modern buttons.).
Still though, if these are used in modern medical equipment, I would assume that they are very durable, and I imagine Behringer must be sourcing them from some manufacturer supplying for medical equipment, rather than recreating something, which makes me think it will be the modern design.
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FWIW, this was also discussed under Behringerās quote there:
Also, this:
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Iāve been searching Prophet 600 videos to get a feel for what sounds might be expected from the PRO-800, and this popped up in my feed today. Lovely vibe.
Almost a Twin Peaks feel to this.
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If it sound like this one, it could be lots of fun.
Sounds good.
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Sounds really good. They are gonna sell a ton of these. I love the soft, nostalgic tones I hear from the P600/800. Iām glad they started their poly lineup with this one.
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I keep toying with the idea of a deepmind but I might hang fire for this to come out instead
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Yeah, Iām wondering which will come first, this or the Solina?
Have Behringer given any ideas about the price for this?
Info is in the description on the YouTube vid
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I suspect theyāll both land around the same time, a bit like they did with the other post Neutron modules. I wonder if thereās a shared part between them thatās been holding up the show? Maybe a processor etc?
Either way Iāve got some pedals ready to plug this into!
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