Colored sliders and knobs for Kronos

psionic311 · Post by **psionic311** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:57 am

Hmm, those look like a good idea. I'm currently using white electrical tape cut into little squares and placed on the front of every other fader (the odd ones and Master), but I might step up to those technicolor sliders and knobs one day.

I'd probably also only use every other fader/knob, to try to keep some of the classic black of the original.

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:26 pm

I like 'em!

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:32 pm

This just pooped into my head.

What colours do people use on their screen for different instruments? I tend to use red for piano. I think red for the slider that has a piano sound on it for example could be handy. Blue for organ and the appropriate slider.

You can see where I'm going with this. Of course it won't work most of the time because it all depends on what sound you have where in a combi but it could work some of the time.

Post by **Sharp** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:04 pm

media-igor wrote:
Sharp wrote:Holy cow, those look pretty darn like caps for "industrial" use.
They remind me of the control panels to Robots I program in a Beverage Company. Certainly not something I'd put anywhere near on my KRONOS.

Sharp.
Of course this is not done in order to be beautiful! This is done only in order to make it easier and faster to navigate with the "live" performances.

Yes sure I get that, they certainly do make the sliders more distinguishable from each other.

My only problem is that they look dog ugly on your KRONOS.

Have a look at these for example.
http://www.rapidonline.com/mechanical-f ... fts-528405

Or something even more “low-key” and classy.
http://www.rapidonline.com/mechanical-f ... ers-528411

Regards
Sharp.

JPROBERTLA · Post by **JPROBERTLA** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 3:02 pm

I would be useful and asthetically acceptable to have sliders that are colored the close to or the same as Hammond drawbar colors. I use then for that 99% of the time and it is difficult to see them well enough to make drawbar adjustments in stage lighting situations.

andrewt · Post by **andrewt** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:24 pm

JPROBERTLA wrote:I would be useful and asthetically acceptable to have sliders that are colored the close to or the same as Hammond drawbar colors. I use then for that 99% of the time and it is difficult to see them well enough to make drawbar adjustments in stage lighting situations.

+1000 that would be awesome. I've been thinking about that for awhile.

Steve Mc · Post by **Steve Mc** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:20 pm

They are black for a very good reason. It looks good!

Brightly coloured knobs are just mad! Don't do it!!! It's like going out in an all black sports car, with blacked out windows and black shades on, and then stepping out with fluorescent orange shorts on. It just shouldn't be done...

JPROBERTLA · Post by **JPROBERTLA** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:03 pm

I am not sure if putting hammond drawbar colored sliders on the Kronos would look that bad; but it obviously would be extremely functional for those that play drawbar organ during performances. The three colors are mild and don't look out of place on other keyboards that have them.