Elektron should do a run of black faceplates for the MD & MM

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#14

This way ?

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#15

I’d be up for a Monomachine faceplate in grey to match my Octatrack MKII.
Sounds like there is a market here for these coloured faceplates.

#16

When you play in a dark place you will appreciate the lighter color

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#17

Would be easy enough to redo an old faceplate any old way you want. Getting a laser cut metal piece is possible too but a lot more work.

#18

Oddly enough, that’s what the first MD I encountered was doing in my band at the time. It wasn’t black though.

#19

I digg that black faceplate but then I’d need the grey rubberised encoders

The modern rubberised black encoders fit perfectly to an MD btw!! :+1:

#20

I know Dick Malibu isn’t making these anymore. Is anyone else making any? Or what about the schematics so we can take them to a laser shop to get them cut ourselves? Anyone have that?

I’ve always been a fan of the black and the red faceplates on the mnm and md.

#21

I don’t understand why. :wink:

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I’d like an MnM, but with a black faceplate!

#22

What about a scanner?

#23

I’m jealous of your Black Machinedrum! That’s what I want!

What do you mean a scanner?

#24

Scanner / printer
You scan a faceplate and draw with the right software upon the scanned file.
Adobe Illustrator maybe

#25

Ah ok. I gotcha. I may just do that when mine gets here. Thank you for the idea. Makes me curious why nobody else does this.

I’ll give it a shot. Hmm, maybe I’ll make a red OT in the meantime just to get things worked out.

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#26

You mean an MD?

OT faceplate seems a bit more complicated to disassemble.

I saw an MnM with black sticker. Not confident in this.

#27

Yeah I’m not wanting to do the vinyl overlay. Yeah I was talking about the MD but I figured I could try to get the faceplate off my OT and scan that now since I already have it here with me. I didn’t think about how complicated it would be to get it off. The rotaries might be tricky. The cross fader isn’t an issue. Maybe something inside the box an issue?

#28

You get why it is not that simple?
There are screws on the other side of the faceplate.

#29

Ah. Well that throws that idea out. I’m not going to take it off with it being that involved. Thanks for that insight bro!

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#30

I did this a few years ago (with a white faceplate from DM) and it was very easy to do. There’s some pix in this thread-

#31

That looks amazing. I’ve spoke to him not too long ago. I wish I could do a red octatrack and a red machinedrum as well as a red monomachine down the road. Although the silver boxes look badass in black. If I had the option it would be a hard one to decided.

I like the white octatrack, a silver one would have been pretty original too. I love the se-1 Moog style knobs too. Are they press on or d type knobs and do they scratch the surface when you press and turn?

#32

The knobs just slid on and have a locking screw that you could carefully tighten to the flat part of the D shaft. They were several mm over the surface of the panel so didn’t make contact when pressed.

#33

I still have the white panel for the A4, will do the white/Moog knob treatment if I get another one.

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