Ok, so I’ve got this real spicy brain problem of absolutely hating using the Syntakt and the Digitakt together because of the same factor/different screens thing and was just wondering if anyone has come across a gel / transparency etc that will sort of match the white of the ST to the pissy yellow of the DT/DN?
I know there are some brave sorts that have managed to solder those teeny tiny pins on the not quite replacement screens but nah, definitely not for me, I might be fine with popping the faceplate and non permanently sticking a gel or something on the inside of the glass though.
there’s another thread on it somewhere.
u can slide coloured transparent acetate sheets under the glass. ime you can’t get a bright yellow ala digitakt due to the syntakt being a cold blueish white but you can change it up.
i ended up preferring the original personally but that’s just me.
…dunno what the display replacement costs, but given the fact that i also always hated that yellow screen on my dtakt, therefor i feel u, i’d say…order one and say u want the white-bluish stakt like pleeeeaaaase…they’re both the same and it’s no big deal to switch them…
it really makes a difference, since i got my ot mk2 and the stakt paired up next to each other…both with same display colour…
hey elektron…stick to those white ones and skip the yellow ones, once and for all…
it’s a nice facelift for future dtakt batches…
Ok, so I’ve got this real spicy brain problem of absolutely hating using the Machinedrum and the Monomachine together because of the same factor/different screens thing and was just wondering if anyone has come across a gel / transparency etc that will sort of match the white of the Monomachine to the bloody red of the Machinedrum
I know there are some brave sorts that have managed to solder those teeny tiny pins on the not quite replacement screens but nah, definitely not for me, I might be fine with popping the faceplate and non permanently sticking a gel or something on the inside of the glass though.
It’s a better match by eye than the camera shows, which is why I’ve had to take an out-of-focus shot like this; but I might’ve come around to the idea of using a gel.
Replacing the screen seems like too much of a risk to undertake myself, and Elektron won’t do it.
The downside is that max brightness on Syntakt with a gel is more like minimum brightness on Digitakt/Digitone, and you can’t set the button brightness independently of the display.
The actual sheet I bought does not match quite as well as the samples though, so I’ve ordered my second pick to see if that fares any better.
That one has better transmission, so it might be closer to medium brightness on the other displays.
Will post an update with details once that arrives.
EDIT: Actually, if I drop the exposure, the in-focus shot doesn’t look too bad of a comparison.
The second pick turned up today, and I had it right the first time - even if it was not an exact match to the sample.
Lee Filters 767 (Oklahoma Yellow)
This is the best match that I’ve found, out of the many samples I’ve tested.
The color is a great match to the original DT/DN screens by eye.
It does cut the brightness quite a bit though. Max brightness on ST is close to min on DT/DN.
Rosco Supergel 312 (Canary)
This is a reasonable alternative, but ends up much more of a pure yellow than the yellow-amber of the DT/DN displays.
So it’s not as good of a match, but does look a bit brighter, as it has a transmission of 85% rather than 67%.
I have to say that it really does make a difference for me.
Every time I switch on the Syntakt now I’ve been pleasantly surprised by it, and have probably used it more this week than the past month or more.
I’m not sure that it’s even worth going to the trouble of applying it under the glass now.
I know it should just be a minor aesthetic thing, but I really did not like using that pale blue screen, and it stopped me buying a Heat+FX.
I only wish it was possible to adjust the screen and button brightness independently so ST with the gel could be a complete match to DT/DN. I think you could do that on the Model: Cycles.
It’s a thin sheet of plastic without any adhesive.
I think there was another thread discussing the use of gels, and some people used double-sided tape.
They’re used in the theatrical/filmmaking/photography industries to add color tints to lighting - where they are usually taped in place (or in some cases, affixed to a frame).
That’s how I was able to find one that was highly-saturated, and just the right tint to match the DT/DN displays.
I found it works just fine placed on top of the display, but I’m not moving my devices around a lot.
Opening it up and taping the gel to the underside of the glass would certainly look better.
It’s not a particularly ‘clean’ sheet either - there are scuff marks/scratches, presumably from the manufacturing/packaging, since that doesn’t really matter for its intended application.
I see those if the gel catches the light, but it doesn’t seem to affect the quality of the display in a noticeable way.
I wish you could get them with a silicone adhesive like phone screen protectors, as it would be much easier if it could be applied in a semi-permanent way without disassembly.
Disassembly was more complex than I anticipated, but it wasn’t too bad of a job to apply some film in-between the LCD panel and the pedal’s plastic screen cover.
Seems to have helped the contrast of the display as well, looking more black-on-yellow than blue-on-blue.
