custom minimax.

jasonsteady · Post by **jasonsteady** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:39 am

i built this forever ago, but just never got around to posting about it here. i took a minimax and an m-audio keystation and built them into a pretty great minimoog clone. there was a write-up about it on the matrixsynth blog.

<img src = "http://www.matrixsynth.com/blog/media/M ... CT0007.JPG">

<a href = "http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com">matrixsynth.blogspot.com</a>

jasonsteady · Post by **jasonsteady** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:01 am

oh.. and the link to the matrixsynth post:

<a href = "http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2006/02 ... .html">the fake moog</a>

next to nothing · Post by **next to nothing** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:24 am

wow, nice job!

Post by **hubird** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:53 pm

looks nice

EricNS · Post by **EricNS** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:01 pm

it looks wonderful! I want one.

Post by **garyb** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:26 pm

awesome...

steven2948 · Post by **steven2948** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:09 pm

Thats exactly what I was going to do with mine, I just won a cheapo midi keyboard off ebay for $50 to use as a donor. I was going to leave all 49 keys intact, but now I am wondering........ Nice Job!

I like the logo plate, a bit cheeky !

I am surprised that Creamware don't supply ASB's in a similar style - I am sure they would sell heaps more as a stand-alone synth for on-stage use - it seems to me there is an un-tapped market there. ( especially when Model D's now sell for over $2,000 each including all the problems that come with them.)

Lima · Post by **Lima** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:29 am

Wow! Looks very nice!

Congrats!

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:45 am

On 2006-07-07 18:09, steven2948 wrote:
... I am surprised that Creamware don't supply ASB's in a similar style - I am sure they would sell heaps more as a stand-alone synth for on-stage use - it seems to me there is an un-tapped market there. ...

Jason mentions 20 to 30 hours building it

CWA cannot do it, they don't sell enough for full time workers.
If they'd order them in single units from local craftsmen, it would cost them more than the Minimax street price.

But you're absolutely right with 'an untapped market'
Someone familiar with wood work can have (at least) a 2nd income by taking custom orders.
Pimp up my ASB...

cheers, Tom

forgot: great job, Jason

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jasonsteady · Post by **jasonsteady** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:20 am

it definitely took a long time to build, though if i was to build a second one; the build-time would be significantly cut. i spent a lot of time measuring, fitting, and just figuring it all out.

i would think that just the time it takes to sand and finish a wood case would be cost-prohibitive enough for creamware to put together their own complete synth, but even a metal cased synth with wood cheeks (like the korg ms2000) would be pretty cool.

i still haven't built a proper left-hand controller for mine. it still has knobs for pitch and mod. too lazy.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:55 am

Nice idea

I want to build something similar for 2 sawn off EDP Wasps we have, but I'm undecided on materials. I've got some nice teak here, but maybe a polished walnut finish would be nicer. Not quite sure & I don't have the money at the moment to get the dual midi retro-fit fixed, which currently only triggers one of the 2 Wasps. I'll need about 300 euro for the project, so it might not happen this year

Somehow affording to buy John Bowen's new semi-modular Prophet the Proph@t Plus is more important

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:29 pm

That's very very cool!

Well done.

R