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<p class=MsoNormal>I’m just thinking out loud at this stage but here is
what I have in mind……<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have a Yamaha W5 synthesizer in storage at home and I can’t
help feel it is being wasted. I will probably never sell it because there
is some sentimental value attached to it, it belonged to an old friend that
committed suicide a number of years ago. Anyway, it is way too big to fit
in with my current setup and I even considered doing some DIY on it to make it
smaller but my DIY skills let me down on that before I even started and even
then there is no room for it. So, what I might do in order to
re-introduce it back into my setup is to neatly punch a hole in the wall next
to my desk, on the other side is a built in wardrobe, and place the W5 in an
upright position against the wall. The power, audio and midi cables
can be passed through the hole and I can create a controller interface for it
using SynthEdit or something similar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>In theory this sounds like a simple task. I don’t
imagine it will generate a lot of heat and it will never be powered on when I
am not there but I will have to test that out. The other obstacle of
sorts is the controller interface and how much control do I want and what are
the limitations of the SynthEdit software. And of course I will not be
punching any holes in the wall until I get the interface working as expected.
Is there anything else I should consider?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-IE>Regards,<br>
<br>
Declan.</span><span lang=EN-IE> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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