We’re cranking up this forum as a means of helping as many synth folks as possible. We get LOTS of emails, and in many cases, our answers to questions seem like they could serve a wider purpose by ending up in a more public forum, like this! Also, we don’t always have the time to answer tech questions in a timely fashion, so this is a place where others can jump in if they know the answers - and we certainly encourage those with technical know-how to share it here.
So if you’ve got questions, or if you’ve got answers, step right up here, and speak clearly into the microphone…
I’m one of an online group of Ensoniq SQ-80 players and was wondering if it is possible at this point that the “SQ-80 Keyboard Rebuild Kit” might ever be back in stock. I still have clackey keys. Although I did read somewhere where one guy replaced a strip under the key bushings and got a quiet action. So maybe not all hope is lost.
I remember you well from decades ago, back in the Transoniq Hacker days - you’d always send in some cool patches! It’s nice to bump into you again, Kirk!
I copied your post (and my response) to a new thread so other SQ-80 folks will see it. Thanks!