What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

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What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by o0o » Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:17 am

when you pick up a vintage synth or other and there's this dusty crud on the keys what do you guys use to clean them?
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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by anybody human » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:16 pm

Good question. A buddy has an old Rhodes so I'd like to know.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by icedsushi » Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:45 pm

I just use a damp microfiber cloth.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by emajd » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:24 am

best thing what i came across the soft brush women uses it to powder their face :)
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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by The Carpet Cleaner » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:52 am

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by emajd » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:56 am

well with cum youl get very good glitch effect :))))
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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by wehkah » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:58 am

this thingy is really good for all sorts of devices. Sometimes i use a compressed air can.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by Felonius » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:14 pm

90-grade Emery cloth.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by anybody human » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:34 pm

wehkah wrote:this thingy is really good for all sorts of devices. Sometimes i use a compressed air can.

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Good shout on the compressed air can. Forgot about that, works really well. Thanks.

My girlfriend has one of those dusting thingy's. I'll give that a go... on keyboards of course.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by JuanSOLO » Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:01 pm

icedsushi wrote:I just use a damp microfiber cloth.
I use the same,
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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by polyslax » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:13 pm

JuanSOLO wrote:then pledge.
This. And don't be shy with it. It beautifies and protects.
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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by emajd » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:10 pm

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by 23kon » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:06 pm

A tip for cleaning the rubber pads of the likes on a MPC/MPD ...
I wrap paper masking tape around my finger with sticky-side out and gently press it on the pad then release.
It gets rid of annoying dust or reminents of a duster cloth when you're giving it a quick dust.

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by kev herb » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:23 pm

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Re: What are you guys cleaning your controller/synth keys with?

Post by condra » Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:08 pm

bog roll

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