Let me say again we LOVE custom controllers. This one is the brain child of J Scott G.

Built to his specs, this original one of a kind OHM64 features a crazy toxic green dye job, his logo across the front and for the first time a black faceplate on a 64 that really makes that green pop. All the guys at the shop were really into this one. Fortunately for us, J Scott G just set up shop in Austin so we may get a chance to see this one again around town!

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We recently launched our Ohm recycle program. It is a bit unheard of in the music products business to upgrade past units to the latest model’s features. We figured “hey what the heck”. We realize our users appreciate our controllers as not being disposable so we figured they should not be left out of the fun!

After a couple weeks of getting conversion parts fabricated by our shop robots (commanded by humans). We just started receiving Ohm classic controllers and recycling the bodies to accept the new Ohm64 controls. It requires a custom faceplate and that has the outline of the classic faceplate but the inside cutouts of the Ohm64 controls. We also do away with the classic midiboard and back panel board and replace it with our new talk back enabled MidiUSB all in one board.
Here are before and after pics of a super sweet Red ohm Classic owned by user Diego Medina that that we just recycled.
The recycle program is extra rewarding for me. It is like a reunion with my babies after they left the nest. It is nice to spend some time with them and see how they are holding up in the harsh world.

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Recently I got an email from Ohm64 user Daisuke from Tokyo Japan. He was asking about a the “scar” in the body of his controller pictured below (to the right of the usb connection). I explained to Daisuke how Jelutong is harvested, so it seems like a good time to explain it here.

Jelutong wood is tapped for latex, then cut into lumber. We choose Jelutong because it is easy to mill, is very light for a hardwood, and is a renewable resource due to its quick growth. What particularly drew us to this wood is the multi-purpose usage. Most hardwoods are simply cut for lumber, but some are used for multiple purposes which cuts down on waste and make us feel better about using mother natures resources.

The scars in Jelutong wood is a result of the dual purpose harvesting of the latex tree. The tree is stripped, pierced with special tools, the latex is gathered from the piercing, then the tree is cut into lumber. The resulting scars can show up as small knot holes or in long lines depending on where the cut ends up in the board when we mill the bodies. We call it the beauty of dual purpose wood.

Alot of our customers are very into the resulting appearance of Jelutong. The beauty of using wood as the body for a controller is that no controller is exactly the same, each has different properties in terms of lines, knots, and marking. Some people are allergic to certain woods however, so if you are one of them let us know and we can create you a controller out of something other then Jelutong, we have plenty of Maple, Mahogany, and exotic woods in our shop.

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