Performers are, more often than not, busy people, they compose music, go to locations where they believe that they can find their inducement to find music, go to gigs, bars to play their music, for example. We won't always find time to stop for a moment and have sufficient time to clean our MIDI controllers - it is dreary and takes time. But confess or not, there are still rare moments when we come to a realization that our musical tools moderately ask for a tiny cleaning. Well, for all those busy musicians out there, I have come up with a few straightforward steps for you to give your MIDI controllers a little pause from all your dirty particles without you having to go and perform a boring and long-winded act.
Use a clean cloth with white-colored toothpaste to wipe your keys with. You can also use milk or water and put it in a fabric but it should not be dripping wet. Rub the keys gently rather than washing them. Wipe the rest, like the knobs, faders, LED, screen with the same cloth you used for cleaning the keys.
Wait for the MIDI controller to dry and then check all of its connections as well as its condition. Plug in all of your wiring and plug it in before you open up the MIDI keyboard. Turn the volumes up and the other knobs and faders as well and be on the lookout about any sounds that you're not meant to hear or any weird results of your cleaning.
Ultimately, for storage, store the MIDI controller upside down so that you can minimize the accumulation of dirt and dust onto the keyboard but instead they're only on the lower side of the controller. That will save you time and effort also.
Following these steps won't just protect you from all of the time and effort you'll waste by taking your entire MIDI controller down and individually cleaning its pieces, you'll also lengthen the life of your MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard.
Use a clean cloth with white-colored toothpaste to wipe your keys with. You can also use milk or water and put it in a fabric but it should not be dripping wet. Rub the keys gently rather than washing them. Wipe the rest, like the knobs, faders, LED, screen with the same cloth you used for cleaning the keys.
Wait for the MIDI controller to dry and then check all of its connections as well as its condition. Plug in all of your wiring and plug it in before you open up the MIDI keyboard. Turn the volumes up and the other knobs and faders as well and be on the lookout about any sounds that you're not meant to hear or any weird results of your cleaning.
Ultimately, for storage, store the MIDI controller upside down so that you can minimize the accumulation of dirt and dust onto the keyboard but instead they're only on the lower side of the controller. That will save you time and effort also.
Following these steps won't just protect you from all of the time and effort you'll waste by taking your entire MIDI controller down and individually cleaning its pieces, you'll also lengthen the life of your MIDI controller or MIDI keyboard.
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