Possibly also some Inkscape setting.
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Actually I think I just figured out it’s a font problem. Doesn’t happen with standard fonts but does with some I’ve installed.
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When I have to do front panel for my instruments, I’m using galva. It’s a bit hard at first, but usually give a decent result.
Started in on the @analogoutput Dual Quantizer tonight. Saving the wiring fun for another day.
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@analogoutput I make the panels with a front panel designer from Schaeffer, which is actually great and definitely worth a look! you have presets for eurorack HPs and width units. In addition, you can easily create scales. The system holes for fastening are also available as a preset.
Another great thing is that you can have the panels manufactured directly and, in my opinion, see the very overpriced price, which is not good. But there may be people who can afford that.
The disadvantage is that you can only design one panel at a time, so I don’t get 3 or 5 designs printed out on a single sheet. So I exported that to Inkscape, it is displayed there, but not printed properly. I’m also not lucky with the Gimp program, because the print looks just bad, similar to yours. I have now achieved the best result with the Scribus program. But I read somewhere that there are plugins for some graphics programs especially for synthesizers, where all buttons and switches etc. are already available. do you know what programs these are?
Here are the LINKS to all of the above programs, all of which are freeware.
https://www.schaeffer-ag.de/en/front-panel-designer
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GIMP is a pixel editor, as opposed to a vector editor like Inkscape, so the resulting resolution will be poor unless you create the file in the first place with high resolution.
FPD looks interesting but I already knew how to use Inkscape and learning another application just for front panels seemed silly. I have template Inkscape files with standard Eurorack or Kosmo panel dimensions and commonly used hardware images (jacks, knobs, switches…). I don’t tend to use scales for pots, but I do have predefined ones for rotary switches. And there’s no way I’m going to pay FPD’s prices to have panels made!
Back when I was using a Mac I used Intaglio, which is Mac only. At the time I it liked better than Inkscape (which is cross platform) although part of that was that I was then less familiar with the latter. You definitely have to spend a lot of time using these applications to learn the best ways of using them.
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I built one of those as well. Lots of fun. I’m going to eventually try to panel mount the interface so patching is a bit easier.
The LZX Cadet line is in my sights as well.
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Hahaha, yes, I said that, for a 5cm wide panel with 5 holes and 3 lettering they want 57 €, that’s ridiculous. But apparently there are people who really pay for that …
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a design classic, in 50 years that will be on an antiques program with pundits speculating worth of 300-400
cents(us)
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Finished my DIY Swamp. I did a few days ago, actually, but I thought it wasn’t working. Today I discovered that I had put the LEDs in backwards. Flipped them and now it blinks. Guess I should have checked the output and not just the pretty lights 
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Clever!—————————————
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NICE ! I absolutely need something like THAT. At the moment I still have my cables in a cotton bag and always wrap them up. That costs a lot of time and the cables are still messed up
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Some good ideas for cable storage there. Old pictures of Moog modulars show cable trees that look a little like gigantic rotary pipe racks (if anybody can remember pipe racks.)
My provisional plan is to use lightweight cup hooks and a velcro rail.
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You mean y’all don’t just sling them over the back of a chair?
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Tried incorporating my modular into my office with the rest of my music equipment, and it was a bit cramped, so I moved everything out to my shop. Trying out the best way to have everything set up.
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Nice. Yeah. I have a similar problem where I don’t really have an ideal space. I’m currently next to the heater and water lines (not good in a cold climate). The floor is also slanted which makes sitting or standing a bit rough. It looks good on your bench, though.
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