What cloths do people use to keep DN2 (or 1) screen clean.
Ive tried microfibre and they just seem to leave marks/smears?
Cotton, always cotton.
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Yeah, ive been using cotton microfibre but that causes smears.
A T-shirt , whatever I’m wearing at the time.
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Microfibre cloth, never had problems, not only for Elektron synths but for phone, glasses, camera lens, macbook screen etc.
Glasses cloth.
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Yeah same but they seem to be leaving marks on the dn2 screen.
Maybe I just need a better quality cloth.
If you still have the factory screen protector on, it’s natural that it leaves some marks. As the protector is not glass / hard plastic, but rather a soft plastic
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No screen protector on.
Tbf I’ve just used my lens cloth for my DSLR lenses and it worked great. 
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Just used my lens cloth from my camera kit. Worked a treat!
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No such thing - microfiber is a polymer, cotton is a plant based fabric.
I buy ¥500 patterned cotton handkerchiefs when I’m in Japan for cleaning optical surfaces. They usually need to be laundered a few times before they start to work really well.
I also use Zeiss screen wipes and spray for glasses, iPad / iPhone and Macbook screens, but have never needed to use them on my synths screens.
For most stuff I use Glassex, or whatever similar your country has. Water with a tiny bit of mild cleaning agent, no abrasive material. Usually leaves no streaks, and I use it on my laptop, TV, monitor, sunglasses, my motorcycles. I guess I’d try that. Only use a damp cloth, don’t ever spray on the device directly. — Mind you, I haven’t used it on my Elektrons yet, so I cannot 100% say it won’t leave a spot, but so far it hasn’t damaged anything I cleaned it with —
My girlfriend likes to use Dasty, which is sort of similar but lemon juice based (I think), but I don’t like that stuff at all…feels sort of greasy and sticky, and still leaves streaks on glass. Otherwise you could use a damp cloth with distilled water. Can’t get more harmless than that I guess, although it might still leave streaks(?)
What?
I dont get it.
You lot clean your screens? What in the fuck for? Are you smearing shit on them?
I never touch my DT II screen so unless someone else does it I usually don’t need to clean it
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I usually have a can of compressed air at hand so that’s my preferred method, fingerprints happen though so it’s good to have options.
why is it that every time you buy a piece of used gear it’s like the last person licked the screen bezel and then put their fingers all over it?
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In case of his Glassex stuff, it contains the following according to the manufacturer:
- Aqua
- PROPYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
- Methoxyisopropanol
- Propylene Glycol
- Capryl Glucoside
- Ethanolamine
- Sulphuric Acid, mono-C10-1alkyl esters, sodium salts
- Ammonium Hydroxide
- 1-butoxypropan-1-ol
- Parfum
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Colouring Agent
It is low concentration. Only thing I always do is wipe it dry, otherwise the blue dye might leave blueish stains (that is easily removed). Anyway, never had any issue with this. But on the Elektrons I never touch he display, so a reading glasses cloth or slightly damp cloth or kitchen towel is enough.