an idea ...
Rob Hukin
robh at epunix.susx.ac.uk
Thu Nov 14 17:31:00 CET 1996
> Basically for LED thing to work, you need a memory location that always
> matches the current knob settings - and it's just used for a reference.
> The knob CVs constantly update this memory location (call it the
> knob-buffer). The output CVs always come from a single memory location -
> the edit buffer. When you select a patch the patch is copied into the
> edit buffer. The settings of the LEDs are done by comparing each edit
> buffer value to the matching knob-buffer value. Whenever a knob moves,
> the knob-buffer AND the edit buffer are updated with the new value! When
> the next cycle is done to compare the values, the LED will go on for this
> knob because the two values will be the same. I don't knob, maybe all
> these extra outputs for the LEDs wouldn't be worth it....
This sounds overly complicated. Why not just use a 'bulb' driven from knob
voltage minus stored voltage; off = matched, bright = far away and dim =
nearly there...
rob.
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