Edit modes (was: Re: an idea ...)

[Ray Peck]

Haible_Juergen#Tel2743 writes:
>There *is* one advantage of the CMOS switch solution: In Manual
>mode, you wouldn't have the MUX/ADC/DAC/DEMUX chain in the
>CV path, so the knobs would work very smooth, i.e. no zipper
>noise.

So here's the question.  How many bits would one like to have to avoid
any overt zipper noise?  I'd think probably 10 to 12 for most things
would be enough.

>My OB-8 works relatively, my Prophet 5 jumps to the new value
>when I touch a knob. Both has its own advantages: The Obie
>solution is best for realtime tweaking, the Prophet solution is
>best for programming a preset.

Since we're an analogue crowd, I'd sure rather emphasize realtime
tweaking.