Velocity/acceleration sensitive pot?!?!

[Rob01]

> 
> 3) Yes, it has knobs. Just not pots! It uses Standard-Grigsby optical
> shaft
> encoders, PIC micros, and
> XICOR EEPOTS. Dig it!!
> 
> This sounds really great so far, but, if you could do ANYTHING for the
> synth world, it would be to implement an algorithm that makes it so
> that
> the parameter doesnt jump when you move the knob.. THAT is probably
> one of
> the MAIN reasons i dont replace all my analog gear with virtual
> stuff... I
> REALLY HATE PARAMETER JUMP! there, i feel better now... :))
> Im trying to figger out how that would be done with available
> components
> w/o using servo encoders.. but those WOULD be really nifty if
> implemented
> :)))))
> 
> 
> 
> Ya know...  <grin>  You could even improve ( Shhhh...  Don't listen to
> that heretic! ) the operation of the analog knobs by using digital
> pots with a nicley thought out acceleration algorithm...
> 
Well, i guess you could read the rate of change in the parameter and use it
to determine a value too.. That seems kinda what your after here. IOW you
could turn the knob and it would jump to a particular value depending ONLY
on how fast you turned it instead of going by position.. it would be like
an alternate controller.. Velocity sensitive pot?!?!?! WHOA , i invented
sumthing.. :))