Titan/knob parameter jumping

David Halliday (Volt Computer) a-davidh at microsoft.com
Thu Apr 24 17:39:31 CEST 1997


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul Schreiber [SMTP:synth1 at airmail.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 23, 1997 11:59 AM
> To:	'cyborg0 at midwest.net'; synth-diy at horus.sara.nl; David Halliday
> (Volt Computer)
> Subject:	RE: Titan/knob parameter jumping.
> 
> This is how my HP1662 logic analyzer is. There is a "smoothing"
> profile with 8 
> different possible "accelliration" profiles. Quite fun.
> 
> > 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...
> 
> 
> Another idea...  ( maybe not as "user friendly" )
> There was talk of using a small "pod" with knobs and sliders and LCD
> display for the control. You could have the knobs control several
> things - maybe one for coarse frequency of the (d)VCO and by jerking
> the knob back and forth, you could switch between your (d)VCO's - you
> would need some form of dedicated parameter indicator right above the
> knob but this would be a quick way to switch...
> 
> Or maybe put a piezo disk on the top of the knob - tap it and it would
> toggle between it's possible choices.



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