FW: another modest proposal...

[The Dark force of dance]

Y-ellow.
At 08:43 AM 9/17/97 -0500, DuncanK at kochind.com wrote:
>From: Paul Perry
>>.....if you had say a large number of reed relays, then you
>>could arrange them in a matrix say 12x12, connecting patchpoints
>>like in a VCS3, then by plugging magnets into the holes above
>>the relays which would be under the panel, you have a
>>connection system THAT CAN BE USED UNDER WATER!!!!!
>
>If you used hyper-sensitive relays, and a really strong magnet,
>you could have all sorts of fun waving the magnet around
>in front of the patch panel, Theremin-like.

Does the term "Hall Effect sensor" mean anything? Damn that's such a good
idea I might ripp apart an old keyboard and actually try it. With a hall
effect sensor and suitable detection circuitry one could sense levels and
position. Damn that'd make an excellent instrument/controller. 

Never say something stupid. Some idiot like me might actually try it. Now
where's my cape and underwear? I got a tall building to go fall off of.

Be absolutely ICebox.
 _ __        _                              
| "_ \      | |         batzman at dove.mtx.net.au / aek at gist.net.au
| |_)/  __ _| |_ ____           ALL ELECTRIC KITCHEN               
|  _ \ / _` | __|___ |  The new AEK CD, Elementary Urban sanity    
| |_) | (_| | |_  / /   is out now on Transmission Communications from
|_,__/ \__,_|\__|/ /    http://brisbane.dialix.com.au:80/~com11
                / ,__   and check out http://www2.gist.net.au/~aek/
Goodfortune    |_____|       Get your SANITY and wear it out.