FW: Less stupid questions...

[Martin Gustafsson]

>    The polysix, yes the pots would HAVE to be scanned constantly
> by the processor. say you load a patch with say a resonance of 0
> but the pot is half way, why doesnt it jump? well the processor will
> scan the pots and remember the values, it WONT apply them to the
> current patch, it then constantly rescans them, if they differ from the
> first value it applies that value to the current patch, if they are the 
> same as before (ie they've not been moved) then it ignores it.
> cunning system really, but it means have a fairly decent quick settling
> ADC to do this.
>  
>    Paul

I don't know about the polysix, but I think a simple RC-link and a
comparator could be used to detect potentiometer changes and trig
AD-conversion. That way you could use the same ADC for many pots without
wasting processor cycles.

Martin Gustafsson (new to the list)
marguson at telia.com