opinions needed

[J.G. Wong]

I agree with you absolutely.  I was talking to the owner of Electronova
the other day and we agreed that  there are somet things that will
always be analog and many, many other that will thrive on the
versatility of digital.

I love the approach that both Wiard and MOTM is taking:  digital stuff
where appropriate, knobs up front for realtime and practical control.
The only choices come in at fidelity, implementation and cost.  The DCOs
in my 6 - 106 are great when I need them. When I need 100k to 1hz filter
sweeps. That's another   expensive indulgence.

G Wong



"Goddard, Duncan" wrote:
> 
> >>The real trick, for us DIY'ers, is finding a source for rotary pots that
> have
> > a center tap<<
> >
> the trick for all of us is finding a source of good hardware generally-
> where do these parts come from? I reckon that when a manufacturer commits to
> an engineering idea, they get a cosmetic designer in to finish and make
> presentable (i.e. commercial) a product, and in the process, they
> inadvertently create a (much later) market for parts that were probably
> custom-made for a production run.
> 
> example: the pitch/mod wheel assembly in the OSCar; it looks like something
> out of a car radio, but is impossible to find now. the curtis chips are a
> similar problem- they weren't exactly off-the-peg products that could find
> application in other areas of electronics, were they?
> 
> much as I'd like to stay "analogue", I'm finding that more of these quirky
> interface problems are easier addressed in software. I hate that- I'd far
> rather have an interesting (read: hard-to-find hardware controls) interface
> for the end-user. something with some character. it's hard enough these days
> to find ordinary pots with one of two electrical characteristics without the
> additional difficulty of it being a direct mechanical replacement for
> something 20 years old......
> 
> I spent an age, a few years ago, sourcing a replacement rotary encoder for
> someone's proteus module- I looked in all the catalogues I had at work. then
> I found the manufacturer's website and bought four of them for a little over
> ten english quids. the equivalent item in a major electronics catalogue was
> a tenner each.
> hence all the "spares/repair" adverts.....
> 
> d.
> 
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