[sdiy] Small Resistors and slider pots

[J.D. McEachin]

On Tue, 3 Apr 2001 sasami at blaze.net.au wrote:

> I find rotary pots are better than sliders in ADSRs and 
> everything else for that matter. There are two primary 
> reasons for this. 1) For purposes of control, a rotary pot 
> has an anchor point: its shaft. It is easy to put your hand 
> up and adjust one by simply grasping the knob. Sliders by 
> their nature tend to require one to rest one's hand on the 
> panel to be able to adjust them accurately. 

One's HAND?  That's cumbersome as hell!  No wonder you don't like
sliders.  Just rest your middle finger above the slider and use it as
an anchor, pushing or pulling the slider w/ your index finger and
thumb.  It'll quickly become 2nd nature. 

JDM