[sdiy] Small Resistors and slider pots

[Richard Quirk]

the best adsr control layout would have to be the GSX-1 memory controller 
(as shown in the Gordon Reid article in Sound on sound last year).  the 
level slider were vertical, & the time sliders were horizontal.  takes up 
more space but easy to work out at a moments notice.

Richard


>From: sasami at blaze.net.au
>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Small Resistors and slider pots
>Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:27 +0000
>
>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. I have both in
>my synth, and do not see myself ever using another slide
>pot.  2)For DIY, mounting them is hard.
>
>Ken
> >
> >Hi all, I'm building one of Tom G's Mad Mouse Pro's and I
>somehow got
> >1/8 watt resistors in one of the values, the 68k.  Are
>these useable,
> >or should I get the 1/4 versions instead?
> >
> >All Electronics http://www.allectronics.com has a special
>on 9K linear
> >slide pots for .25 each.  These are 2 inches long with a
>1.25 travel.
> >I was thinking these would be perfect for adsrs if not an
>entire
> >synth.  The only issue was the 9K value.  Is this going to
>be a useful
> >value?  I was thinking that a 1k resistor could be used in
>series, but
> >there still would only be 9k in travel.  0-9K or 1K-10K.
> >They are part number LSP-9K in case anybody is interested.
> >
> >And while I'm at it, can anybody point me to a power supply
>tutorial
> >somewhere?  I've searched most of the major engines and not
>found
> >anything helpful.  I'm especially interested in the
>differences
> >between switching and linear supplies, and why one is
>better than the
> >other for certain apps. thanks!
> >-ben
>

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