[sdiy] And Now for Something Completely Similar...

[James Husted]

On 10/18/02 7:15 PM, "Les Mizzell" <lesmizz at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> :> A limited edition run of desktop Joystick Controllers
> :> http://www.wiard.com
> 
> 
> 
> Hmmm...just a thought, but how about making one that's "upside down" with
> the patch points on the top and the joystick at the bottom??  That way,
> while it sits next to the keyboard, this would get the cables out of the way
> as the snake their way up into the system and the joystick would be the
> closest thing to you...
> 
> Of course, I guess you could just *turn* it upside down and use it that
> way...
> 
> Just a thought
> 
I had to re-wire my AS joystick for this reason. The cables were right where
my hands were when I used it (I have Doepfer portable rack cabinets and lay
them flat on their backs). I had to re-wire the stick so it's positive
voltage side were the way I expected them to be. Many years with a couple of
AKSs and a VCS3 hard wired some playing techniques in my head that were hard
to break!
-James