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

[Grant Richter]

We can add a Gate button in the Synthi position (1 inch right of joystick
center). Also there is an ambidexterous model.

For one hand operation, Synthi players use the bent little finger for the
gate button, with thumb and index controlling the Joystick. We have found
the thumb button position to be useful for novice players, with index and
ring fingers controlling the Joystick. Drumming rhythms with the thumb comes
naturally, unless your Synthi has trained you to play with your little
finger ;^)

The problem is left or right handed operation. With a Synthi for two handed
operation, the right hand controls the Gate button and the left the
Joystick. This is reversed in the Wiard with the idea of right hand Joystick
control. Neither idea is intrinsically correct.

But we can add additional gate buttons in two different locations. A
Joystick, even as simple as it is, can be quite a fun controller.

> From: "James Husted" <james at ersatzplanet.com>
> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 11:32:45 -0700
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl, analogue at hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] And Now for Something Completely Similar...
> 
> 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
> 
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