[sdiy] Verniers for Patch Recording

[Ian Fritz]

At 06:41 PM 9/30/2003, James Patchell wrote:
>At 06:15 PM 9/30/2003 +0200, Czech Martin wrote:
>>That's why some analog computers have 10 turn pots.
>>Together with the counter knobs this will cost
>>20$ per dial, ouch!
>
>You know, even at $20 each for the 10 turn pots and counter knobs, I feel 
>that is money well spent.

For every single control?  Wow, you must be one of those rich guys!

>   It sure makes setting the VCO pitch a lot easier, even easier than say 
> a coarse and fine pot, although, probably using a rotary switch to select 
> the octave, and a fine pot to set the pitch in that octave would not be 
> too bad, but, that all takes up valuable panel space.  For the time 
> being, I am sticking with the ten turn pots until I come up with 
> something I like better.

My idea was *not* for pitch controls!  You can set pitch with a counter or 
tuner, etc.  The vernier idea is for everything else, so you can reproduce 
patches accurately.

Sorry, but I still think it's a great idea.  Must be that people aren't 
interested in saving patches.

   Ian