[sdiy] Verniers for Patch Recording

[Ian Fritz]

At 09:16 PM 9/30/2003, john mahoney wrote:
>Some people wrote:
> >
> > >Together with the counter knobs this will cost
> > >20$ per dial, ouch!
> >
> > >But you are right, this unacuracy is the reason why
> > >finding an old patch is near to impossible.
> >
> > I think that 7-bit resolution on all your controls (except pitch) would
> > make it possible.  But it doesn't sound like anybody really cares.
>
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> > Must be that people aren't interested in saving patches.
>
>I'm totally interested in saving patches! I just don't think verniers are
>the answer, certainly not for $20 per knob.


I'm talking about a *scale* vernier, not a mechanical gear reduction. It's 
a piece of paper or plastic that costs about  .00001 cents!