[sdiy] presets on a modular

[elmacaco]

That would be really cool if the blinking led's could have lots of different
colors so each connection would have one.  Also a creative way to use
multiple inputs and outputs, like one button and a row of LED's representing
mixer inputs, off unless it's patched.  Attenuators would still take up real
estate though, maybe up a shared knob/slider to control brightness of the
LED matched with the signal attenuation.  Then the blinking can represent
which input you are editing, selected by moving the pot /slider.

So how do we get lots of colors out of one source?


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Grenader" <peter at buzzclick-music.com>
To: <jays at aracnet.com>; "john mahoney" <jmahoney at gate.net>; "Synth-Diy"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] presets on a modular


> Poysonally, I think the ability to save patches on a modular is a great
> idea, and would rock the world of the working professional, especially
those
> who do film work.
>
> I'm sure many would burn my home down for saying yah to this, as I'm
> supposed to be an analog purist and therefor willing to loose the most
> brilliant patch I've ever conceived because I jotted it down incorrectly.
>
> Of the examples you show, I like the first one, as the others (imho) look
> like they would require a bit too much work to recall and presets are
(also
> my opinion) supposed to be a fast, painless and on the fly kind of affair.
>
> The thing I'd like to see (and btw, my VCO has been set up mechanically so
> that's possible) is that all possible connections are also routed to some
> sort of digital matrix, so that one would have the option of connections
> through that digital device.
>
> OK, as long as we're in fantasyland here, picture this:
>
> No patch jacks, anywhere.  Instead, lit momentary buttons.  If you want to
> run an virtual patch cord from one point to the other (in this example
let's
> say the saw out of a VCO into a filter input), then all's ya do is depress
> the saw out button and then immediately press the filter input button.
Once
> you do this, I see them both blinking one and off together a couple of
> times, giving you a visual indication that the connection was made.  The
> patching matrix would need to be intelligent, not allowing you to connect
> two outputs together, etc.  It would also need to be programmed so that
each
> patch cord could be stepped through visually, so you could see what was
> going on in a complex patch step by step, one connection at a time.
>
> For me, this would be the affirmation of the ultimate 21st century analog
> modular.
>
> - P
>
>