[sdiy] presets on a modular

[harrybissell]

john mahoney wrote:

> If one is going to build a preset-compatible system from the ground
> up, one major issue that should be dealt with is that of voltage
> levels. A 21st century modular should (IMHO) use lower voltages.
> Perhaps 0 to 5V for everything, or maybe even 0 to 3.3V. Besides
> reducing power consumption, this opens up new options, like digital
> potentiometers that can only handle 0-5V signals.

(lighting the pilot on my flamethrower :^)

Sadly... John is correct.  Higher supply voltages are going to be
impossible to handle as
most components will not support them...

and have you considered WHERE you will get the components... if they don't
come from an
"FCP" they won't exist... if they do they will be allocated :^P

And that tiny SMT sh!t  (so sorry Tony Clark :^) is going to make life
hell as well.  The newest
packages can hardly be seen with the naked eye (at least my naked eye... I
have floaters bigger than
their footprint.  I guess they are the one that hold location when I
blink, eh ???).

It is also likely that a 21'st century modular... if someone puts the
effort into such a small market...
with be based on digital technology exclusively.

All except MY modular, that is :^P

H^) harry