[sdiy] combination actions on Organs, was presets on a modular

[Peter Blackett]

Dear Sdiy list,
there have been some good points about presets on a modular,but I feel 
the comments relating to Organs isn't correct.
its correct,most pipe organs do have stops that can be adjusted manually 
to change the sound that you get,but they also usually have a row of 
three or more buttons under each manual that are called combination 
actions.these select a preset combination of stops when pressed.
in some cases there is also an additional pedal(seperate from the swell 
pedal used to control the volume of some of the pipes),called a 
crescendo pedal.when pressed this gradually introduces more stops,making 
the sound louder and richer.
but of course it took a while for this interface to be developed and 
refined.
I think that having physical controls that you can adjust is going to be 
an advantage over virtual controls,no matter what electronic circuitry 
is behind the panels.but that's only my own view.
but the key is to make the arrangement of coutrols to be a balance 
between being versatile enough  and easy to use when you aren't familiar 
with it.
regards Peter


 >organs have 'ranges' that you can add/remove, again, no presets.
 >You can't have a 'Big juicy organ' button that turns on all the stops, 
 >you
 >do it manually, one (or two) at a time.
 >

 >> other keyboards, etc.


 >define keyboard.