Re: [sdiy] presets & patching > combining 2 replies

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Od: harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
Do: Morbius <morbius001a at yahoo.com>
Kopia do: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Data: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:35:45 -0800
Temat: Re: [sdiy] presets & patching > combining 2 replies

>Another idea would be to use an 8 x 8 matrix of touch switches... like
>the system used on the Axcel
>resynthesizer.  If anyone has seen a close up view of that... the
>interface is a double sided (PTH)
>printed circuit board, with touch contacts made of the foil itself.  If

small LCDs with touchscreen are cheap. Axcel looks cool (I drooled watching Axcel video presentation), but with today's technology it may be easier to use a LCD. 320x240 backlit with touchscreen can cost under 30$. The rest is in the firmware, and graphic controller.
It could then consist of 4 or 9 tiles that you zoom into by touching their areas. When zoomed, it'd show, say, 12x16 matrix. If something is to be connected, touch the spot on the matrix and a square appears. Of course, appropriate connection between modules is then made, but it's a minor issue, playing with LCD is cool enough, who needs to use it for anything else ;)
Or better - touch, and virtual slider appears, so you could control CV for VCA at this matrix point.

Roman