[sdiy] Synth UI [was: Modular - sound or song]

[Seb Francis]

Tom Wiltshire wrote:
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>
> There you go! I knew that was a good idea too!!
>
> Actually, that is pretty much my ideal. Obviously more LEDs would be 
> nice. Maybe one day you'll be able to do multiple rings like the 
> interface of the Massive soft synth that you showed us. I liked the 
> way that shows you modulation ranges. Another way to do it might be to 
> actually have the LED indicators move to reflect the modulation. I 
> believe the Nord Synths do this, but I've never played with one. So 
> for example, if you had an LED showin you the filter cutoff, and you 
> apply a bit of LFO modulation, the cutoff LED begins to move. That 
> way, you'd see the depth indirectly, and you'd have a clear idea of 
> the effect on the parameter.
>

Now if you had an area of full colour LCD display around every knob then 
you could really get creative with the UI :)

I'm sure this kind of technology will become cost effective at some point...

Seb