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

[lightburnx at yahoo.com]

Well, displays work by way of an X-Y matrix - you'd have to have an individually wired cell for each pixel otherwise. So a hole would cut out any action in the affected rows and column.

A custom designed LCD notwithstanding, that would route the pixel lines under the hardware, having something atop the LCD is the way to go :)


_Kyle

--- On Fri, 4/10/09, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:

> From: Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Synth UI [was: Modular - sound or song]
> To: "Kyle Stephens" <lightburnx at yahoo.com>
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 4:59 PM
> Can't we just drill a hole through
> one of those screens Jason mentioned??
> 
> http://www.4dsystems.com.au/prod.php?id=28
> 
> T
> 
> On 11 Apr 2009, at 00:44, Kyle Stephens wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Some time ago my brother sent me something about these
> special encoders that you would literally stick on a
> computer screen (atop where the knobs were on the interface,
> heh) - I think they were suction cup based, and from there
> Bluetooth or the like sent the data to a dongle and onto
> your VST or what have you of choice. I'll see if I can find
> it on my on or ask him later tonight...
> > 
> > 
> > _kyle
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 4/10/09, Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Seb Francis <seb at burnit.co.uk>
> >> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Synth UI [was: Modular - sound
> or song]
> >> To: "Tom Wiltshire" <tom at electricdruid.net>
> >> Cc: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> >> Date: Friday, April 10, 2009, 6:51 AM
> >> Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 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
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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