[sdiy] learning from early drum machines?

[Ingo Debus]

Am 18.01.2009 um 10:31 schrieb Andre Majorel:

>> I don't see any advantage to using jacks and plugs over using a
>> grid of latching switches. Ideally, you'd want to find a big bag
>> of surplus switches for not much money. Then you could arrange a
>> row of switches for each sound, and just press down the ones
>> where you want a beat. I think Dan has definitely got the right
>> idea.
>
> Or, instead of 16 x 4 switches, 16 x 4 LEDs and 16 + 4 switches
> (one for each row and one for each column). Pressing a row button
> while a column button is pressed (or vice versa) toggles the
> intersection.

Plugs, switches, buttons, whatever, here's another approch:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=ziIdjrR_MRs&feature=related

Found that video after watching Paul's GorF video.

Ingo