[sdiy] Pot panel scales

[Peter (CNP)]

Funny this pops up... I just unpacked a keyboard with control-sliders and 
the first thought was "Why didn't they provide a few more lines than just at 
min/halfway/max ?"

High sci-fi factor is cool (I'm in ! ;-), but might be an acquired taste...
But acquired tastes are cool ;-)

Cheers


>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Neil Johnson <neil.johnson97 at ntlworld.com>
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Sent: Thu, September 23, 2010 8:10:02 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] Pot panel scales
>
> Hi all,
>
> Yes, quiet indeed.  Ok, so here's a point to discuss:
>
> On a modular synth, many pots have an arbitrary 0 to 10 or -10 to +10
> scale.  I'm not counting specific scales, such as on a pitch pot that
> might indicate semitones, for example.
>
> The question being: how important are the numbers?  How often do
> really need to know, for example, that CV1 is set to 5.4?  Is it
> really that useful for recording patch data, or do you take a photo or
> simply use your memory and ears to recreate a patch?
>
> Looking at the plethora of modules on the market, practically every
> pot has a numbered scale.  But how many people actually use the
> numbers on the these pot scales?  Is it simply tradition that dictates
> that pots MUST have numbered scales?  Do you cling to the numbers for
> comfort or security?  Or is it all simply a waste of ink?
>
> Me: I don't care much for arbitrary scales.  I think by now I can work
> out how a knob's position relates to its scale position.  I just need
> to know where the physical endpoints are, and whether its unipolar (0
> to 10) or bipolar (-ve to 0 to +ve).  But I'd be interested to hear
> from the wider community :)
>
> Cheers,
> Neil
> -- 
> http://www.njohnson.co.uk
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