[sdiy] A question of CV ins

[Mattias Rickardsson]

On 20 January 2012 20:48, Matthew Smith <matt at smiffytech.com> wrote:
> Quoth Elain Klopke at 21/01/12 03:34...
> ...
>> A quick question that is probably a matter of opinion. How many CV
>> inputs should a parameter on a synth module have? say VCO frequency
>> or Filter resonance as examples.
>
> As we are talking about a MODULAR system, why not one? Then you can have CV
> mixer modules to give as much flexibility as you need.

Why not one?
Because then you need mixer modules instead.

It moves the user interaction from the actual module, adding some
confusion, and it rarely even saves panel components. It's a matter of
taste I guess, but I personally think that this need of mixer modules
(or, even worse, attenuator modules) is an extremely bad UI design.
:-)

(N.B.: This applies also to audio inputs... for instance, designing a
VCF with a single audio input is a huge mistake considering how often
a user would want to sum 2 or 3 signals there.)

/mr