[sdiy] Digital modular backplane - update

[Paul Maddox]

Roman,

On 02/04/2014 09:15, Roman Sowa wrote:
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> W dniu 2014-03-31 23:26, Paul Maddox pisze:
>> You could also use a 'snap' mode (I think some waldorf synths do this)
>>
>> I do this on gorf (optional mode you can turn on/off)
>>
>> In gorf if the velocity of a step is say 50% and the knob is at 75% then
>> as you turn it the value doesn't suddenly jump as it would in example C
>> (which I personally have no problem with).
>> instead it shows "hi" as the knob is higher than the value it's
>> changing, so you keep turning it, when you get the to value it 'snaps'
>> and at THAT point the knob starts changing the parameter.
>> Similarly if the knob is at 25%, with the value at 50% it shows "lo".
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> that is faaantastic!
> since it's in Waldorf, have you checked if that way of knob operation 
> is patented? There's a lot of rubbish patented ever day so I think it 
> would be unreasonable for Waldorf to keep it unprotected.

I've no idea if it's patented It just seemed like a really obvious way 
of doing it.
I'm sure there's more than Waldorf and myself doing it.
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>> the touch screen idea is a valid one also, I mean why not, LCDs are
>> relatively cheap and touch screens can be had for a few pennies more
>> (check ebay).
>
> When you see eurorack modules in Shneidersladen with nothing but 
> touchscreen and jacks in 1-2 years time, remember who's idea that was ;)

Nuuuu, no jacks on my version, just touch screens.

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>> I'm NOT quite so convinced about the iPhone thing though, you *could*
>> make it work using the contactless thing, but you'd need to keep moving
>> the iPhone, or buy a lot of them :)
>
> well, the whole idea was about buying a lot of them, so the price is 
> comparable to big vintage modular. Obviously it sounds better then 
> just because of that.

if you did it with an iPhone 3 you could probably do it quite cheaply :)

Paul