[sdiy] Front panel design philosophies

[Matthias Herrmann]

> 
> Some module front panels have inputs on the left and outputs on the right.
> 
> Some module front panels tend to have inputs on the bottom and outputs on
> the top.
> 
> Where did the input on the bottom, output on top convention come from? I'm
> not sure why to be but it somehow feels more intuitive to me to have inputs
> on the top and outputs on the bottom. Like the audio is flowing with
> gravity or something, maybe.
> 

left to right is what we see if input/outputs are not seperated from the
potentiometers, right? seems totally natural to me, but i am coming from
doepfer/eurorack, so i might be biased.

the bottom to top can be seen on the newer serge, at least, that's how i
perceive the serge panel logic. and i struggle with it for the same reason as
you describe, aaron.

cheers,
matthias