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It's good to see talk about alternatives to keyboard-based
controllers. For controlling a modular they seem kind of lame.

I've always envisioned a disc-shaped surface with zones that were
both sensitive to impact and pressure.

Imagine a circular controller divided into 8 pie-slice shaped zones.
Tapping with finger sends a gate/trigger pulse. Sliding a finger over
a zone while pressing down sends a varying control voltage.

I realize this is simplistic, but it has possibilities.

Richard.