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Subject: Re: [motm] New MOTM-450 layouts

From: Skin Matrix <SkinMatrix@...>
Date: 2002-04-21

hello,

Not to reopen a can of worms or anything, but is there
any particular reason why the bands go from low to
high from left to right? That seems to be the opposite
of my intrinsic visualization of sound. I would think
that one would address the higher frequencies first
hence (the hpf first) then the bands in descending
order to the LPF. Also if the bypass swith and the led
were on the right side of the module it might be a bit
more ergonomic. It seems unusual that they would be to
the left. It just seems "wrong". Then again I could be
ass backwards and thinking completely differently than
everyone else.

Mark

(who has been thinking about interface design
constantly since his user interface class)


> Now that I have the frequency bands, here are two
> images laid out on
> the 3U grid preferred by most people.
>
> 1. Preserves the visual symmetry of LP and HP knobs
> to the left.
>
> http://www.hotrodmotm.com/images/motm/m-450.jpg
>
> 2. Arranges bands in strictly ascending order.
>
> http://www.hotrodmotm.com/images/motm/m-450-2.jpg
>
> This one is as near as I can get to the Moog 907
> layout in 3U with
> standard knob sizes, and is my personal favorite.
>
> Moe

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