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> My reason for putting them on the left side is that if you playing a keyboard with your right
> hand, the left hand is for tweaking/patching. I thought that while playing live, most folks
> (being right-handed) would more than likely have their left hand free during the performance.
> That is why START/STOP buttons are on the far left-side column.
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> Thoughts?
>
Since I am right-hand dominant traditional with a keyboard, so this fits
with me. However, I would like to hear from others that are not
"traditional"- there may be a reasonable alternative that is not geared
towards one "type".
> I do like the idea of moving the GATE buttons to the right, although I think it makes sense to
> put GATE1 above the GATE 2 button, at the far right column.
I think what makes sense is to orient the GATE buttons with the GATE
jacks. If GATE1 jack is above GATE2 jack then GATE1 button above GATE2
button makes sense. But if GATE1 jack is the left neighbor of GATE2 jack,
then align the buttons the same way. I think it is easier to associate
pots, jacks, buttons (whatever) that have the same horizontal or vertical
alignment than to orient them perpendicularly (as in the 440 mixer pots
and input jacks).
Jeff