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I’m not so sure. J
John Loffink
jloffink@...
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsh, Mike[mailto:mmarsh@...]
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:53 PM
To: 'John Loffink ';'groovyshaman@... '; Marsh, Mike
Cc: ''motm group' '
Subject: RE: [motm] Re: [OT] freqshifter knob
Nah,Paul would win for sure!
-----OriginalMessage-----
From: John Loffink
To: groovyshaman@...;mmarsh@...
Cc: 'motm group'
Sent: 1/24/03 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [motm] Re: [OT] freqshifter knob
Maybethere should be a blowing contest for this.
JohnLoffink
jloffink@...
>-----Original Message-----
> From: groovyshaman@... [mailto:groovyshaman@...]
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 200312:39 PM
> To: mmarsh@...
> Cc: motm group
> Subject: [motm] Re: [OT] freqshifter knob
>
> Oh, good one Mike. LOL..Ahem.
> (picturing Rodney Dangerfieldtightening his tie...)
> If this thread were a rodentcrossing the road, you pretty much
flattened
> it.
>
> George
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:<mmarsh@...>
> To:<groovyshaman@...>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 20031:01 PM
> Subject: Re: freq shifter knob
>
>
> > I wonder how much a bigknob will move if you blow on it?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > --- Inmotm@yahoogroups.com, <groovyshaman@s...> wrote:
> > > I think the reasonthis knob size issue is seemingly endless is
> > because there
> > > are so many opinions- ALL of which are valid - and Tony
> > graciously has
> > > elicited them. It is also apparent that the human-synth interface
> > is seen as
> > > very important andis something everyone on this list has some
> > experience in,
> > > and thereforeopinions on. Oh, and we have this sea of 1" knobs
> > just screaming
> > > for a 2" one toset things apart. :)
> > >
> > > I (unfortunately)have never had the opportunity to fiddle with
> > one of the
> > > "classic"frequency shifters, although I have played with some
> > stomp boxes that
> > > did some similarthings. The only thing I can say from this
> > experience is that
> > > little knobssuck. But seriously, I can see a very good reason
> > for a single
> > > large knob, as longas it is attached to a TOP quality pot, that
> > would allow
> > > bothsomewhat-accurate small motions as well as the larger wide
> > sweeps. I
> > > think having afine/coarse setup would be more "clunky" in this
> > regard, but
> > > that is just mynaive opinion.
> > >
> > > So why is it thatmany of the "classic" frequency shifters that I
> > have seen
> > > have the"single large knob" setup? (or more likely I just
> > haven't seen that
> > > many!) Maybethose of you on the list that have used a freq
> > shifter with a
> > > single knob couldshare your opinions with the rest of us.
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > (don't you lovethese wacky threads about the size of a knob??)
> > >
> > > ----- OriginalMessage -----
> > > From:<elhardt@a...>
> > > To:<motm@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday,January 23, 2003 9:33 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [motm]Re: freq shifter knob
> > >
> > >
> > > > John Loffinkwrites:
> > > > >>You'rethinking of this as a set it and forget it type
> > setting, which is
> > > > just onemode. The other is real time sweeps, wide ranging but
> > with fine
> > > >control.<<
> > > >
> > > > This knob sizeissue never seems to end. I'm not sure why a
> > frequency
> > > shifter
> > > > needs moreprecision in adjustment or use than all the other
> > modules in a
> > > > synth,especially the osc. If the damn Bode didn't have a huge
> > knob, nobody
> > > > would have everthought they needed one too.
> > > >
> > > > As forreal-time sweeps but with fine control, that sounds
> > contradictory.
> > > >
> > > > -Elhardt
> >
> >
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