Hi Tony -
I really liked your response to this flurry of mails. Thanks!
I also really liked Seth's layout, so count my vote for this one.
Mike, happy UEG customer
PS - You might have to count my vote as half, though. I have a Kyma
that does FS (among some other brilliant stuff) so I might not
immediately be in the market for yours. On the other hand, it's
always much more convenient to have the beast right there in the
rack...
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Karavidas" <tony@e...> wrote:
> This was truly one of the most constructive emails I've read all
night.
> Seth, in a way of voicing his opinion about the current layout,
offered a
> nice alternative.
>
> OK folks, you want it to happen your way then pony up some time and
do a
> drawing like Seth did! If you all think his drawing is the one,
then let me
> know and I'll look into changing the layout. I don't know if it's
possible
> to re-arrange the parts behind Seth's layout, but I will look into
it.
>
> Regards,
> Tony
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: strohs56k [mailto:strohs@e...]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:31 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] Re: Frequency Shifter (knob layout idea)
>
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Karavidas" <tony@e...> wrote:
> >
> > I'm working on the final sheet metal and wanted your opinions
about
> > the hatch marks around the knobs [...]
>
> My thoughts on knob sizes / knob placement:
>
>
> Someone suggested using the standard MOTM knob grid / making the
unit look
> like the 480. DO NOT DO THIS...instead:
>
> Do like Paul suggests and, for the main frequency control, use a
larger than
> MOTM size knob. (Probably a PKES140 which is 1.5"
> diameter at its base.) Place this single large size knob near the
top
> center of the panel. Use the combination of large tick marks with
smaller
> "sub" tick marks for this knob.
>
> Use your normal (small size) knobs for everything else. Arrange
these in
> the space below the single big knob / above the jack field. Use
the single
> set of thinner tick marks on all of these knobs.
>
> Jack placement is fine but maybe center the sine and cosine outputs
as
> someone else already suggested.
>
>
> Here is a rough layout drawing to better illustrate my idea:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~strohs/FSlayout.GIF
>
> The three dots in the triangular arrangement are supposed to be the
> LEDs. The top LED is clip (positioned just below the gain knob)
and
> the left and right LEDs are the sine and cosine, positioned near
the
> associated knobs.
>
>
> In my opinion this layout looks really nice, it is functional /
plenty
> of space around the knobs, and you even get to use your stock of
> existing small knobs (with the exception of the one big knob) which
> is, of course, in the tradition of classic frequency shifters.
>
> seth
>
>
>
>
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