For any center-return joystick, a switch or set of switches that forces the
max and min values for X and Y is a great help for setting ranges. I've
used a Catstick that was modified with four switches for Xmax, Xmin, Ymax,
and Ymin. This solved the "three hands problem" when using one of the axis
for pitch bend. Rather than hold the stick at the max value, hold a note,
and adjust the range to get the right pitch bend interval, you just had to
hold a note, flip the switch, and adjust the range with fewer contortions.
Of course, this isn't much of a problem with non-centered joysticks.
Eric
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> >mode 1: When the button is pressed. Voltage on all 4
> outputs goes to
> >zero. I think I have this figured out. To me this would
> make it very
> >easy
> >to adjust the "trim" or "offset" to the exact zero point by
> ear quickly.
>
> >mode 2: Button generates a gate.
>
> I like mode 1 (it didn't occur to me until I gave it some
> thought how useful
> this might be -- though I thought about having a three
> position switch to
> select CALIBRATE X OFF CALIBRATE Y -- Larry, don't you mean
> two outputs, or
> am I missing something?), but it might make things a bit
> difficult to figure
> out how to do it.