So dyslexia again, eh? Maybe that explains your gate problem -- it's really
off when you write it's on.
OK, now...
In a message dated 3/30/2000 1:06:34 PM,
improv@... writes:
>Based on your message, I did this with mine, cut the end off the joystick
>and wired it to the +15V lead, and the outputs to 4 jacks (X + Y CV out,
>top and front button out). Works great, with a few quirks. First, the X
>voltage decreases as you move the stick left. That is, if I patch it to
>control pitch on a VCO, the lowest pitch is at the far left and the highest
>at far right. This seems counter-intuitive, but workable, I can always
>patch it through an inverter.
Several ideas come to mind:
1) turn the joystick around 180 degrees, or
2) turn the keyboard around (now they match at least), or
3) stand on your head (think of what a great stage gimmick this would be), or
4) open up the joystick and move the one wire (and I'm pretty sure there's
only one wire) from the one leg of the X pot (the Y pot too?) to the other
leg -- while you're in there, fix that problem with the trigger switches
(BTW, these are both reasons why I suggested previously that it would be
better to change out the original joystick cable with one with more
conductors, maybe 9 to 11, I forget).
>Next, the front button acts wierd. The top button acts as expected, sending
>out +15V when pushed. The front button has 2 odd behaviours. It only sends
>a change when released, not when pushed, and pushing the top button also
>sends a pulse through the front button. Again, not a large problem, but
>curious. I'm sure my near-total lack of electronics knowledge is pretty
>glaring here. What's a recommeded resistor value for bringing the button
>voltage down to a level the 800 EG's can handle?
Good question. I'd put maybe two 10K resistors as a voltage divider (this
will halve the voltage to about 7.5V) at the output. As far as the buttons go
(see above) I'm not sure how much you can modify these without a new cable --
no help here.
>And, I have to confess, I guess last night I went over to the dark side.
makes for a very
>portable system for throwing in some noise. Until I can afford to pay
>roadies, I think the MOTM is staying home.
Weren't you the guy who was chastising the rest of the list last year for not
taking MOTM out on stage? You burst my bubble!
JB