I noticed the evil D company is releasing these modules at Namm. What makes
these 2 specific designs unique ?
Cheers
Jim
Doug Pearson wrote:
> On Wed Nov 22, 2000 7:02am, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
> >While we are on the subject, while waiting for my next MOTM
> >module to arrive, I ahve been keeping busy with some DIY stuff
> >for the fun of it. I guess messing with a joystick has finally made its
> >way up the ladder to next.
>
> Granted, everyone uses their modular in different ways, but for me,
> joysticks are absolutely ∗the∗ essential controller for a modular.
> Whenever I play out with my MOTM, the Wiard dual joystick controller goes
> with it (and conveniently takes up the extra 2U in the popup mixer case).
>
> >However, I keep wondering whether
> >to to have the joystick panel mounted or on the end of a cord.
>
> All four of the joysticks in my modular system(s) are panel mounted, and
> I've never felt uncomfortable using them, nor felt the need to have them
> elsewhere. After all, all four hundred (well, not ∗quite∗ that many ...
> only two or three) of the knobs on my modular systems are panel mounted,
> and a joystick is just a means of (effectively) being able to turn two
> knobs with one hand.
>
> >Honestly, the joystick on the end of a cord seems a bit of a waste
> >to me (or for me). I use a Kenton pro2000 for MIDI to CV. I
> >can assign the joystick on my keyboard to generate CVs. So, I
> >have the remote joystick., Put, from a "how used and usefulness"
> >point of view, I woudl appreciate hearing what others have to say
> >about the on panel vs. on the end of a cord thing.
>
> Like I said, I've had nothing but great experiences using four
> panel-mounted joysticks and have never felt the need to have one elsewhere.
> I could see how it might be cool for a singer/frontman character to have a
> joystick on a long extension cord running back to the modular so he can
> make wild electronic noises while shaking his booty for the women rushing
> the stage ... (but that would have to be up to him - any band that would
> have me as frontman would be demonstrating extremely poor taste and
> judgement).
>
> All four joysticks are "free-floating", and I can't say I've ever felt the
> need for one to "snap back" to a fixed location, but I have often
> experienced situations where I would be ∗really disappointed∗ if the
> joystick was always snapping back ... (so I'd have no problem with that
> "feature" as long as it could be disabled since I'd probably never use it).
> I frequently want the 'sticks to stay in place while my hands are busy
> twisting knobs or re-plugging patch cords.
>
> >------
> >TW: Fixed Voltage Source/volume pedal interface - This could be a
> >panel with some 0-10v CV outs and an interface for a volume pedal.
> >---
> >LH: This is something else I have been interested in. One of my thoughts
> >was that a joystick panel could have have a pedal input jack that would
> >"take over" one of the joystick axis voltages when plugged in. You
> >could have two pedal inputs. You could use both agt once, or just one
> >and have one axis of control remaining on the joystick. Does that
> >sound appealing as a "add on" feature to joystick panel?
>
> I like the pedal interface idea. It would be nice to be able to plug in a
> passive volume pedal, and get a range of attenuated CV from it. A pedal
> interface should also include inputs for footswitches that would output a
> gate/trigger when the footswitch is pressed ... ideally, this could also be
> used as an S-trig -> V-trig converter (since a footswitch puts out a
> "short" when depressed). I can't think of any use for a pedal to "take
> over" an existing joystick axis, though. I'd greatly prefer separate
> joystick and pedal modules, or a module with BOTH 2 joystick CV outs (one
> for each axis) AND a pedal CV output.
>
> -Doug
> ceres@...
> ceres[at]sirius.com
>