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Re: davies knobs for the serge

2002-06-20 by DarkStr717@aol.com

In a message dated 6/20/02 2:08:51 PM, mbwlaw@... writes:

<< Chris Whitten wrote:

> > why do you think lines are there in the first place?
> A bit less of the cheek wouldn't go amiss for a start.

agreed.

>
> Secondly I just thought a statement that they would be 'useless' was a
> bit
> strong.
> I tend to get a sound by twiddling a few knobs say in the case of
> filter
> frequency. Once I've recorded it I move on, probably never to use that
> exact
> setting again.
> It's like saying a blind man, for example Stevie Wonder, would be
> useless as
> a Serge user.

well, somewhat useless unless it was braille or he had an amazing
memory, and in any event i'm sure he would want a knob that gave him
tactile indication of settings (simply replacing visual indication).
wonder used the ARP 2600, i believe, because the sliders gave him the
tactile feeback he needed that knobs couldn't. of course, chicken headed
knobs would work, too..... >>

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JD

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