MOTM

I wonder how much a big knob will move if you blow on it?

Mike

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, <groovyshaman@s...> wrote:
> I think the reason this knob size issue is seemingly endless is 
because there
> are so many opinions - ALL of which are valid - and Tony 
graciously has
> elicited them.  It is also apparent that the human-synth interface 
is seen as
> very important and is something everyone on this list has some 
experience in,
> and therefore opinions on.  Oh, and we have this sea of 1" knobs 
just screaming
> for a 2" one to set things apart. :)
> 
> I (unfortunately) have never had the opportunity to fiddle with 
one of the
> "classic" frequency shifters, although I have played with some 
stomp boxes that
> did some similar things.  The only thing I can say from this 
experience is that
> little knobs suck.  But seriously, I can see a very good reason 
for a single
> large knob, as long as it is attached to a TOP quality pot, that 
would allow
> both somewhat-accurate small motions as well as the larger wide 
sweeps.  I
> think having a fine/coarse setup would be more "clunky" in this 
regard, but
> that is just my naive opinion.
> 
> So why is it that many of the "classic" frequency shifters that I 
have seen
> have the "single large knob" setup?  (or more likely I just 
haven't seen that
> many!)  Maybe those of you on the list that have used a freq 
shifter with a
> single knob could share your opinions with the rest of us.
> 
> George
> 
> (don't you love these wacky threads about the size of a knob??)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <elhardt@a...>
> To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:33 PM
> Subject: RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob
> 
> 
> > John Loffink writes:
> > >>You're thinking of this as a set it and forget it type 
setting, which is
> > just one mode.  The other is real time sweeps, wide ranging but 
with fine
> > control.<<
> >
> > This knob size issue never seems to end.  I'm not sure why a 
frequency
> shifter
> > needs more precision in adjustment or use than all the other 
modules in a
> > synth, especially the osc.  If the damn Bode didn't have a huge 
knob, nobody
> > would have ever thought they needed one too.
> >
> > As for real-time sweeps but with fine control, that sounds 
contradictory.
> >
> > -Elhardt