MOTM

Hi Tony -

I really liked your response to this flurry of mails.  Thanks!

I also really liked Seth's layout, so count my vote for this one.

Mike, happy UEG customer

PS - You might have to count my vote as half, though.  I have a Kyma 
that does FS (among some other brilliant stuff) so I might not 
immediately be in the market for yours.  On the other hand, it's 
always much more convenient to have the beast right there in the 
rack...

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Karavidas" <tony@e...> wrote:
> This was truly one of the most constructive emails I've read all 
night.
> Seth, in a way of voicing his opinion about the current layout, 
offered a
> nice alternative. 
> 
> OK folks, you want it to happen your way then pony up some time and 
do a
> drawing like Seth did! If you all think his drawing is the one, 
then let me
> know and I'll look into changing the layout. I don't know if it's 
possible
> to re-arrange the parts behind Seth's layout, but I will look into 
it.
> 
> Regards,
> Tony
> 
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: strohs56k [mailto:strohs@e...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:31 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] Re: Frequency Shifter (knob layout idea)
> 
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Karavidas" <tony@e...> wrote:
> > 
> > I'm working on the final sheet metal and wanted your opinions 
about 
> > the hatch marks around the knobs [...]
> 
> My thoughts on knob sizes / knob placement:
> 
> 
> Someone suggested using the standard MOTM knob grid / making the 
unit look
> like the 480.  DO NOT DO THIS...instead:
> 
> Do like Paul suggests and, for the main frequency control, use a 
larger than
> MOTM size knob.  (Probably a PKES140 which is 1.5" 
> diameter at its base.)  Place this single large size knob near the 
top
> center of the panel.  Use the combination of large tick marks with 
smaller
> "sub" tick marks for this knob.
> 
> Use your normal (small size) knobs for everything else.  Arrange 
these in
> the space below the single big knob / above the jack field.  Use 
the single
> set of thinner tick marks on all of these knobs.
> 
> Jack placement is fine but maybe center the sine and cosine outputs 
as
> someone else already suggested.
> 
> 
> Here is a rough layout drawing to better illustrate my idea:
> 
> http://www.eskimo.com/~strohs/FSlayout.GIF
> 
> The three dots in the triangular arrangement are supposed to be the 
> LEDs.  The top LED is clip (positioned just below the gain knob) 
and 
> the left and right LEDs are the sine and cosine, positioned near 
the 
> associated knobs.
> 
> 
> In my opinion this layout looks really nice, it is functional / 
plenty 
> of space around the knobs, and you even get to use your stock of 
> existing small knobs (with the exception of the one big knob) which 
> is, of course, in the tradition of classic frequency shifters.
> 
> seth
> 
> 
> 
> 
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