MOTM

Yes, I see what you mean. Differing starting assumptions-to me, I would view
the module as one big multiple that can easily be 'broken' into splits by
jacking into lower points on it. To me, it wouldn't be confusing because you
would be adding that second input consciously.



		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Crawley, Eric [mailto:esc@...]
		Sent:	Thursday, January 27, 2000 3:58 PM
		To:	motm@onelist.com
		Subject:	RE: [motm] Multiple Personalities

		From: "Crawley, Eric" <esc@...>

		Yes, I should read what I type.  I had the "sense" of the
normalled
		connection backwards in my message, sorry.  I have no
problem working with
		normalized plugs in a normal signal flow, as in the case of
an ARP 2600 or
		other devices where I know I'm breaking just a single signal
flow.  In a
		multiple panel, it just seems really akward to me.

		From a human factors POV, I think the difference here is how
we view a set
		of multiples.  I view them as multiple sets so I would leave
a switch, if
		one existed, in the "off" position by default.  Whereas a
normalled
		connection assumes the switch is "on", connecting the
muiltiple mults
		together.  So, the default is different.  Does that make
sense?

		I certainly can live with the normalized jack, if push came
to shove (or is
		that slap to eye poke?) but I would find the switches more
intuitive to my
		work mode....Just another subjective opinion.