MOTM

I love the fact that a multiple is built in.

(I know it's just me, but I find that the labeling of the "Bypass" switch
causes me to do a double-take. Kind of like a 'double-negative' thing.)

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1@...] 
Sent:	Monday, 03 April, 2000 7:53 PM
To:	MOTM listserv
Subject:	[motm] MOTM-820 VC Lag - Preview 

 << File: m820.jpg >> Attached is Dave da Moe's panel mockup. Note the
clever built-in 3-out mult for driving 3 CVs from 1 input!

> (I know it's just me, but I find that the labeling of the "Bypass" switch
> causes me to do a double-take. Kind of like a 'double-negative' thing.)
>

No, it's not just you! I had some difficulty coming to what the box graphic
around the switch should say. Here's the reasoning chain which eventually
allowed me to sleep peacefully:

1. The BYPASS jack is clearly and correctly labelled, e.g. a signal or gate
at that input causes the 820 to go into bypass mode.

2. The switch does the same thing, and it's probably just a 5V signal
normalled to the jack, I'm guessing.

3. Controls with the same function as inputs should be labelled the same.

At any rate, the nasty red led will come on when it's bypassed, so it should
be pretty evident what state it's in.

Dave Bradley
Principal Software Engineer
Engineering Animation, Inc.
daveb@...

I thought the bypass switch was going to be a short-to-ground type. I'd
rather see a +5V switch simple b/c it would be interesting to see the
effects of feeding an LFO into the bypass jack. Maybe I'm wrong, let me
know

-Nate>

>
>
>> (I know it's just me, but I find that the labeling of the "Bypass" switch
>
>> causes me to do a double-take. Kind of like a 'double-negative' thing.)
>
>>
>
>
>
>No, it's not just you! I had some difficulty coming to what the box graphic
>
>around the switch should say. Here's the reasoning chain which eventually
>
>allowed me to sleep peacefully:
>
>
>
>1. The BYPASS jack is clearly and correctly labelled, e.g. a signal or gate
>
>at that input causes the 820 to go into bypass mode.
>
>
>
>2. The switch does the same thing, and it's probably just a 5V signal
>
>normalled to the jack, I'm guessing.
>
>
>
>3. Controls with the same function as inputs should be labelled the same.
>
>
>
>At any rate, the nasty red led will come on when it's bypassed, so it should
>
>be pretty evident what state it's in.
>
>
>
>Dave Bradley
>
>Principal Software Engineer
>
>Engineering Animation, Inc.
>
>daveb@...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Nathan, I think you are correct, and I misspoke. Paul clearly said that you
could plug a simple shorting footswitch in to bypass the unit.

The next question is: can you plug something like an LFO waveform in also?

Paul, inquiring minds want to know.

Dave

>
> I thought the bypass switch was going to be a short-to-ground type. I'd
> rather see a +5V switch simple b/c it would be interesting to see the
> effects of feeding an LFO into the bypass jack. Maybe I'm wrong, let me
> know
>
> Nate

In a message dated 4/4/2000 7:44:09 AM, synth1@... writes:

>OK all you knuckle-heads, listen up!

>4) The switch is for lazy Stooges who don't want to rig up a footswitch.
>I
>could label it
>IN/OUT, NORTH/SOUTH, PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAT-O, whatever. 

Paul, 

I say label the switch, PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAT-O, if it's not too late.

JB

That doesn't rhyme, Curly. It should be PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAY-TO !

Moe 

> Paul, 
> 
> I say label the switch, PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAT-O, if it's not too late.
> 
> JB
>

Heck, JWB (long distant cousin of Dan Quayle) can't spell anyway.
Stooge Larry

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> From: Dave Bradley <daveb@...>
> To: motm@egroups.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] MOTM-820 VC Lag - Preview  
> Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 10:30 AM
> 
> That doesn't rhyme, Curly. It should be PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAY-TO !
> 
> Moe 
> 
> > Paul, 
> > 
> > I say label the switch, PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAT-O, if it's not too late.
> > 
> > JB
> > 
> 
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In a message dated 04/05/2000 11:33:35 AM, daveb@... writes:

<< That doesn't rhyme, Curly. It should be PO-TAY-TO/TO-MAY-TO ! >>

Or PO-TAH-TO/TO-MAH-TO to oblige our friends on the other side of the 
Atlantic.

Ivan

>Or PO-TAH-TO/TO-MAH-TO to oblige our friends on the other side of the
Atlantic.

Po-tah-to? Do we 'eck as like! :-)

There's song about this I'm sure....

Regards,

Tony 'Let's call the whole thing off' Allgood ;-)

hello all


>Or PO-TAH-TO/TO-MAH-TO to oblige our friends on the other side of the 
>Atlantic.

 
you've obviously been watching too many Harry Palmer spy movies...
cheers
paul b
with love from the north of england (yes it's stopped snowing...)

>with love from the north of england (yes it's stopped snowing...)

Oh yeah? You call that the North... bah, southerner! :-)

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, UK