Wiardgroup

Howdy All,

Not trying to start a flame war here, but I found John
M.'s remarks from a very recent Analogue Heaven post
regarding the Wiard intriguing - so I thought I would
send them to the Wiard list to see if Grant (or anyone
with a 300 series)could shed some light on these 2
items listed in the post below:

Jack placement (centering)

Functionality of the LEDs on the top of the panel

Personally, I like the graphics and they never seemed
sloppy to me in relation to the jack field.  But on
the other hand, I never really scrutinized it too
much.

I know that the LEDs have functionality despite the
extra added "Gee Whiz" factor (which I especially
like), but I didn't feel I could answer John's post in
an accurate knowledgable way, since I don't own a
system (I just have a pair of the 1209
Joystick/Triggers and am looking forward to getting a
1210 <model #?> Noise Ring when they become available)
and can't explain the functionality of the LEDs.

Wired, Wierd, Whatever...

Best,

Nick
Chicago

Below:  Post I am referring to above.

--- Konkuro@aol.com wrote:
> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:24:12 -0500
> From: Konkuro@aol.com
> To: analogue@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [AH] Re: Synth Graphics, speaking of which
> 
> Peter wrote:
> 
> >But one comment - IMHO, anyone who has a problem
> with the look of Wiard has
> probbably never seen one in person.  Trust me, they
> are quite compelling.
> Very interesting looking.  Photography is tricky
> because the celtic
> etchings, being silver, will catch a lot of light
> and tend to show more
> contrast in a photo than when you see them with your
> eye.  Much subtler in
> the flesh.<
> 
> The Riverdance graphics are a matter of taste, I
> guess. The modules do indeed seem to be very well
> built, but the panel layout strikes me as sloppy.
> Jacks aren't centered and overrun the Celtic
> graphics on the left. Callouts seem busy and ill
> placed.  And the line of tri-colored LEDs at the top
> seems more for show than functionality.
> 
> johnm


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