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----- Original Message -----

From: nifflas

To: xl7@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:49 AM

Subject: [xl7] Feature suggestion, very simple, easy to code, very useful.

Some people seems to have problems with the on/off button since they
accidently press it when play live. I know what it feels like, I've
done it a couple of times.

Here is the solution: The Waldorf Synthesizers also has the same sort
of countdown - a very fast 10 seconds (probably 2 emu seconds that
is), but you need to hold down the button instead of just pressing
it. If you release the button before the countdown has reached zero,
the synth won't turn off.

This is good for two reasons:

1: Time do not have to be 5 seconds, only 2 is enough. (You can turn
off it faster)
2: You never accidently turn the xx-7 off if you need to hold down
the button to turn it off.

Nice, isn't it?

//Nifflas



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> Yes, this would make live sets a lot less... exciting :> Jonathan
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: nifflas
>      To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
>      Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:49 AM
>      Subject: [xl7] Feature suggestion, very simple, easy to
>      code, very useful.
>       Some people seems to have problems with the on/off button
>      since they
>      accidently press it when play live. I know what it feels
>      like, I've
>      done it a couple of times.
>
>      Here is the solution: The Waldorf Synthesizers also has the
>      same sort
>      of countdown - a very fast 10 seconds (probably 2 emu
>      seconds that
>      is), but you need to hold down the button instead of just
>      pressing
>      it. If you release the button before the countdown has
>      reached zero,
>      the synth won't turn off.
>
>      This is good for two reasons:
>
>      1: Time do not have to be 5 seconds, only 2 is enough. (You
>      can turn
>      off it faster)
>      2: You never accidently turn the xx-7 off if you need to
>      hold down
>      the button to turn it off.
>
>      Nice, isn't it?
>
>      //Nifflas
>

> hitting it accidentally...  =)
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> Jonathan El-Bizri wrote:
> 
> > Yes, this would make live sets a lot less... exciting :> Jonathan
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: nifflas
> >      To: xl7@y...
> >      Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:49 AM
> >      Subject: [xl7] Feature suggestion, very simple, easy to
> >      code, very useful.
> >       Some people seems to have problems with the on/off button
> >      since they
> >      accidently press it when play live. I know what it feels
> >      like, I've
> >      done it a couple of times.
> >
> >      Here is the solution: The Waldorf Synthesizers also has the
> >      same sort
> >      of countdown - a very fast 10 seconds (probably 2 emu
> >      seconds that
> >      is), but you need to hold down the button instead of just
> >      pressing
> >      it. If you release the button before the countdown has
> >      reached zero,
> >      the synth won't turn off.
> >
> >      This is good for two reasons:
> >
> >      1: Time do not have to be 5 seconds, only 2 is enough. (You
> >      can turn
> >      off it faster)
> >      2: You never accidently turn the xx-7 off if you need to
> >      hold down
> >      the button to turn it off.
> >
> >      Nice, isn't it?
> >
> >      //Nifflas
> >

-----Original Message-----
From: just john [mailto:justjohn@...]
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 5:09 PM
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: Feature suggestion, very simple, easy to code,
very useful.


By the way, the countdown is the first feature I really loved about the
unit.  I've lost so much stuff on other boxes when I accidently powered
them down ...


>Okey. I thought it was easier to code ;)
>
>But well, I guess I will assign cutoff to another knob (the cutoff
>knob is the one used most when playing live, also closest to the
>on/off button) to another knob, this would slove the problems for me
>at least...
>
>//Nifflas
>
>--- In xl7@y..., Aaron Eppolito <aarone+xl7@e...> wrote:
>> Well, this was the initial idea, but the hardware wasn't designed to
>> support it, and unfortunately, it is not an easy software thing
>(though
>> it does seem tham way, doesn't it?).  My suggestion?  Remove the
>little
>> button.  You can still turn it on and off, but you'll have a hard
>time
>> hitting it accidentally...  =)
>>
>> -Aaron
>>
---
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