[sdiy] RE: [AH] Doepfer ribbon controller

[phillip m gallo]

As a manufacturer of products for the office market, i think specifically
about mis-connection based upon connection apparent visual "type".

It's easy to characterize someone plugging in a USB connector for a Ribbon
Controller into a PC as "stupid" when you imagine free and clear cabling.
But considered in an environment where cable wrap, twist and route all over
it's far more easy for even Einstein to mis-plug.

regards,
p


-----Original Message-----
From: Senso [mailto:senso at dds.nl]
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:56 PM
To: analogue at hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [AH] Doepfer ribbon controller


>Speaking as someone who managed to push the wrong conncetor into a
>set of '70's Quad electrostatics, and then watch as 20000V speared
>across and zapped my mother, I agree totally. (she survived, but not
>the speakers) :(
>
>Never forget that keyboard players use intruments derived from the
>Piano. As the piano is a percussion instrument, that makes them
>Keyboard players drummers, and thus capable of trying to connect
>anything to anything to see if it will work.
>
>As always its fun to watch from a distance, but really baaad to see close
up.
>
>Actually, would it not be better to make it a correctly wired? Then
>you could control Reaktor with it.

Let's be real, when push comes to shove, everybody is stupid enough
to make this happen. Be thankful that not every wrongly connected
wire leads to catastrophic results. If that was the case, there would
be a lot more synthesizers labeled as "rare".  :-))
A momentary lapse of concentration is enough. After all, when you
pick up an end of cable lying on the floor or table, do you always
check what the other end is connected to? Even if something else
acquires your attention at the same time?

"It says so in the manual". Yeah, fabulous! Now tell me that all the
intelligent members of this illustrious forum, who come home with
their newly purchased treasure, will sit down first and carefully
read the warnings in the manual.  Wooohaaa!  :o)

A manufacturer who produces a piece of gear with a "dangerous"
connector, could at least attach an irremovable label to it. Period.

>I'm going to die, aren't I?
>Rob

Quite offtopic my friend, but yes, you will. ;-)

Senso

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