Doepfer

hi group,

i've been trying stuff out with the a174 joystick, and i'm a wee bit
disappointed with the thing.

first problem is the variation in "rest position" (for want of a
better word) - if i use it for controlling sensitive parameters, for
example the clock speed of a bbd, the different voltage i get every
time i let go of the stick makes some patches a little more
adventurous than i would like :)
secondly, are there no joysticks out there that would enable the user
to select, say, maximum value of both x and y voltages at the same
time? the circular "field" of the joystick is presumably fine for
gaming, but is not so hot in a synth. doesn't this bother everyone?

on the positive side, the offsets are a great feature, and make the
module useful for other chores than joysticking.

gruss,

stu

hello kevin,

thanks for your mail. the springs are indeed still there :) maybe i'm
asking too much precision of a joystick.

i described the second problem poorly. in order to have the maximum
value of both axes, the joystick would need to be in the top right
hand corner of its area of movement. but the stick is restricted to a
circular area, thus making this top right hand corner inaccessible. if
i have the joystick at 12 o'clock i.e x=maximum, y=0 then i can't
increase y without decreasing x. which is a shame when controlling
filter frequency and resonance, to name a simple example.

adding an attenuator is something i've considered before - even i
should be able to do that. i've suggested this on the forum too, but
dieter's concept is to put attenuators on the receiving end (analog
solutions add attenuators to their lfo's, making all those
unattenuated cv inputs more useful).

thanks for your suggestions,

stu

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Stu Grimshaw" <grimshaw@...>
wrote:

>
> hi group,
> 
> i've been trying stuff out with the a174 joystick, and i'm a wee bit
> disappointed with the thing.
> 
> first problem is the variation in "rest position" (for want of a
> better word) - if i use it for controlling sensitive parameters, for
> example the clock speed of a bbd, the different voltage i get every
> time i let go of the stick makes some patches a little more
> adventurous than i would like :)
> secondly, are there no joysticks out there that would enable the user
> to select, say, maximum value of both x and y voltages at the same
> time? the circular "field" of the joystick is presumably fine for
> gaming, but is not so hot in a synth. doesn't this bother everyone?
> 
> on the positive side, the offsets are a great feature, and make the
> module useful for other chores than joysticking.
> 
> gruss,
> 
> stu
>