MOTM

As far as the MOTM grid goes, I looked into this when doing my DIY panel
for the Diode Waveshaper.  What I found was that the 1U and 2U panels
don't have many options for improvement.  Cram in more knobs, and they
have to be extremely tight, like on the Encore UEG.  These are a little
too small for my tastes.  Possibly you could fit in moderate sized knobs
in a 2x5 grid, but you wouldn't have any room left on the sides for
anything except LEDs. You could fit 5x2 rows of jacks on the bottom, but
usually 2 more jacks doesn't make a difference.  
 
The DIY panel ended up being 3U.  Only then could an alternate grid even
begin to work. You could say that the MOTM 1U and 2U panels are ideally
sized for the MOTM grid.
 
I personally liked the layout of the Evos modular.  It had some of this
large/small knob thing going. But that guy never shipped anything.
John Loffink
jloffink@... 
-----Original Message-----
From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:ken.tkacs@...] 
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 1:23 PM
To: MOTM Forum All
Subject: [motm] Re: User Interface design - Zen Commentary, no
conclusion, probably not helpful at all...
 
On these evenings, all of the discussions of grids, order, even price
are
meaningless. I just want this monolith to have personality, to nudge me
without moving. I want symmetry, and asymmetry; I want something
organic.
Static tension, dynamic composition.

So how would rearranging the MOTM grid accomplish this? Who knows, maybe
it
won't. I SAID I was being 'Zen,' today! All of the stuff we discussed
about
the grids, labeling, dividers, colors, etc. are absolutely important...
_sometimes_. Other times it's not.

One thing's for sure: it would add another dimension to the ongoing
layout
arguments! For those who enjoy that idea, it's a good thing; for others,
it's a concept to be avoided like the plague.

Now that you all think I'm nuts, please go out and buy a couple of blue
lights for your studio. You'll see, you'll see.