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[motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by Scott Juskiw

Interesting idea this. We d need some kind of additional display to indicate the dialed in frequency shift. At least _I_ would need this in order to annotate a

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Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by paulhaneberg <phaneber@one.net>

At the risk of beating a long dead horse: If the frequency shifter is to be in part digital, I assume it would include a PIC. The potentiometer could be

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Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by Mike Marsh <mmarsh@websense.com>

I really, truly should have known better. But I promise it was not intended as a mean-spirited joke. I love the uniformity of the MOTM, knob-wise and

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Apologies

2003-01-25 by Thomas Hudson

I think I have responded to everyone directly, but in case I haven t I just wanted the MOTM family to know that after my initial horror of losing my job, I ve

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Re: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by Richard Brewster

... Ok, I read the jokey responses. But was anyone here ever a ham radio operator? Now *there* is a need for coarse/fine frequency tuning. Mike s comment

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RE: [motm] Re: [OT] freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by John Loffink

I m not so sure. :-) John Loffink jloffink@austin.rr.com ... From: Marsh, Mike [mailto:mmarsh@websense.com] Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:53 PM To: John

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Soldering Iron Temps

2003-01-25 by Kevin Loper

I recently upgraded my soldering iron from a hobby grade Weller model to the venerable Weller WTCPT. I prefer using the long conical tips (PT0n) but the only

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RE: [motm] Re: [OT] freq shifter knob

2003-01-25 by Marsh, Mike

Nah, Paul would win for sure! ... From: John Loffink To: groovyshaman@snet.net; mmarsh@websense.com Cc: motm group Sent: 1/24/03 4:45 PM Subject: RE: [motm]

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Re: Wood racks and custom cabinets

2003-01-25 by gooboworks <andy@goobo.com>

... Ok, well more on the story of the nice-racks.com stuff. I talked by email with David Tatelbaum at nice-racks and he was very prompt with answers (a good

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[motm] RE: VC EG

2003-01-24 by The Old Crow

... I am back from NAMM, and can elaborate. The CS-80 filter EG and the MOTM-880 are a bit different, so I will describe both: Stock CS-80 filter EG: The

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Re: OT: silicon/chemical hazards

2003-01-24 by paulhaneberg <phaneber@one.net>

I wouldn t worry about it too much. Although I m not sure what you may have been exposed to, it was probably plastic based and thus organic in nature. I used

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OT: silicon/chemical hazards

2003-01-24 by Nathan Hunsicker

Does anyone know exactly what chemical(s) is/are being released in the smoke when you fry a chip/transistor? I know that smell instantly, but have no idea what

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[motm] RE: VC EG

2003-01-24 by media.nai@rcn.com

... Yes, I ve often heard that from Matrix 12 owners, but I don t think I have a keyboard that sends release velocity, or that I could play well-enough to take

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Nevermind the size of the knobs!!

2003-01-24 by media.nai@rcn.com

I just saw the NAMM pictures (thanks Larry :) So nevermind the size of the knobs, what the Encore Frequency Shifter needs is oscillator outputs.

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vBow

2003-01-24 by Mike Marsh <mmarsh@websense.com>

Ken has been keeping us informed of his interesting attempts to model bowed string instruments. His audio files show the possibilities, and are strikingly

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Re: Using the 410

2003-01-24 by Mike Marsh <mmarsh@websense.com>

This is an interesting observation. The 410 is about the most organic and subtle module in my rack. I don t think I can honestly say I get repeatable results

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Using the 410

2003-01-24 by matutchiso <hutchshop@hotmail.com>

My 410 is one of the least used modules in my modular because I can t figure out how to control it. I ve read the manual over and over but I still don t

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Re: [OT] freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by groovyshaman@snet.net

Oh, good one Mike. LOL.. Ahem. (picturing Rodney Dangerfield tightening his tie...) If this thread were a rodent crossing the road, you pretty much flattened

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Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by Mike Marsh <mmarsh@websense.com>

I wonder how much a big knob will move if you blow on it? Mike ... because there ... graciously has ... is seen as ... experience in, ... just screaming ...

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Re: [motm] NAMM photos on line

2003-01-24 by J. Larry Hendry

... gear (not more Doepfer) in the two cases below the picture of the large Doepfer. Thanks Ken. I suspected as much and put the ? in the text. I was not

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Re: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by groovyshaman@snet.net

I think the reason this knob size issue is seemingly endless is because there are so many opinions - ALL of which are valid - and Tony graciously has elicited

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by John Loffink

The doepfer FS doesn t really have a fine tuning range. Its lower limit is 50 Hz. That makes a usage comparison to a unit that gets down near 0 Hz difficult.

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by John Loffink

This is an interesting point. At what diameter knob does the fine resolution become limited by the potentiometer characteristics rather than the knob size? I

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-24 by John Loffink

Why do I get the distinct feeling that everyone who doesn t need the huge knob has never used a frequency shifter? Is this just my imagination? John Loffink

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re: [motm] NAMM photos on line

2003-01-24 by elhardt@att.net

... Thanks for posting the picts. Just one correction though. That s Vermona gear (not more Doepfer) in the two cases below the picture of the large Doepfer.

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NAMM photos on line

2003-01-23 by J. Larry Hendry

Well, it took me a while to get through them all, edit, compress, organize and upload (26K connection. sigh...). But, finally, I have about 40 photos from my

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Re: Wood racks and custom cabinets

2003-01-23 by gooboworks <andy@goobo.com>

... 1/2 and my ... actually ... comment on if ... guess it ... deep to have ... front of it. ... in front ... I emailed David Tatelbaum and he said they

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Re: Wood racks and custom cabinets

2003-01-23 by gooboworks <andy@goobo.com>

I will order one. I want a rack to put my Paia and Blacet stuff that is not so deep as my current Raxxess economy racks. I plan to order one that is walnut,

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Re: Freq Shifter Knob

2003-01-23 by paulhaneberg <phaneber@one.net>

I would favor just the opposite. A larger coarse knob for broad sweeps and a smaller fine knob for getting exactly the tuning you want when a fixed setting is

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-23 by John Loffink

Not to forget, my suggestion of a normal MOTM sized coarse tune knob and an oversized fine tune with a wider than normal range seems to meet both requests.

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-23 by John Loffink

You re thinking of this as a set it and forget it type setting, which is just one mode. The other is real time sweeps, wide ranging but with fine control.

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Wood racks and custom cabinets

2003-01-23 by ivancu@aol.com

http://www.nice-racks.com/ Nothing too exciting, but inexpensive and possibly a good option for those less inclined to become woodworkers. Ivan

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RE: [motm] Re: freq shifter knob

2003-01-23 by mate_stubb <mate_stubb@yahoo.com>

I still disagree. Having a honkin big knob doesn t guarantee that the pot itself is capable of doing the fine control necessary. Trying to move the pot wiper

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Re: PATCH CABLES - You want them?

2003-01-23 by echophazer <echophazer@aol.com>

Hi, The cloth cables sound like a cool idea. I wanted to do it myself but never got around to ordering the cable (then just plain forgot about the idea). How

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RE: [motm] Re: PATCH CABLES - You want them?

2003-01-22 by mate_stubb <mate_stubb@yahoo.com>

With regards to cloth cables: I m not sure if I d like this or not. Cloth would definitely not match my current patch cables. Where could I see and feel some

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