Motorized knobs. Gimmick or Game Changer?
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I would love it, but specs say it takes 8 amps! I can't afford it.
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Dexibell J7 has motorized faders, as you switch programs the faders move to let you kmow where they are positioned for that program. Meh ..... the Kurzweil Forte put light ladders on each slider that essentially give you the same info without another motorized failure point
Motorized faders: absolutely! Motorized knobs: well, sure, but you could porbably get around needing them at all with registrations (memory snapshots) and continuous knobs (that don't have a min/max point), which is a much cheaper (and less current draw) solution.
But for non continuous knobs (admittedly, especially for synths), that is pretty cool, yes
But for non continuous knobs (admittedly, especially for synths), that is pretty cool, yes
The Fender Showman Amps used to have motorized knobs. Some of my band mates liked them...others gave it a 100,000 mile stare or eyes roll up to the ceiling. It's all personal preference for me.
happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
Hydrasynth has an interesting approach. The mod matrix is a graphical pushbutton array which when selected register on one of 8 tiny secondary displays, each with a devoted knob and displayed parameter depending on the mode selected. Once you get used to the workflow the ease of selecting and modifying parameters is brilliant.
The sequential take 5 also has well thought out controls but tends more toward the "guess what I'm set at" category.
The controls are effective enough though, when compared to the Prophet Rev 2. Honest to god, too many parameters and too much disconnect trying to match up the knob with what shows up on the teeny display when you're looking to modify a sound. Even. though the workflow between the two is virtually identical, I simply find the available prophet parameters overwhelming.
The Deepmind though, has rapidly become my favorite parametric synthesizer. The cheezy little sliders tell you nothing but the slightest touch and they are lightning quick and howl like a flock of geese in a burning meth lab.
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The sequential take 5 also has well thought out controls but tends more toward the "guess what I'm set at" category.
The controls are effective enough though, when compared to the Prophet Rev 2. Honest to god, too many parameters and too much disconnect trying to match up the knob with what shows up on the teeny display when you're looking to modify a sound. Even. though the workflow between the two is virtually identical, I simply find the available prophet parameters overwhelming.
The Deepmind though, has rapidly become my favorite parametric synthesizer. The cheezy little sliders tell you nothing but the slightest touch and they are lightning quick and howl like a flock of geese in a burning meth lab.
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