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But you can hit a software one. This means the software completely controls the actual position both at the limits, you can't turn volume up more than maximum and less than silent, but you can also change to a new setting, for instance when a snapshot or sub-snapshot is loaded. If you were using a synth with potentiometers you would have to adjust each control to match the position the software would like the control to be in. There are mechanisms for this, but they involve concepts like hook or absolute which aren't very intuitive.
But you can hit a software one. This means the software completely controls the actual position both at the limits, you can't turn volume up more than maximum and less than silent, but you can also change to a new setting, for instance when a snapshot or sub-snapshot is loaded. If you were using a synth with potentiometers you would have to adjust each control to match the position the software would like the control to be in. There are mechanisms for this, but they involve concepts like hook or absolute which aren't very intuitive.
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The Nord Modular, above, used 18 potentiometers (pots) which whilst very flexible as a machine could really be used as a patch machine. It tried various approaches but still struggled under the limitations.
The Nord Modular, above, used 18 potentiometers (pots) which whilst very flexible as a machine could really be used as a patch machine. It tried various approaches but still struggled under the limitations.
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The Nord Modular G2, replacement machine used Encoders, but dressed them up with the screen printing to look like Potentiometers. But you also got indiidual displays to identify the function of the encoder.
The Nord Modular G2, replacement machine used Encoders, but dressed them up with the screen printing to look like Potentiometers. But you also got indiidual displays to identify the function of the encoder.