modulars with faders?

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

was looking at an old roland system 100 on ebay. pleased to see that there were faders on some on the modules.

are there other modulars that use faders instead of knobs?

why aren't there more?

ian-s · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

The roland 700 and 100m both used a mixture. The ARP2600 used them exclusively, and the M5?.
Sliders are fine for things that don't require precise adjustment. Something about rotation between the thumb and forefinger just seems better.

It is also harder to avoid getting dust in a slider so they are high maintenance.

I think from a DIY point of view, it is more difficult to cut slots than drill holes.

Funky40 · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: Re: modulars with faders?

astroid power-up! · Joined: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 334 G2 patch files: 15

w/ sliders, you can change more parameters at once.

which could still be relevant in a modular setting.

sliders are easier for me to "read", especially envelope sliders.

the 2600 and the roland modulars look particularly satisfying to me this way.

v-un-v · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Funky40 · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

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v-un-v · Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:20 am Post subject:

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