18 Jul
2004
18 Jul
'04
3:49 a.m.
On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 14:08, Sampo Savolainen wrote:
I have also disliked knobs in gui applications, but I
just realized that
the problem is not with the widget, but how it is controlled.
God Made Knobs And Sliders :-))) to be touched by the human hand, not to
be wiggled with a mouse on a computer screen.
See this link:
http://alesis.com/products/Ion/
It's an astounding synth with an excellent interface (just trust me on
that, or go to your local Guitar Center and try one).
But i betcha that same awesome interface would Suck Ball Bearings (TM)
if emulated in a software GUI.
But i guess this is "the other flamewar" (hard synths vs. soft synths),
isn't it? ;-)
--
Florin Andrei
http://florin.myip.org/