I wanted to try a couple more reading methods on the potentiometer. The model I bought was a cross-fader, so it had two logarithmic tracks, but they were opposite one another. My first step was wiring all the pins in parallel, but all I managed to do was make it act like a 5K potentiometer instead of a pair of 10K pots. Next, I swapped the voltage and ground on one of the tracks, but this caused a short when I neared the ends, and the output always averaged at 50%. The last thing I tried was connecting the potentiometers separately and reading both of them, then calculating the average. Between the two inputs, I had a more linear behavior, but it was still heavily weighted. I decided to use the sliders as installed.
In an older EWC model, I recorded all the instrument names as character strings in flash memory, so I copied that list here. I previously formatted it for a sixteen-character display and used spaces and abbreviations. The names were convenient because they would appear on the screen in place of the MIDI instrument number. I decided to print the names as white characters on a black background instead of matching the background color and displaying a complementary word color or always using black letters. In the past, I've found only some complementary combinations are legible, whereas pairings like yellow text on a blue background are hard to read.
Moods and instruments
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In an older EWC model, I recorded all the instrument names as character strings in flash memory, so I copied that list here. I previously formatted it for a sixteen-character display and used spaces and abbreviations. The names were convenient because they would appear on the screen in place of the MIDI instrument number. I decided to print the names as white characters on a black background instead of matching the background color and displaying a complementary word color or always using black letters. In the past, I've found only some complementary combinations are legible, whereas pairings like yellow text on a blue background are hard to read.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2021-01-13
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