[A6] Oscillator frequency control oddity

[unknown freak]

Definitely.  For the record, I like the way it works and wouldn't want it
changed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]On Behalf Of
> David Evans
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 11:08 AM
> To: Mike Peake
> Cc: a6 at code404.com
> Subject: Re: [A6] Oscillator frequency control oddity
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 10:33:51PM -0800, Mike Peake wrote:
> > At 10:33 PM -0500 11/22/02, David Evans wrote:
> > >   It seems that the OCT light is merely responding to the
> position of the Big
> > >Knob.  Is this the best behaviour?  I don't personally think so.
> >
> > D'oh!
> >
>
>   Indeed!  However, given how it works now I wouldn't be surprised if
> it were something of a PITA to fix in the code.
>
>   One reason it might have been done this way is to avoid making the
> decision of what range of requencies constitutes an octave.  It would
> suck if the light only came on for the exact multiples, since finding
> those requires a fair amount of precise knob twiddling.
>
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