[A6] Re: [AH] Question about Arp and Sequencer

[David Evans]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 05:24:10AM -0500, paul evenblij wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mark.strijbos at planet.nl
> > IMHO they should / could  have used one of the Ribbon Hold buttons 
> > for this; who needs _two_ of those?
> 
> I do! :)
> 
> One hand on the keyboard, one hand on the ribbon; I find I quite often use the hold button to keep the ribbon level constant. This involves my thumb on the ribbon and my pinky on the left hold button - OR my pinky on the ribbon and my thumb on the right hold button. Or the other way round. I reeeally need both :)
> 

  Agreed.  To me the presence of two hold buttons shows designers who
know how a ribbon controller may be used, as opposed to those who know
that a ribbon controller is a desirable feature.

> That said, I too miss a keyboard hold function: I tend to get cramps in my foot from using the pedal as a substitute. An extra button between Pitch Assign and Mod Assign next to the wheels would have been nice...
> 

  Yeah.

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David Evans                                         dfevans at bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
Ph.D. Candidate, Computer/Synth Junkie     http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/
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