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"THE 2600 design is amazing and conducive to intuitional creative sound creation.Free swooping of the VCO and VCF initial frequencies is great fun!
BUT! What about repeatability?
There are no presets, so the legends on the panel become paramount, and this is what's sorely lacking.
NO WAY TO VISUALLY REALIGN!
Until now:)
I got so tired of this failing, I fashioned some precision labels that are easily affixed to the all 3 of the VCOs, the VCF, and the Voltage Processors, which also just "float" whatever value they're at:)
A TOTAL OF 16 IMPROVEMENTS EASILY MADE ON YOUR 2600!
The spacing is precision, so the slider extremes coincide with "A" and "Z" on the new legends.
You CAN NOW REPEAT where you found that incredible sound :) And share easier!
BELOW: The VCOs, VCF and Voltage Processors with, and without (the boring stock way) this special label set.
HOW ON EARTH CAN SOMETHING AS ESSENTIAL AS THE FINE TUNE SETTING ON A VCF BE IGNORED WITH NO LEGENDS?
CHECK OUT HOW MUCH MORE USEFUL THE ABOVE IS, NEXT TO THE STOCK VERSION BELOW."
"HERE'S THE VOLTAGE PROCESSORS, NOW WITH REAL 25 DETENT CALIBRATION:)"
"HERE'S THE STOCK 2600 PANEL
HARD TO IMAGINE GOING BACK TO, ISN'T IT?"
"AN AMAZING FILTER, BUT WITH VIRTUALLY NO CALIBRATION OR REPEATIBILITY"
"CAN YOU REALLY IMAGINE USING THESE "FLOATING SOMEWHERE IN SPACE" SLIDERS? SURE, YOU JUST "MOVE IT UNTIL IT SOUNDS RIGHT", RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET BACK TO THAT EXACT SETTING FAST? YOU'RE DEAD, FIDDLING AROUND, HOPING TO FIND THAT MAGIC AGAIN.
BYPASS ALL THAT, AND GET THESE LABELS. INSTALL THEM. IT'S EASY. YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK :)"
Oh my goodness this is brilliant! 💗
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