On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:18 PM, fons wrote: ... > BTW, the main reason why mixers have linear faders is *space*. > A really big rotary knob provides much better control than any > linear fader. But it doesn't allow a for design with just a few > centimeters per channel strip. So as mixer channel counts went > up, the only solution was a linear fader. > Interesting and plausible, I've never thought of that reason. I'd still call the reason I previously thought to be the main one a major one: Linear faders allow control of more than one parameter simultaneously with one hand. This may be less accurate than using a dedicated hand for each parameter but it's useful, especially for channel volume (where the linear ones are mostly applied). Besides, it's another reason to build narrow mixer strips. And it is another advantage of physical faders/knobs towards a digital pointer device. Multitouch screens may improve the situation but they still lack the mechanical feedback provided by tangible physical objects.
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