The key concept of this control pamel is the ability to recall a patch preset, and have all the real-time controls immediately present the new paramaeter values

The key concept of this control pamel is the ability to recall a patch preset, and have all the real-time controls immediately present the new paramaeter values, ready for tweaking. the only way a knob box can do that is by using motorized pots, or rotary encoders & LEDs. The fact that it's running a DX7 series synth is simply because I wanted to see how much easier it would make a synth to operate, so why not try it out on the one with the scariest reputation, a DX7. The result was much more than I had bargained for, it actually made it a fun instrument to play with. Of course, it could operate about anything that can be digitally controlled. I wanted to use capacitive-type touch sensors, but the problem with touch technology is it's sensitivity to ambient electrical noise, which can wreak havoc with the sensing signals. So I designed a variation that ignores electrical interference. This lets it be responsive & reliable; no lag, ever, giving it a more natural feel in use than you'd expect.