The touchpad controller in Voyager is based on a design that Bob had done many years ago. This controller is completely analog (the Tactex was fiber optic based with a digital output).

Both controllers respond to X & Y axis position, but where the 3rd channel for the Tactex was pressure, the 3rd channel for the touchpad is area. This is a subtle, but important distinction because they handle differently.

For the first 10-20% of the controllers response to "area", you will not find a difference in feel. This is because a light touch on the pad with a single finger will cover very little area. Touching harder will "squish" your finger and cause more area to be covered. Continuing to push (with a single finger) after this point will not increase the controller's output.

To move past this point, you have to cover more area of the pad - which can easily be done by placing more fingers on the pad.

It takes some getting used to in order to get the most response out of it. But it's very cool.

If you're looking to make the HP filter resonant, then try the basic old Minimoog feedback trick, with a twist. Split the signal coming off of the _RIGHT_ jack (the HP filter will show up there), and feed it back into the External Audio Input.

The height includes enough "comfort room" for the top of the knobs. Remember though that this is the highest point on the machine and that you will want to add some padding to the keyboard area in order to keep the machine secure in a case.

The back lip of the case is dipped so that all of the jacks are 100% accessible.

Priority: Lower Key, Higher Key, Last Key, 1 Key Only
Triggering: Single, Multiple

Backgrounder: The point behind this request comes from an issue that Studio Electronics fought with the SE-1. They had issues where patches would edit due to large stage volumes from subwoofers (yeup, really). So, SE added a panel-lockout mode to the machine and everyone was happy. The SE-1 would of course be sitting in a rack, at sub level where the Voyager would not be in a rack. So, this may not be the same level of an issue.