I like the concept of that module!
It is the perfect solution for a patch I was working on a while ago - Block 1st trigger after reset. And I can think of a lot of other use cases.
Squinky has a point about the screen capture - it would look better with a consistent (or nearly consistent) border around the module(s). But I wouldn’t sweat that one much.
I have some ideas to make the “Different Styles” screen capture more meaningful and/or easier to trace and understand
- Turn off the grid display and baseline display in the scope. The image will be less cluttered, and the flat line yellow trace will then be visible.
- Consider using the square wave as your trigger. Certainly the saw wave works, but it seems more intuitive to use a square.
- Color code the cables so it is easy to trace
- Use a constant color for the RESET and TRIGGER cables. Maybe purple for both. Or else purple for one and black for the other.
- Use cable colors that match the scope output for the IN and OUT of each Fuse
- Red for the first Fuse
- Yellow for the second Fuse
- Green for the third Fuse
- Blue for the fourth Fuse
The “blown” label makes sense for your concept. But in the documentation, you might want to state that it is basically an end of cycle trigger.
I also have some ideas for module enhancements:
- Consider adding a slew limiter control (and possibly CV input?) that controls the transition from one intensity (multiplier) step to the next. If the Fuse output is modulating an audio signal, it might be nice to smoothly transition between steps instead of having sudden jumps. If you do this, make sure the control allows for 0 slew!
- Consider replacing the Style control with four different outputs, so that you can get all four styles simultaneously from one module. I would definitely make use of multiple styles at once. Of course the adaptive graphic across the top would have to change. Perhaps simply make it a a constant bar that shows the percentage of the limit that has been reached. Perhaps also add an LED above each output. Make the intensity of the green LED proportional to the current multiplier, and red when the multiplier is 0
- The timing of resets can be tricky. Perhaps have an option (context menu?) to buffer the reset so that the next trigger does a reset. Perhaps if a reset and trigger arrive simultaneously, then reset immediately.