I more and more grew to love simple solutions that just work, and do so in a predictable way — and lets face it: stuff fails, so having it fail in a predictable way is good too.
Cables might sound oldfashioned but they tick these boxes for me. Just buy them in packs and throw broken ones out or repair them. If you get decent ones even that will be rare.
Mechanical rotary switches to switch between multiple modes? Hell yeah. Actual potentiometers that end when you are at max for values that make sense? Sure way.
Since the eighties a lot of specialized interfaces that should have been condensed down to perfection were instead defaced by membrane buttons and a single push encoder that is meant to do all the things. Nothing against encoders, they are cool for certain stuff — but even cooler is a fixed interface where everything is literally in your hands.
That is why touch interfaces are even worse: ever tried to use one with your eyes closed?
The thing is: good working solutions and well defined haptic interfaces pair incredible well with sturdy and wellwritten code. Electromechanical parts are just more expensive, and that is why they fell out of favour.
On the other hand we literally live in times where anybody could build their own car radio if they just wanted..
Cables might sound oldfashioned but they tick these boxes for me. Just buy them in packs and throw broken ones out or repair them. If you get decent ones even that will be rare.
Mechanical rotary switches to switch between multiple modes? Hell yeah. Actual potentiometers that end when you are at max for values that make sense? Sure way.
Since the eighties a lot of specialized interfaces that should have been condensed down to perfection were instead defaced by membrane buttons and a single push encoder that is meant to do all the things. Nothing against encoders, they are cool for certain stuff — but even cooler is a fixed interface where everything is literally in your hands.
That is why touch interfaces are even worse: ever tried to use one with your eyes closed?
The thing is: good working solutions and well defined haptic interfaces pair incredible well with sturdy and wellwritten code. Electromechanical parts are just more expensive, and that is why they fell out of favour.
On the other hand we literally live in times where anybody could build their own car radio if they just wanted..