logarithmic pots the same as "audio" pots???

loss1234

i need to find a 1m log pot for a glide...but they only seem to carry AUDIO or Linear

thanks

andrewF · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:37 am Post subject:

audio=log

fluxmonkey · Joined: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 708 Location: cleve

Google search on log and pot: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=log+pot&btnG=Google+Search

first hit sez: "Potentiometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 'log pot' is used as the volume control in audio amplifiers, where it is also called an "audio taper pot", because the amplitude response of the human ..."

it's really magical, this whole Google search thing... try it!

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loss1234 · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

yeah yeah i know..google..sorry.

for some reason i often ask here as i feel so comfortable with the people here.

sorry

fonik · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

as i understand it the human hearing works that way. if you are using a log potentiometer for volume control your mind says: hey, this is a constant (=linear) increase of volume!

Scott Stites · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

Those born with anti-log hearing response were naturally selected out of the gene pool around the time the sabre tooth tiger population peaked.

blue hell · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject:

fonik · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject:

stolenfat · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

i read one that you make turn a regular pot into a log pot by attaching some resistors to it, your gonna have to do some research

fonik · Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject:

http://www.elby-designs.com/documents/tailoringpotentionometers.pdf

Scott Stites · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: