Hi Peter,

> What I was expecting was a dynamic output, a second shaping
> envelope if you will of the string and such that both x and y
> movement effected that amplitude. What I got however was an
> highly interactive control source that will turn on and off based

on

> movement alone, on either axis.. If the joystick is moving, the
> activity begins. When it stops, the string stop --> NO MATTER
> WHERE YOU REST THE JOYSTCK.

There are a couple of (biggish) capacitors on the 119 input blocking
DC voltages from getting through. When the joystick is moved
sufficiently quickly the change in voltage will cause a 'blip' to
pass through and then trigger the gate signal (depending on the
threshold setting).

Tim