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To link or not to link buttons, that is the question!
Visitor Q:
As I have stated before in some of my posts I plan on getting a layout similar to the picture attached this thread and my question is this. Does it make sense to link buttons on a control panel like this? In other words I am talking about linking button 1 player 1 to button 1 for the spinner or say the pinball buttons on the sides to other buttons up top?
I plan in using an Ipac to control this panel which gives me 28 keys but I could just go to the next step up and get the one that has 56. My thoughts where that I would rather have each button mapped to its on key press to give me the ultimate control over my panel. As this would not play so much into Mame, I think it could be used more in configuring keys for other emulators that have more buttons then the standard 6 or 7 key layout. If not that, it would give me total freedom to program any button as it’s on the panel.
Does this make sense?
Thoughts?
Thank You.
Ginsu Victim:
Pretty much, if you have the inputs available to do it, wire everything individually. If you need to save them for other admin functions or whatever, sharing inputs is fine.
Visitor Q:
So having them separate would make sense then in having the most control correct? I mean there is no down fall to this is there?
Ginsu Victim:
No downfall I can think of. More overall control that way.
Visitor Q:
Ok, thanks what I thought but I wanted to make sure by asking first.
If anyone else has anything to add about this, please do.
Thanks.