Yes. Definitely.

If you set up a linear taper pot as a volume control, you'll be surprised that you seem to be at more than 50%* up in volume with only 10% rotation* of the pot (or vice versa). This is because, like most things biological, our senses do not respond linearly, but in a more nearly logarithmic (or antilogarithmic) way.

Sooner or later someone was going to ask why. I thought I'd shorten the discussion.





*more or less