rotary knobs vs. faders
rotary knobs vs. faders Posted on: 26.06.2009 by Shelby Blancaflor Dear Community,can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I | |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 26.06.2009 | Dear Community, can anyone explain, how a rotary knob works as opposed to a pot? The point is that I |
| Shelby Blancaflor 28.06.2009 | that`s true but as I take it each UMC is around 70 Dollars plus another 20 for shipping to Europe, I have to watch for the budget. Another point is that the faders of the TC are starting to give up already, so I`de have to take it apart and replace them to sell it and usually if I take anything apart be it the stereo, motorcycle or whatever the inner Mc Giver takes over, and there`s no way to stop it really. |
| Marco Piangiamore 28.06.2009 | you can even use up to 8 umc's' together for loads of controlls (236 to be precise!). all you would need is a usb to link them all, believe of it as x number of seperate controllers all mounted in 1 box? obviously 256 is uneccesary but 64 should be ample |
| Shelby Blancaflor 28.06.2009 | awesome, thanks a lot! in that case, that would leave enough for making a small four deck mixing unit and then use the Total control as a pure transport and effect unit. Kind of like a poor man`s xone or something.... |
| Graham Frazier 27.06.2009 | It has 32 inputs which can be set to either analog(pots/faders) or digital(buttons), in any combination. If you need more than that, i'll be glad to help you come up with a solution. |
| Shelby Blancaflor 27.06.2009 | thanks for the input. well, the Hale Micro surely seems to be an attractive option, especially for the plug and ply kind of functionality that a lazy bastard like me needs if there is nothing like spare time in reality. I read your threads too and you mentioned it a couple of times.. But as I understood it does "only" have 16 faders or buttons. Or was that both? So making a four deck array of pots for low, mid, high, filter/key rotary including cue and kill switches will not be possible with it. Is that right or am I getting something wrong? |
| Graham Frazier 28.06.2009 | If you want to add some more features, i would recommend the Hale UMC-32. It's really easy to set up, and they have a great support form. But, explore your options, it's all about what you want the controller to do for you. |
| Shelby Blancaflor 27.06.2009 | Thanks for the info, well, since the idea of experimenting with an OEM pcb of unknown capabilities is weel beyond my skills I guess then the easier approach to achieving a cheapish four deck controll would be to leave the rotaries where they are and add an extra set of fader and pots on a joystickpcb or something like that. |
| Graham Frazier 26.06.2009 | Most rotary controllers for midi use a incremental 2-bit quadrature signal, and pots are pretty much just variable resistors. Pots use a simple analog signal, and the encoders use a digital/analog combination. Now there might be a way to swap them out, depending on the brains of the controller, but it will definitely be a hassle. |
| juan garcia 26.06.2009 | i'm not sure how you'd replaced an endless rotary with a pot and visa versa, i believe you could replace an absolute rotary with a pot and visa versa. good luck |
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