borfo Posted June 3, 2014 Report Posted June 3, 2014 The PCB seems to have holes for switch connections on the encoders, but the encoders SmashTV sells aren't clickable. I'm probably going to build a second Seq V4, and I'm wondering whether I should use clickable encoders. Are they supported by the Wilba frontpanel? If so, what do they do by default? Quote
ilmenator Posted June 3, 2014 Report Posted June 3, 2014 I'd suspect that they connect to the same DINs as the GP buttons right under the encoders - you could confirm this by tracing the pads' connections on the PCB, Quote
borfo Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Posted June 3, 2014 Looking at the schematic here: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wilba_mb_seq:wilba_mbseq_pcb.pdf It doesn't look like they share a connection... But I'm not really sure how this button matrix works from a technical/electronic standpoint, so I could easily be wrong about that. Quote
ilmenator Posted June 3, 2014 Report Posted June 3, 2014 True - it looks as if they all connect to the same DIN - which means that the only thing you can do with the buttons is to activate a shift (encoder speed?) function. So it's probably not worth going for encoders with switches... Quote
borfo Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Posted June 3, 2014 Oh, right... That makes sense - it does look like they're all the same switch rather than a differentiatable matrix. ...yeah, probably not worth bothering with clickable encoders then. Thanks. Quote
Hawkeye Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Sorry for the late update :smile: Pushable encoders, that do speed up the current encoder data input (when pushed) are awesome! First experienced it on the Elektron MD... it is also supported by MBSEQ V4 via FAST2 (in mbseq_hw.v4). When you get used to it, you don´t want to miss that feature anymore :smile: as you basically have two encoders at your disposal - a standard one with 24 "clicks" per turn (for fine trimming) and one with the equivalent of e.g. 120 "clicks" per turn (for fast parameter changes), when the speedup-factor is 5 for example. Many greets, Peter Edited June 13, 2014 by Hawkeye Quote
ilmenator Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 Sure, but in order to accelerate the speed, the encoders don't have to be clickable - you can configure any other button to take over that functionality. I was meaning to say that there is no point in exchanging already existing encoders! Quote
Hawkeye Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 Fully agreed! Just wanted to point out the advantages of pushing-the-same-encoder-to-accellerate input, especially if you are busy knobfiddling somewhere else with your other hand. But i also would not replace already working (non pushable) encoders for that, but maybe if someone plans a new build he/she gives it a thought! :) Many greets, Peter Quote
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