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I'm interested in peoples thoughts on encoders with pushbuttons...

Im guessing there is a trade off between how stiff the encoder is and accidental/unintended changing of the encoder value when pressing a button?

Sure if it's filter frequency it might not matter... if it was a note value it could :)

There are some at Smash TV

http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/buy.html

"Rotary Encoder with switch"

Posted

All I can say is that with detented encoders it's pretty hard to accidentally change values while using the button. Don't know about undetented ones though.

Posted

So in the case of a detented encoder you feel lots of little clicks as you rotate the encoder?

I'd not considered that is what it means.. I was thinking in terms of 'pan' style pots where there is a single detent in the centre.

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I'd not considered that is what it means.. I was thinking in terms of 'pan' style pots where there is a single detent in the centre.

... this is not possible with a regular encoder.

The 4 STUDER OnAir3000 CentralScreen rotaries (3rd touchscreen on the right of the desk picture) have a magnetic clutch/break, which makes the non detend encoder feel like a pot. - Left/Right stop and center detend.

Greets, Roger

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Hi Roger, no I did not mean I wanted that 'pan pot' style single detent.. I was just using it as an example.

I understood you  :)

I just wanted to point out that it's only possible with some technical gimmicks.

Greets, Roger

  • 4 weeks later...
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I suspected as much.... Thanks Roger :)

[me=stryd_one]looks at his logitech MX revo and wonders if the flywheel gear could be misused...then remembers it's worth hundreds [/me]

;)

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