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googlecreativelab / open-nsynth-super

Open NSynth Super is an experimental physical interface for the NSynth algorithm
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Potentiometers instead of rotary encoders ? #33

Closed minijouin closed 6 years ago

minijouin commented 6 years ago

Hi !

I'm wondering if it could be possible to put some potentiometers instead of the 4 rotary encoders in the corners (the good reference is impossible to find on the internet and I had the one with 2 more arms -or could I cut them ?- )

Thanks !

KyleWerle commented 6 years ago

I think switching to potentiometers would not be very simple as the current connections are expecting digital signals and not the analog values that potentiometers would provide.

I would really love some smooth encoders to replace the current 12 step ones with!

fakemau5 commented 6 years ago

If you mean you got the "S0012" variant of the encoders, you're good to go. They have a "push button" feature, so they have the two more arms that are going to be short-circuited when you press the button, but given the "button" feature of the encoders is not used you can safely cut or bend them to fit on the board, and they will perform fine!

minijouin commented 6 years ago

Ok thank you so much !