AW: Ribbon controllers

[Karl Helmer Torvmark]

On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Haible Juergen wrote:

>> 
>>Do any of you people out there know where I can get a ribbon controller,
>>of the style found on the JP-8000 et al?
>
> Probably from Roland, as a replacement part ?
> 
>>Am I right in believing this is a capasitance-measuring device,
>>as opposed
>>to the old resistance-based controllers? I know you had to push
>>your finger down on the old type of controller, but the JP-8000 only
>>needs a feather-light touch, as far as I can tell.
> 
> Must be in the Service manual ... have you tried to order one ?
> 
> JH.
> 

I hadn't though of that! (I don't have a JP8000, BTW)
Perhaps I'll get the service manual, and see if there is any easy way to
make it output a CV. (If it outputs a digital code, DAC and away we go!)
I hope the ribbon is not too expensive, though!

What about the pads used on laptops as mouse replacements, anybody know
anything about those?

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Karl H.