flying faders, was [sdiy] keyboard resources

[Theo]

You can get encoders with a LED ring from ALPS, about $20 each I think.

I've two students working on a proto type midifader box where there are led
bars under a touch screen.
Promising, but still a bit too expensive to be economical.

Theo


From: Andrew Martens <amartens at interchange.ubc.ca>



> > I think the best way now is probably to go the way of the Nord Lead 3
> > and have rotary encoders with LEDs around them to show the position of
> > the pointer.
>
> Their idea is actually quite clever, IMHO.  I've been wanting to use
> something like those for a while, but I'm not aware that anyone
manufactures
> them.  Did Nord custom-build the encoder+LED themselves, outsource it to
> someone, or am I just missing something somewhere?
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew Martens
>