[sdiy] Ribbon Controllers.

[Jim Palmer]

thought the group might be interested in this answer

don't know if they are, but there was a group buy arranged by 
the creator of the stribe http://www.soundwidgets.com/smf/ 
which i just missed out out on.  he mentioned a possible repeat...
pretty interesting project he has going on there, if a bit pricey



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mrmike" <mrmike at clickbang.com>
To: "Jim Palmer" <jimp at pobox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Ribbon Controllers.


> Are these obtainable in one-off quantities?
> 
> mrmike
> 
> Jim Palmer wrote:
>> check out softpots
>> http://www.spectrasymbol.com/linearposition.html
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alwyn Lloyd" <zarquin at ucc.asn.au>
>> To: "synth-Diy diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:15 PM
>> Subject: [sdiy] Ribbon Controllers.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> It comes up every now and again on the list, but i wanted to check 
>>> what is out there and that i haven't missed something.
>>>
>>> I'm wanting to put a ribbon controller on my midi keyboard, (basicly 
>>> attach the ribbon as part of a voltage divider network and hook it 
>>> into an avr ADC input which will then generate my MIDI signals)
>>> Ideally, i'd like to be able to do the 'dual note' trick as discussed 
>>> here:
>>> http://www.paia.com/ProdArticles/dual-ribbon-howto.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> The only two ribbons i've be able to find that are long enough are:
>>> Slide Long V1.1
>>> http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/52
>>>
>>> Position (30cm)
>>> http://www.eowave.com/products.php?prod=21
>>>
>>>
>>> Price wise they're pretty similar, however, neither of them 
>>> definitivly states if it is wired in a way that would be suitable to 
>>> do the 'dual tracking' technique. (IE, a terminal at each end and 
>>> then a third one as the wiper contact).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any experience with either of those two products, or 
>>> can they recomend a different part? for the ribbon im looking for 
>>> somethig in the 20-40cm lengh range.
>>>
>>> Thanks for reading and any comments.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Alwyn
>>>
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