[sdiy] Momentum in front panel controls?

[cheater cheater]

I think if you want momentum like that then what you need is gear
reduction, just like in the video. The console you're talking about
may well have had something like that.

On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 9:03 PM Jay Schwichtenberg via Synth-diy
<synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> Along those lines. Forget where and what it was but I'm thinking it was
> the transport knob on a video editing console that I was using.
>
> It had a high end optical encoder with ball bearings. Attached to it was
> a big knob with a lot of mass and a 'dimple' for your finger. You could
> take it and give it a spin and it would keep going for a while.
>
> Jay S.
>
> On 9/13/2022 11:35 AM, Chris McDowell via Synth-diy wrote:
> > I don't have an answer but I've been interested in this too. Some kind of flywheel on an encoder would be fun, maybe not for normal sizes or normal pots, but I imagine a 1 foot diameter continuous encoder with some great momentum would be a fun interface, along the lines of the monome arc.
> >
> > Chris McDowell
> >
> >> On Sep 13, 2022, at 2:09 PM, Mike Bryant <mbryant at futurehorizons.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> That's a feature on some mixers with motorised faders.  You kick them off with a flick and they do the rest for you.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of cheater cheater via Synth-diy
> >> Sent: 13 September 2022 18:02
> >> To: synth-diy
> >> Subject: [sdiy] Momentum in front panel controls?
> >>
> >> I was wondering if anyone had seen sliders or knobs that had momentum.
> >> I think it could feel nice to work with something like that, and it could also let you eg propel a slider to make a slow fade happen while you're also doing other things at the same time. This video about flywheels made me think about it:
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrNEkbdXEuw
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