[sdiy] Mitxela combined knob & socket

[Neil Johnson]

I would have thought combining two of the most unreliable electromechanical
components in an electronic system (throw in a switch for bonus points!)
into one giant, expensive single-point-of-failure might not be a
great idea....

Neil


On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 07:21, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:

> That said, it COULD potentially be quite useful and nifty in some other
> system where parameters are EITHER set fixed with knobs OR fully remote
> controlled by patched CV cables from somewhere.
> It could also be used for (audio) signals and their levels/routing,
> instead of parameters and control.
>
> Not sure what system that would be, though.
> Preferably something where the patched cables could come from anywhere,
> since it would otherwise be easier to use switches to select between known
> sources.
> And something where it's worth throwing money on the
> Hall/magnet/uC/bespoke knob tech.
>
> /mr
>
>
> Den mån 9 juni 2025 23:35Eric Brombaugh via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> skrev:
>
>> This exactly. Cool tech, but not well aligned with the needs of control
>> voltage systems.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> On 6/9/25 2:27 PM, Mattias Rickardsson wrote:
>> > Nice engineering, but... misunderstood?
>> > Parameters almost always need
>> >
>> >     value + control signal*amount
>> >
>> > I've never encountered a parameter where I'd be okay with removing the
>> > parameter value setting and replace it with a CV at full amplitude. 🙂
>> >
>> > /mr
>> >
>> >
>> > Den mån 9 juni 2025 02:46Ben Stuyts via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-
>> > diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> skrev:
>> >
>> >     This is just great: https://youtu.be/dLw2QQdOLaM <https://youtu.be/
>> >     dLw2QQdOLaM>
>> >
>> >     I’m not sure how useful it would be in practice, or how wel it would
>> >     stand the test of time. (As he says so himself.) But I’m very
>> >     impressed by the concept. One of those things that seems obvious
>> >     once you’ve seen it, but being the first to come up with this is
>> >     extremely impressive to me. Or has anything like this been done
>> before?
>> >
>> >     More info here: https://mitxela.com/projects/euroknob <https://
>> >     mitxela.com/projects/euroknob>
>> >
>> >     Ben
>> >
>> >
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