You can buy replacement knobs at Radio Shack or any electronics store.
It's a standard "half moon" knob fitting, though you might need a
jeweler's screw to secure the knob to the rod.
I haven't done it myself but it might make your AN1x look more, dare,
I say, "Vintage"
--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "deeperjazz" <deeperjazz@y...> wrote:
>
> hey all. new member here, 1rst post. about 4 days of lurking and
> going back as far as possible. great stuff.
>
> 1rst off: i love my synth. the sound is truly great, the action is
> great, and the editing is nicely laid out (haven't had too much time
> yet and have not even tried the editor or all your patches yet, but
> will get to it as soon as possible.) (can't wait to hear what you
> guys have come up with.
>
> anyways, the only downside for me is the knobs. they feel cheap. i
> have only laid hands on mine which i got second hand so i might
> have a bad unit, but there is a little give when turning the knobs.
> you feel a space between twists and actual value change. this makes
> live performance tricky as it's not as accutely responsive as i
> would like. the only other synth i have had (not counting
> workstations or pianos) is the korg z1 and the knobs were way
> better, of course more expensive. the sound i like much more on the
> an1x.
>
> now the question. if this is standard on an1x ( i understand we are
> getting a lot of bang for the buck) is it a knob issue (easy to
> replace i guess) or the actual encoder rod? has anybody here
> corrected this?
>
> thanks for any help.
>