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Was looking at potentiometers (knobs) the other day, and it's crazy that you basically have to make your own in Arduino if you want one that isn't from Palette.
by kmfrk 7y ago
Was looking at potentiometers (knobs) the other day, and it's crazy that you basically have to make your own in Arduino if you want one that isn't from Palette. Microsoft infamously made the Dial that has the unfortunate design flaw of sliding off the Surface monitor it's supposed to stick to.
- DonHopkins 7y agoThat Microsoft "Dial" was the triumph of gimmickry over functionality.
- pierrec 7y agoThere are other options. Controllers with knobs are often made for music, but can also be used effectively for stuff like 3D and image/video editing. A popular choice for editing photos is the Behringer X-Touch Mini. Also, you generally don't want potentiometers for these applications, but rotary encoders. Pots = physical min and max position; encoders = infinite rotation. So for example, when you're switching from one photo to the next, pots would annoyingly keep the old value, while encoders will switch to the correct value. Just a little detail, but it's nice to have to right term to search for.