Supported? Beautiful 360° endless potentiometer! Alpha RV112FF-40B1

[stllvdv]

Hi @paradajz et all,

Been ordering parts A LOT lately, mainly pots and encoders, some switches…

Found the perfect potentiometer, but I’ve never been super happy with encoders a) how most encoders feel b) how encoders behave musically. Ableton Push 3 and – surprisingly — the pretty inexpensive AKAI MPD218 changed how I think about "encoders", those just FEEL and behave GREAT, like great analog pots, technically being "360° endless rotary potentiometers"? I think the Alpha RV112FF-40B1 is used in a couple of devices by Native Instruments and e.g. Novation as well.

4 pins basically… Would it take a lot of work for these to be supported in Open Deck? They feel sooooo good to turn and make music with! Right now values start rising from 0 to 127 and change direction upon more rotation.

These would be a true game-changer to me:

https://www.mouser.de/ProductDetail/317-1240FF-15F-0B20K

https://www.mouser.de/datasheet/2/13/RV112FF-2303564.pdf

Found this project:

https://hackaday.io/project/171841-driveralgorithm-for-360-deg-endless-potentiometer

and this:

https://gerotakke.de/ottopot/

Warm regards!

[paradajz]

They do indeed look interesting.

Would it take a lot of work for these to be supported in Open Deck?

Most likely yes. As I've mentioned in other discussions, I am no longer implementing complex features without financial contribution.

[stllvdv]

They feel absolutely fantastic to make music with, I wouldn't touch another encoder in my life if I'd be able to implement these in a custom-build. Financial contributions: let me know what you have in mind.