[LAU] [Bulk] Re: control surfaces

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 2014-09-10 at 09:21 -0700, Len Ovens wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
> 
> > I've got both the BCR-2000 and the BCF-2000. Great devices, fully
> 
> I have a question that the documentation doesn't seem to answer (or I am 
> too obtuse to get it). With the encoders, how many ticks do they offer for 
> a full 360 degree turn? It may help to explain my question by making a 
> guess which you can correct.
> 
> I am guessing that it can do 7 bits(128) ticks in one turn (goes with the 
> selection mode some sw uses) and that in high resolution mode one turn 
> still does 128 ticks so that it would take 128 turns for 0 to full scale. 
> It may be possible to set resolution in between as well. That is, in 14 
> bit mode, one tick may do 2, 10, 16 or some other number of consecutive 14 
> bit values. I am also guessing no detents.
> 
> Some of these assumtions are from a user POV, having 14 bits worth of 
> values in one turn would be very hard to get physical accuracy. That is, 
> it would be very hard for my fingers to turn the encoder one 14 bit tick 
> at a time if they were stuffed into 360 degrees.

Keep in mind that the 360° of rotary knobs only should be used for some
tasks. IMO it would be wise to use less than 360°, to simulate the
radius of potentiometers. But I don't know how it's done by digital
music mixing consoles.