28.12.2024 –, Saal GLITCH
Sprache: English
Wait a minute...! There are endlessly rotating pots? But how do they work, and why did neither I nor the internet know about them?
The internet would have you believe that potentiometers can only ever do one round. If you want endlessly rotating knobs, you'd have to use rotary encoders – they say. However, some rare controllers use endless pots: smooth handling, just the right amount of turning resistance, analogue and therefore high resolution.
I'll show you how they work, what to buy, how to read them, and why they're worth knowing.
Jakob is an interaction designer, interdisciplinary researcher, maker, live techno act and human being. He uses prototypes as vehicles for exploration and conception as well as for iterative development and (re-)search. Jakob currently works as a scientific associate and lecturer at KISD (institute at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences) as part of the »KITeGG« consortium investigating the interplay between AI and design.