motorised faders, apart from P+G

[martin griffith]

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart
from Penny and Giles?
I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi audio mixing
desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around,
( i hope)


martin



"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." - Reagan '81

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that martin griffith
[email protected]>) about 'motorised faders, apart from P+G', on Fri, 13 Aug
2004:

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart from
Penny and Giles? I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi
audio mixing desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around, ( i hope)

Google for 'Alps', but maybe they are long gone.

 

[Robert Baer]

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart
from Penny and Giles?
I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi audio mixing
desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around,
( i hope)

martin

"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." - Reagan '81

Make your own??
Ther are a lot of small motors, down to 6mm diameter.

 

[martin griffith]

I read in sci.electronics.design that martin griffith
[email protected]>) about 'motorised faders, apart from P+G', on Fri, 13 Aug
2004:

Google for 'Alps', but maybe they are long gone.

Thanks John
got a couple of interesting hits, The MOQ is a bit steep, time to call
a "salesman" ugh


martin



"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." - Reagan '81

 

[martin griffith]

Make your own??
Ther are a lot of small motors, down to 6mm diameter.

I'd thought of that, but my mechanical Wizard has retired, and all my
mechanical stuff is in storage, in a different country. But those
little pager motors look neat, and cheap

martin


Learning is not a spectator sport.
(D. Blocher)

 

[Stefan Heinzmann]

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart
from Penny and Giles?
I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi audio mixing
desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around,
( i hope)

Alps and Panasonic come to mind. That's what most (cheaper) digital
desks seem to use.

 

[Walter Harley]

Thanks John
got a couple of interesting hits, The MOQ is a bit steep, time to call
a "salesman" ugh

Alps stuff is hard to buy in the USA; don't know how it is elsewhere.
Mouser has just recently picked up some of their line.

Some equipment seems to be moving away from motorized faders, to rotary
encoders surrounded by an LED ring. The advantage is that it is
instantaneous, silent, and durable. The disadvantages are obvious.

 

[Pooh Bear]

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart
from Penny and Giles?
I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi audio mixing
desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around,
( i hope)

Alps certainly did make some a while back. I think Roxburgh are their
distributor now.

Also try Sellmark who source far eastern products for the audio trade.
They had some stuff too.

http://www.applegate.co.uk/elec/company/co_12233.htm

Graham

 

[Pooh Bear]

Make your own??
Ther are a lot of small motors, down to 6mm diameter.

Neve used to make their own for their mixer automation systems.

Potential problems include cogging from the motor and a similar feel from
using a toothed belt.

I was involved in re-engineering one version which used a flat drive belt
and an electromagnetic clutch to avoid both issues. Could work well but
was a total pig to set up.

Graham

 

[cb]

Are there any other manufacturers of motorised linear faders apart
from Penny and Giles?
I've googled , but all I come up with is Yamaha digi audio mixing
desks, not manufacturers of the faders

P+G are quite expensive, there must be cheaper options around,
( i hope)


martin



"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do." - Reagan '81

I helped develop conductive plastic tracks for the Outboard linear motor faders back in the
late 80's. These were true linear motors, no strings, commutators or wheels etc. Not sure what
happened to them though. Excellent innovation.
CB

 

[Steve Taylor]

I helped develop conductive plastic tracks for the Outboard linear motor faders back in the
late 80's. These were true linear motors, no strings, commutators or wheels etc. Not sure what
happened to them though. Excellent innovation.
CB

Are there any details on these beauties ? I have never seen tiny linear
motors implemented.

Steve

 

[cb]

Are there any details on these beauties ? I have never seen tiny linear
motors implemented.

Steve

Have one or two somewhere...I think...just not sure where.
Will see if I can locate them.
CB

 

[Steve Taylor]

Have one or two somewhere...I think...just not sure where.
Will see if I can locate them.

I'd certainly like to see them for curiosity's sake.

Steve

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Steve Taylor

) about 'motorised faders, apart from P+G', on Sat, 14 Aug 2004:


I'd certainly like to see them for curiosity's sake.

I bet you say that to all the girls!

 

[Steve Taylor]

I bet you say that to all the girls!

It worked. Once.

Steve

 

[martin griffith]

Alps stuff is hard to buy in the USA; don't know how it is elsewhere.
Mouser has just recently picked up some of their line.

Some equipment seems to be moving away from motorized faders, to rotary
encoders surrounded by an LED ring. The advantage is that it is
instantaneous, silent, and durable. The disadvantages are obvious.

I looked at the P+G range, and the rubberband fader looks ideal, but
with P+G prices, the project would be a non starter, shame.


martin



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whole new realm of problems."

"We won’t use the words Microsoft and reliability in the same sentence."

<Found on the Rane tech pages>

 

[Ben Bradley]

I looked at the P+G range, and the rubberband fader looks ideal, but
with P+G prices, the project would be a non starter, shame.

I'm not sure what you need these for (production quantities and
long-term avalability, or just a one-off project), but there's this
model available cheap as surplus:

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=470010&item=MSP-10K&type=store