chthonic

I've been looking around the forum for a topic on high resolution controllers. They exist but they all have to do with using unconventional means of controlling max (light sensors etc.) Does anyone know of any interfaces besides the Lemur that use high resolution encoders (ie. knobs and sliders with 1024 or more taps as opposed to MIDI's 127 taps).

Also, does any one know how one could build a large non-midi interface (32+ knobs) using high resolution encoders. I've looked at armuino(?) boards, but they don't seem to have enough connectors. Can one get larger boards for those things? Hell, is there a way to increase MIDI's resolution from 127 increments?

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14-bit pitchbend messages as per the Mackie Control's 1024-step faders

paired 7-bit CC messages in MSB/LSB format (ie CC0=MSB, CC32=LSB) as used by CM Motormix, HUI

RPN/NPRN CC messages with up to 4 messages per value (parameter MSB, parameter LSB, value MSB, value LSB), Peavey StudioMix uses these (ack)

endless encoders sending relative increment/decrement messages (as per Mackie Control encoders and others) then the host software is responsible for incrementing/decrementing the value and the range can be whatever you want.

High Resolution Controllers