DIY Ribbon Controller Sensor

are you looking for a flex sensor?
http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/sensors/Reports/Flex

2007/12/23, lowenstern :
>
>
> Hi
>
> I've been searching for past couple of hours for the hardware to make a
> ribbon controller a'la this:
>
> http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/46
> or
> http://www.eowave.com/products.php?prod=20
>
> ...if I could only find a supplier of the ribbon!! (it needs to be
> flexible -- I've found several suppliers of pc-board style linear capacitive
> sensors).
>
> Does anyone have any idea where I can get this part?
>
> MAny thanks, and happy holidays!
>
> Mike Lowenstern
>

Never tried it. Perhaps it's what you are looking for:

Martin

Am 23.12.2007 18:35 Uhr schrieb "lowenstern" unter :

>
> Hi
>
> I've been searching for past couple of hours for the hardware to make a ribbon
> controller a'la this:
>
> http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/46
> or
> http://www.eowave.com/products.php?prod=20
>
> ...if I could only find a supplier of the ribbon!! (it needs to be flexible --
> I've found several suppliers of pc-board style linear capacitive sensors).
>
> Does anyone have any idea where I can get this part?
>
> MAny thanks, and happy holidays!
>
> Mike Lowenstern
>

Thanks -- No, I have a bunch of these (actually, not had much luck with them because they tend to go south pretty quickly, and will soon only report extreme flexes; bummer because they're $10 apiece).

I'm looking for something like an old ribbon controller on, say, a Moog (or a Trinity/Triton, for that matter).

The tape idea I've read up on, and it doesn't sound hearty enough for my application.

I *know* there have to be parts out there, because if eobody and iCubeX use them, they're there to purchase.

Thanks for the quick replies -- hopefully more will come in??

Best
Mike

maybe this ?

http://www.doepfer.de/zubeh_e.htm

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That's what I'm looking for -- unfortunately at 60 euros, the one from the Icube is cheaper!! Wow, maybe I should just get that.

Thanks for the lead. I'll try to get hold of that company (it's in germany, right?)

M

Quote: lowenstern wrote on Sun, 23 December 2007 23:33
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> That's what I'm looking for -- unfortunately at 60 euros, the one from the Icube is cheaper!! Wow, maybe I should just get that.
>
> Thanks for the lead. I'll try to get hold of that company (it's in germany, right?)
> https://cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=uc&rid=3663&S=1e1e8323ba642f8ade0b964f24b8c8e2
>Have you looked at the specs yet? The Doepfer is 50 cm and 60 euro, the iCube is only 38,4 cm but only 1,5 euro cheaper..
-and yes, *.de means Deutchland or Germany.

I have some quite cool ribbon parts for an old project at my studio, but cannot remember the manufacturer name right now. I'll check soon.

True -- didn't realize the icube one is shorter. I wonder how much the difference in shipping would be -- or if there's an american distributor for their parts (I know there are distributors for their prebuilt stuff).

Anyway, now I have a few ideas. Thanks everyone who wrote in.

Mike

Whilst we're on the subject, I've been thinking of having a go at this one,
for some time, but but my circuit bending chops aren't quite up to filling
in the blanks:
http://www.paia.com/ProdArticles/dual-ribbon-howto.htm

Sadly, the author died before finishing the project, and Paia say they have
no plans to make a kit available, so if there's anyone out there who could
put some values on the schematic, I'm dumb enough to need to know what
/type/ of transistors, IC's etc., but should be OK from there,
Cheers
Roger

On 23/12/07 23:20, "lowenstern" wrote:

>
> True -- didn't realize the icube one is shorter. I wonder how much the
> difference in shipping would be -- or if there's an american distributor for
> their parts (I know there are distributors for their prebuilt stuff).
>
> Anyway, now I have a few ideas. Thanks everyone who wrote in.
>
> Mike