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2009-01-16 by dankselly
Hi, I bought my MEK about 2 weeks ago, and I'm having problems with the OSC Level knob when decreasing the value. If I don't turn it VERY slowly, the value either decreases very little or actually increases. Is this a software or set-up issue, or is it defective? Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks, Danny
2009-01-19 by Dave Hartl
Yes, this is a problem I had on a half-dozen knobs on mine. DSI sent me the rotators when I contacted them, and I had my local repair guy put them in, but he said it was a pretty twiddley fix. Basically, the encoders don't seem to be the quality they need to be.
2009-01-19 by J Lesser
I've been having this same issue for a little while. Mine, however, gets shaky and jumps randomly thru values... --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@...> wrote: > > Level knob when decreasing the value. If I don't turn it VERY slowly,
2009-01-20 by Danny
I9;ve been having this same issue for a little while. Mine, however,
gets shaky and jumps randomly thru values...
--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" wrote:
>
> Level knob when decreasing the value. If I don't turn it VERY slowly,
2009-01-29 by synthmdl76
same thing happens on the pek. but its not to bad. I think its just that the encoders are having some minor bounce (or de-bounce) issues. But i could be wrong. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Danny <dannyjive.u5@...> wrote: > > That's sort of what's happening, but it eventually makes its way up to 100. > > On 1/19/09, J Lesser <j.doerck@...> wrote: > > > > I've been having this same issue for a little while. Mine, however, > > gets shaky and jumps randomly thru values... > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com <DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > > > Level knob when decreasing the value. If I don't turn it VERY slowly,
> > > > > > >
2009-01-30 by J Lesser
UGH... Did replacing them fix the issue? --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Dave Hartl <synthman2@...> wrote: > > Yes, this is a problem I had on a half-dozen knobs on mine. DSI sent me the > rotators when I contacted them, and I had my local repair guy put them in, > but he said it was a pretty twiddley fix. Basically, the encoders don't seem > to be the quality they need to be. >
2009-01-31 by dankselly
I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I happened to be within the 30 day return policy so I was able to exchange it-I'm still waiting for the new one, hopefully this won't be a problem....
2009-02-03 by J Lesser
Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any possibility this is a system-wide issue? --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@...> wrote:
> > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > ...
2009-02-07 by colossalhoagie
Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. Hopefully it is helpful to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended up laboriously replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder (i'll get to that in a minute). Here are my +/- two cents. 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is some type of system wide problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like there were *way* too many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all is said and done I realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the feeling that the encoders that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. Internet/forum searching seems to indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were "occasionally glitchy" and then a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term "bad" I'll just say that there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been embarrassing. Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in audio. I would turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause value jumps. If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should offer to do a board swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which encoders were junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS for the MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB or to all out there. I'm actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are experiencing the following: When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" knobs were nearly impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found here the "param 1" and "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 times to make sure it wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you might try reverting to 1.2 see if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an email...I'm not sure if anything ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders mentioned above that prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and things were slightly better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with it... 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to replace every encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty dissatisfied with the ones that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new boards that I would run into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some measuring with calipers, read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps encoders from mouser electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig them out). I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of encoders and 12 detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the two misc param knobs (for those sensitive adjustments...). It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have a solid amount of soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good tools, solder, etc... Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up at my door IMHO) and I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug mentioned above still persists. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@...> wrote:
> > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > > ... >
2009-02-08 by Danny
Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since
it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any
possibility this is a system-wide issue?> ...
--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" >
> I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I
2009-10-13 by Ray
I'm thinking about replacing all the encoders on my PEK with better quality ones. Would it be possible to let us know which Alps encoders you used when you did your MEK? --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "colossalhoagie" <colossalhoagie@...> wrote:
> > Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. Hopefully it is helpful > to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. > > I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended up laboriously > replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder (i'll get to that in a > minute). Here are my +/- two cents. > > 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is some type of system wide > problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like there were *way* too > many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all is said and done I > realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the feeling that the encoders > that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. Internet/forum searching seems to > indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. > > Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were "occasionally glitchy" and then > a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term "bad" I'll just say that > there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been embarrassing. > Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in audio. I would > turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause value jumps. > > If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should offer to do a board > swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. > > 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which encoders were > junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS for the > MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB or to all out there. I'm > actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are experiencing the following: > > When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" knobs were nearly > impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found here the "param 1" and > "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 times to make sure it > wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you might try reverting to 1.2 see > if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. > > At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an email...I'm not sure if anything > ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders mentioned above that > prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and things were slightly > better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with it... > > 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to replace every > encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty dissatisfied with the ones > that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new boards that I would run > into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some measuring with calipers, > read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps encoders from mouser > electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig them out). > > I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of encoders and 12 > detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the two misc param knobs > (for those sensitive adjustments...). > > It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have a solid amount of > soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good tools, solder, etc... > > Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up at my door IMHO) and > I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug mentioned above still > persists. > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@> wrote: > > > > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since > > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > > > ... > > >
2009-10-16 by Ray
Any chance I can get the part numbers on those Alps encoders you used. I'm thinking about doing the same thing to my PEK. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "colossalhoagie" <colossalhoagie@...> wrote:
> > Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. Hopefully it is helpful > to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. > > I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended up laboriously > replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder (i'll get to that in a > minute). Here are my +/- two cents. > > 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is some type of system wide > problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like there were *way* too > many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all is said and done I > realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the feeling that the encoders > that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. Internet/forum searching seems to > indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. > > Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were "occasionally glitchy" and then > a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term "bad" I'll just say that > there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been embarrassing. > Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in audio. I would > turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause value jumps. > > If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should offer to do a board > swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. > > 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which encoders were > junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS for the > MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB or to all out there. I'm > actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are experiencing the following: > > When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" knobs were nearly > impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found here the "param 1" and > "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 times to make sure it > wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you might try reverting to 1.2 see > if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. > > At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an email...I'm not sure if anything > ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders mentioned above that > prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and things were slightly > better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with it... > > 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to replace every > encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty dissatisfied with the ones > that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new boards that I would run > into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some measuring with calipers, > read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps encoders from mouser > electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig them out). > > I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of encoders and 12 > detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the two misc param knobs > (for those sensitive adjustments...). > > It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have a solid amount of > soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good tools, solder, etc... > > Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up at my door IMHO) and > I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug mentioned above still > persists. > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@> wrote: > > > > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since > > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > > > ... > > >
2009-10-19 by X + Z = 0
i had problemes too, it went from 1 to a dozen over some time never had problemes with the parameter knobs i did the dexoit thing like 4 months ago and still no problem anymore, works like new. > > > > > Any chance I can get the part numbers on those Alps encoders you used. > I'm thinking about doing the same thing to my PEK. > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "colossalhoagie" > <colossalhoagie@...> wrote: > > > > Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. > Hopefully it is helpful > > to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. > > > > I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended > up laboriously > > replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder > (i'll get to that in a > > minute). Here are my +/- two cents. > > > > 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is some > type of system wide > > problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like > there were *way* too > > many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all is > said and done I > > realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the > feeling that the encoders > > that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. Internet/forum > searching seems to > > indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. > > > > Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were > "occasionally glitchy" and then > > a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term > "bad" I'll just say that > > there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been > embarrassing. > > Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in > audio. I would > > turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause > value jumps. > > > > If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should > offer to do a board > > swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. > > > > 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which > encoders were > > junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of > the MAIN OS for the > > MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB or > to all out there. I'm > > actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are > experiencing the following: > > > > When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" > knobs were nearly > > impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found here > the "param 1" and > > "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 > times to make sure it > > wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you might > try reverting to 1.2 see > > if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. > > > > At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an > email...I'm not sure if anything > > ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders > mentioned above that > > prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and > things were slightly > > better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with > it... > > > > 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to > replace every > > encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty > dissatisfied with the ones > > that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new > boards that I would run > > into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some > measuring with calipers, > > read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps > encoders from mouser > > electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig > them out). > > > > I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of > encoders and 12 > > detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the > two misc param knobs > > (for those sensitive adjustments...). > > > > It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have > a solid amount of > > soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good > tools, solder, etc... > > > > Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up > at my door IMHO) and > > I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug > mentioned above still > > persists. > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@> wrote: > > > > > > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since > > > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > > > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > > > > ... > > > > > > > -- http://xpluszequalszero.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/wravenveerendegebarstehoofden
2009-10-21 by colossalhoagie
2009-10-23 by denkom
Me too - I had problems starting with just one or two knobs, but it got up to about a dozen or so, including (for me) critical knobs like filter cutoff and parameter amount. It had gotten so bad that the knobs were basically unusable in a live situation. I contacted DSI and they sent out (for free!) a tube of Deoxit which I used to treat every encoder on the keyboard (not just the ones that were acting funny), and now it is like I have a brand new keyboard again. Everything is working perfectly. Matt --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, X + Z = 0 <xpluszequalszero@...> wrote:
> > i had problemes too, it went from 1 to a dozen over some time > never had problemes with the parameter knobs > i did the dexoit thing like 4 months ago and still no problem anymore, > works like new. > > > > > > > > > > Any chance I can get the part numbers on those Alps encoders you used. > > I'm thinking about doing the same thing to my PEK. > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "colossalhoagie" > > <colossalhoagie@> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. > > Hopefully it is helpful > > > to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. > > > > > > I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended > > up laboriously > > > replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder > > (i'll get to that in a > > > minute). Here are my +/- two cents. > > > > > > 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is some > > type of system wide > > > problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like > > there were *way* too > > > many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all is > > said and done I > > > realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the > > feeling that the encoders > > > that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. Internet/forum > > searching seems to > > > indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. > > > > > > Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were > > "occasionally glitchy" and then > > > a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term > > "bad" I'll just say that > > > there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been > > embarrassing. > > > Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in > > audio. I would > > > turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause > > value jumps. > > > > > > If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should > > offer to do a board > > > swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. > > > > > > 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which > > encoders were > > > junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of > > the MAIN OS for the > > > MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB or > > to all out there. I'm > > > actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are > > experiencing the following: > > > > > > When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" > > knobs were nearly > > > impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found here > > the "param 1" and > > > "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 > > times to make sure it > > > wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you might > > try reverting to 1.2 see > > > if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. > > > > > > At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an > > email...I'm not sure if anything > > > ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders > > mentioned above that > > > prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and > > things were slightly > > > better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with > > it... > > > > > > 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to > > replace every > > > encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty > > dissatisfied with the ones > > > that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new > > boards that I would run > > > into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some > > measuring with calipers, > > > read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps > > encoders from mouser > > > electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig > > them out). > > > > > > I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of > > encoders and 12 > > > detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the > > two misc param knobs > > > (for those sensitive adjustments...). > > > > > > It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have > > a solid amount of > > > soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good > > tools, solder, etc... > > > > > > Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up > > at my door IMHO) and > > > I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug > > mentioned above still > > > persists. > > > > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder since > > > > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > > > > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:DSI_Evolver%40yahoogroups.com>, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. I > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://xpluszequalszero.blogspot.com/ > http://www.myspace.com/wravenveerendegebarstehoofden >
2009-10-26 by Ray
Hey, thanks so much! Let me ask you a few more questions... After you replaced them they worked perfectly? Any issues at all? Do you think it's necessary to use the 12's? Could I use all 24's? How do you like having detented for parameters you might want to adjust live like filter frequency and resonance? Thanks --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "colossalhoagie" <colossalhoagie@...> wrote:
> > I just dug up my receipt and found the following parts numbers: > > --For the ALPS 24 detent/pulse encoders try: EC12E24204A9 > --For the ALPS 12 detent/pulse encoders try: EC12E1220405 > > I suggest you go to the mouser website <http://www.mouser.com> and > search for those part numbers just to make sure. There should be links > provided to the relevant data sheets as well. If you search around you > might be able to find some without detents, if that is something you > prefer. What ever you get be sure to watch out for shaft length so you > don't get encoders that are either too long or short. > > If you go this route, good luck! I thought it was a lot of tedious work > but sooooo worth it. I'm still glitch free since the switch and still > happy with the results. I you need any more info or help let me know. > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ray" <ray@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm thinking about replacing all the encoders on my PEK with better > quality ones. Would it be possible to let us know which Alps encoders > you used when you did your MEK? > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "colossalhoagie" colossalhoagie@ > wrote: > > > > > > Sorry this turned into such a long winded response on this matter. > Hopefully it is helpful > > > to someone experiencing encoder frustrations. > > > > > > I too recently had trouble with multiple encoders on a MEK and ended > up laboriously > > > replacing every single one with a slightly different type of encoder > (i'll get to that in a > > > minute). Here are my +/- two cents. > > > > > > 1. I hate to say it by I doubt that the issue you are having is > some type of system wide > > > problem. I too was hoping for the same thing. It just seemed like > there were *way* too > > > many of the encoders that were not working properly. Now that all > is said and done I > > > realize that it was just a ton of degraded encoders. I get the > feeling that the encoders > > > that come of the MEK could be of much better quality. > Internet/forum searching seems to > > > indicate a fair number of difficulties and/or failures. > > > > > > Probably 10 of mine were "bad" and 10-13 more that were > "occasionally glitchy" and then > > > a few more that would on rare occasions jump. To qualify the term > "bad" I'll just say that > > > there was no way I would have used my MEK live. It would have been > embarrassing. > > > Crazy jumps in value would happen causing very noticeable changes in > audio. I would > > > turn knobs up and values would go down...bass vibrations would cause > value jumps. > > > > > > If you are under warranty you could contact them and they should > offer to do a board > > > swap (they did for me). Very, very easy to do. > > > > > > 2. When trying to diagnose the issues with my MEK and isolate which > encoders were > > > junked I am almost certain that I stumbled onto a bug in v. 1.3 of > the MAIN OS for the > > > MEK. I don't know if it applies to my particular revisions of PCB > or to all out there. I'm > > > actually dying to know if any other MEK users out there are > experiencing the following: > > > > > > When I would run v. 1.3 of the MAIN OS the "param 1" and "param 2" > knobs were nearly > > > impossible to use. When I reverted back to v. 1.2 which I found > here the "param 1" and > > > "param 2" encoders were again usable. I swapped out OSs about 10 > times to make sure it > > > wasn't just a fluke. Totally repeatable. If you are on 1.3 you > might try reverting to 1.2 see > > > if it fixes any of your encoder touchiness. > > > > > > At one point I had mentioned this bug to DSI support in an > email...I'm not sure if anything > > > ever came of it on DSI's end. It was actually the two encoders > mentioned above that > > > prompted my requesting a board swap. Once I reverted to 1.2 and > things were slightly > > > better I told DSI to just forget about it for now and just deal with > it... > > > > > > 3. At some point I decided--warranty be damned--that I was going to > replace every > > > encoder with brand new, totally different encoders. I was pretty > dissatisfied with the ones > > > that shipped with the unit and I was convinced that even with new > boards that I would run > > > into the same issue down the road. So I dug around, did some > measuring with calipers, > > > read some stuff about encoders and decided to order a fleet of Alps > encoders from mouser > > > electronics (if anyone wants the part #s I'm more than happy to dig > them out). > > > > > > I went with 24 detent/24 pulses per rotation for the majority of > encoders and 12 > > > detent/12 pulses per rotation for the param 1 & 2 as well as for the > two misc param knobs > > > (for those sensitive adjustments...). > > > > > > It was a long, tedious job that I wouldn't recommend unless you have > a solid amount of > > > soldering/desoldering experience, some patience, and some good > tools, solder, etc... > > > > > > Now everything works perfectly (better than when it first showed up > at my door IMHO) and > > > I really, really, really enjoy playing my MEK now. Oh, and the bug > mentioned above still > > > persists. > > > > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "J Lesser" <j.doerck@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hmm... I guess I'm having a hard time believing its an encoder > since > > > > it seems to be happening across ALL the knobs... Is there any > > > > possibility this is a system-wide issue? > > > > > > > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "dankselly" <dannyjive.u5@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I contacted DSI tech support and was told it was a bad encoder. > I > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > >
2009-10-28 by colossalhoagie
Yep, everything worked perfect...the only issue is the bug that I described in my original post where the "param 1 & 2" encoders were tweaky as hell with OS 1.3 but not OS 1.2. However, that was something that was most definitely present before and after the "surgery" and was easily remedied by downgrading. As for the encoders with 12 vs. 24 detents...that was just a matter of personal preference. I only used the encoders with 12 detents on the param 1 & 2 knobs. With those it takes more physical rotation to move up or down in values. I find that useful in some situations. As for the "feel" of encoders with detents, doesn't bother me at all. The Alps encoders I used don't have huge, jarring notches or anything like that. It mostly seems to be a head game...I think I can execute a manual filter sweep just a smoothly as before, and I honestly kind of like the gentle tactile feedback they provide. Again, if you have need more info don't hesitate to ask. --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ray" <ray@...> wrote:
> > Hey, thanks so much! Let me ask you a few more questions... > > After you replaced them they worked perfectly? Any issues at all? > Do you think it's necessary to use the 12's? Could I use all 24's? > How do you like having detented for parameters you might want to adjust live like filter frequency and resonance? > > Thanks > > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "colossalhoagie" <colossalhoagie@> wrote: > > > > I just dug up my receipt and found the following parts numbers: > > > > --For the ALPS 24 detent/pulse encoders try: EC12E24204A9 > > --For the ALPS 12 detent/pulse encoders try: EC12E1220405 > > > > I suggest you go to the mouser website <http://www.mouser.com> and > > search for those part numbers just to make sure. There should be links > > provided to the relevant data sheets as well. If you search around you > > might be able to find some without detents, if that is something you > > prefer. What ever you get be sure to watch out for shaft length so you > > don't get encoders that are either too long or short. > > > > If you go this route, good luck! I thought it was a lot of tedious work > > but sooooo worth it. I'm still glitch free since the switch and still > > happy with the results. I you need any more info or help let me know. > > > >