Akai LPD8 knobs

[quuz]

My gf:s father owns a cnc machine shop. So if someone could make a cad drawing of the knobs with the right specs but a little higher/however you would like them Im fairly sure I could make a bunch and sell them here to you guys on djtechtools.

Defenitly better then trying to fit knobs from other controllers as there wil fit perfectly.

[alex.ketch]

EDIT: It just hit me that the VCI knobs (and replacement knobs) might work as well.

can anyone confirm this that owns both a VCI controller and an LPD8?

read my first post in this thread. In brief, no they don't work

[myrobotlove]

read my first post in this thread. In brief, no they don't work

Whoops! totally forgot you said that. I have some knobs that have a similar problem, the potentiometer "post" isnt long enough to hold the knob securely due to the inside of the knob being recessed. (i think thats what you're saying about the VCI knobs)

hrmm...

[lucadegrandis]

hello everybody, I'm from switzerland and there's an enterprise called ritel (www.ritel.ch). And they create knobs like this and I asked and it would be no problem to made them. The only problem is that I have to order minimum 100 of them and much more we will order, cheaper they get... Maybe we could get together and make this order. Maybe thru the shop? What do you think?

greets from the snow white Switzerland
Luca

[TWD]

I would definitely be interested, but it all depends on if the price is right. I'm honestly starting to wonder if we're all just barking up the wrong tree. Perhaps if we really want taller knobs we should just be getting the mpd24 in the first place.

[gusb2k]

@lucadegrandis

I live in France and would be definitely interested in that. So if you manage to get the people for 100 of these babies, count me in for 8

but I have to ask, how much are they charging you for the 100 knobs?

keep me updated!

[blackjeans]

Count me in too, that would be awesome--I just ordered my LPD8 and I'm concerned about ittybitty knobs.

[sine143]

the itty bitty knobs are... well, kinda small, but the main issue I'm having is that you have to hit the pads REALLY hard. trying to figure out how to adjust this in ableton. haha. crabs in traktor sometimes dont really register?

[blackjeans]

hmm. Well I was also considering an MPD18 instead... But I thought I'd rather have only 8 pads than only one variable controller (the single fader on the MPD18).

And I'm a pretty agressive button masher. ha.

[lucadegrandis]

hello, about the buttons... i got yesterday my X1 and so i think i will only use de ldp8 for cuejuggeling and so the knobs are good as they are. But if someone is still interested in the knobs, get yourself in contact with them. It's an international enterprise. Sorry...