List if shops selling DIY controllers parts

DJ Gear & Hardware Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear
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List if shops selling DIY controllers parts

Just thought it’d be cool for everyone to list their sources for electronic parts for making DIY controllers. Should be a great resource to share :slight_smile:

I’ve seen a few links dotted about the forums and blog but never a consolidated list - forgive me if I’m repeating something that has already been done.

Here are a few to kick things off.

Buttons (arcade)
http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml

http://www.starcab.net/index.php?cPath=219_163&osCsid=6a833865d3cf2c3de65dcbf7b77212f9

Cases / Enclosures
http://www.banzaieffects.com/Enclosures-Boxes-c-315.html
http://octopart.com/search?q=+Enclosures

Not the biggest list in the world but it’s a start. Anywhere that sells anything that you think would be useful (for building DJ controllers) would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

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Awesome site, lots of crazy stuff

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You’ve forgotton GroovyGameGear !!

:smiley:

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Knobs

Replacement knobs and high quality audio connectors from the original sources:

http://www.mouser.com/rean/
http://www.neutrik.com/us/en/audio/productline.aspx

Best sources for Rotary Controllers and Linear Pots:

Alps POTs: Access to this page has been denied.
Alpha POTs: Select from the large variety of Rotary and Slide Potentiometers & Encoders
Bourns Encoders: Bourns
NKK Switches: http://www.nkkswitches.com/series.aspx?stid=8&id=5068
(see especially KP and HP2 series)

General component buying tips:

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Pedal Effects, Cords / Cables, Homebrewed / Bent Synths, Cords, etc.

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Awesome thread guys, nice work !