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Different kinds of knobs (was: Guitar dial)

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mwvdlee ·

I was playing around with knobman today, and was looking for some inspiration. Then I saw one of the dials on my bass guitar and noticed it wasn't quite like the dials you normally see used in S|M. So here's my recreation of those dials found on my bass guitar:

The ".knob" extension isn't allowed, or I would upload the knobman source file too.

oddson ·

Looks nice but jumpy... more cells needed?

sunsynth ·

Very nice!

Hint: Zip the .knobman file and upload it 4 us please 2!

Is it ur 1st easter egg 4 us? 😉

trogluddite ·

Knocked these up a while ago when I was trying to see what knobman was capable of - must be on the same wavelength, it was my bass that got me thinking that way too...

@sunsynth - hint taken, here's the knobman files and some png's...

sunsynth ·

Hell yeah - me likey! 😉

can't wait 2 spy how u made them... 😇

mwvdlee ·

Here's a bunch of other knobs, including the knobman sourcefiles.

The 128x128 pixel clock has 289 frames and is over 4MB when rendered, so a bitmap+vector is probably a smarter choice, but it was just a proof-of-concept. The D-pad doesn't work either (well, it doesn't "see" direction anyway). Again, just a proof-of-concept thing.

sunsynth ·

Wow - awesome work and what an easter egg for all of us 🙂

Thanks... and Happy Easter!

cheers, Walter

AngularMomentum ·

Nice!

philter5 ·

sunsynth wrote: Hell yeah - me likey! 😉

can't wait 2 spy how u made them... 😇

just for interests: What´s the Problem with the Knobs Walther? have you never used the AnimMask Option in Knobman before?? 😉 Or what do you mean?

sunsynth ·

Hi Phil,

i only wanna learn and see which tricks you/they use... 😉

I often see knobs that are mostly made with imported PS bitmaps...

I almost have probs with very small ones because knobman's resize routines are not the best! Most knobs comes in oversized proportions only useable for 1knob only GUI's like my Sound!Cannon 😉

nix ·

I can make 3d ones if you need Walter. This soft(3ds max) is good for something. Check my synth Entrancer at KVR 🙂

or this one 🙂

sunsynth ·

Hey nick my friend - glad 2 see u back 🙂 🙂 🙂

Will have a look @ your VST soon! Please mail me what's on dude 😮

Walter

nix ·

Hey man 🙂 I am playing with SM a lot and have like 5 products semi-ready. Now I learn a little .html for a site. I send you the pack when I have it at ver 1 🙂 I am curious to try and help with BassS, it's an interesting idea, I see someone has ask about it recently. I'll 'bail you up' if I have any ideas for collaboration(so should you me if you like). Wishing satisfaction in soundcraft 🙂

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