RE: VORTEX knobs and pots

["Fabian Petersen" <fabpet@web.de>]

Yes, that's possible, because sometimes the values de/increment in
bigger steps then +/-1, like they're jumping. So programming and
adjusting sounds is quite incomfortable. Thanks for that advice.
 


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> Subject: Re: VORTEX knobs and pots
> 
> 
> These aren't actually pots - they are rotary encoders (every 
> time you feel 
> that click, the little switch in there kicks over and 
> triggers the unit to 
> increment)
> 
> 
> The encoders in the vortex are a known weak point and they 
> should probably 
> be replaced.
> 
> On the up side, Lexicon is very good about sending replacements.
> 
> The vortex breaks apart very very easily and installing new 
> encoders is a 
> short little job if you have basic soldering skills)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> The pots on my Vortex seem to be worn out. First, they feel 
> "loose", the steps don't seem to be very precise. Second, the 
> pot to step through the parameters seems to be worst. If I 
> try to select a certain parameter to change it, the display 
> isn't showing it's actual value. Sometimes it stays the same, 
> sometimes it needs two steps forward, one step back, to get 
> the actual parameter value displayed. I assume it is the pot. 
> Or is this behaviour familiar to any other Vortex users?
> 
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