Hi there!
Since we from Germany just can get the ALPS faders for a dammit high price (bout 25 Eu /piece) and the Panasonic ones only with high shipping prices, here goes the question:
Whats the big difference between ALPS and Panasonic Motorfaders? Is it just the price or is the quality of the ALPS ones really so much better?
The alps are touch sensitive, the panasonics are not. The panasonics do have a better (more weighted) feel, but that’s just preference and what you are used to.
Smash
Not touch sensitive?? Thats shitty. Can you somehow “upgrade” them?
your able to just use regular buttons with mios to provide touch sensitivity for these…
best…
dan
Is the touch sensitivity really neccessary. I don’t even know what it is used for.It’s the panasonic’s for me at only 7.00 each at www.allelctronics.com
Kia Ora
(kiwi’s will know what that means, for those that don’t, it’s hello in Maori)
drumwide, I believe that there is no point in having motor faders without being touch sensitive. All this feature does is disingage the fader motor when there is any resistance to them moving (i.e. if you touch the fader while it is moving the motor will stop moving the fader). Without this featuer it is easy to damage the fader.
I’m saving for P&G’s. I may be able to get them for a resonable price (I deal with the Mackie service department in NZ frequently). Anyone interested? I’ll have to follow this one up.
Rowan
OH YES! you mean you can have P&Gs??? I’m very interested!!! I try to contact the french people who sold P&G product, but they didn’t answer me…
What would be the price of those P&Gs?
Hi
I’m got to order a VU meter for a mackie 8 buss this week, so I will talk the them about getting some P&G’s. I’m not expecting them to be cheap, but I think it will less than most other places.
If that fails I’ll try Mackie US. I work for a company which is one of Mackie’s biggest customers, so i’m sure i’ll be able to get some kind of deal.
I’ll keep you posted on this thread when i’ve got some more info.
Rowan
GREAT! ;D
OH YES! you mean you can have P&Gs??? I’m very interested!!! I try to contact the french people who sold P&G product, but they didn’t answer me…
That’s because the french reseller is DM2J “quite dead”…
ArtisFinance group (SCV Audio, Guillard-Musique, Codim, MSK, TIP, Dynamic Audio, Audiopole, DM2J, PHL audio… 1st importer in France) is playing with his different compagny and as they import 70% of audio stuff in France… they think they can do what they want …
A nice example of “World Compagnies” wich can lead the market as they want ! (hello Bill Gates !!!)
I think it’s Dynamic audio which is importing P&G faders now in France… not sure …I have P&G classical faders enough in stock …
sorry not really in the target of the topic …
But i’m really angry 'cause of this type of compagnies …
I admit that’s also because they are my “job’s concurents” 
;D
it’s icmesure who contact me for P&G (I contact first P&G and I think they foward my mail to icmesure).
I agree with you! And it’s the same problem for most electronic part related to music : tubes for guitar amp which are sold twice the price, the same with pot ect…!!
Hi guys,
I talked to Mackie today, I can get P&G’s (the ones that are used in the HUI, which I assume age the same as those used in the logic/mackie control). As I expected they are not cheap: $120 NZ each (at the time of writing $1 NZ = $0.58 US). I’ve been trying a few other contacts. I can get the faders used in the O2R (Alps 100mm) for around $70 NZ each, and the faders used in the O3D (Alps 60mm) for about $30 each.
Here is the good news. I have come across some 100mm motor faders which I belive are ALPS (as used in the O2R) for approx $10 NZ each :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D. I’ve contacted the supplier to get the make, model and numbers available.
Let me know if you are interested
Rowan
oouaaawwww!! $120NZ which make about $70!!! :-/ …
But if you can get some at $10NZ (less than 5euros!!) I’m VERY interested! ;D
Oh yes if you can get some at this low price it would be GREAT!!! ;D
thanks
ditto! ;D
Absolutely!! :D
Here is the good news. I have come across some 100mm motor faders which I belive are ALPS (as used in the O2R) for approx $10 NZ each :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D. I’ve contacted the supplier to get the make, Â model and numbers available. Â
Let me know if you are interested
Rowan
Very interested!
;D
Smash
Although of the good news: (10 per Fader!!! YES…)
As the touchsensor is just a electrical connection to the fader knob, has anyone experimented upgrading the Panasonic ones?
Has somebody some pictures of them? If theyre constructed in some reasonable way, it *could* be possible to somehow connect the knob with some wire, naturally without disturbing the movement and the look of those Faders…
Just an idea…
/edit: Forget the picture, I found one… doesnt look to great for modifying… *thinking*
hi rowan!
alps-fader at this price… yes, i’m very interested , too!!!
let us know if you have some more news on this.
greetz,
icam
As the touchsensor is just a electrical connection to the fader knob, has anyone experimented upgrading the Panasonic ones?
Has somebody some pictures of them? If theyre constructed in some reasonable way, it *could* be possible to somehow connect the knob with some wire, naturally without disturbing the movement and the look of those Faders…
check out http://www.midibox.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=concepts;action=display;num=1049944101
Modding the Pana faders falls into the “I wish” category… :-/
Have fun!
SmashTV