LEDs instead of motorized faders (ADT style)

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Hi,

in the studio I’m working at, we’ve got tw units of ADT 5MT.

http://www.adt-audio.com/Products/5MTSystem/5MTMR/5MTMRMainPage.html

As you can see on the right channel (left side of the faders), there are 20 LEDs.

Another picture of  the cassette:

These LEDs show the position (in automation-mode) of the faders,

which are not motorized.

In my opinion, this is a very cool feature and would be useful

for many users of the Midibox.

Cubase & Logic send out the position of the volume-curve and

this is shown on the LEDs …

Is this possible to translate this idea to the Midibox?

Best,

Tobias

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The only reason to build this “oldfashion” positioning indication is to safe money on the motorfaders. This indication type was used on early VCA automated desks. I think motor faders are a approvement… Me myself hated to work with this type of automation (we had that on an old Sony/MCI console).

The problem with MIOS is that you only have 128 DOuts, which gives you only 16 LEDs per channel.

Greets, Roger

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yeah … perhaps it is old fashioned, but you really can safe much of money :slight_smile:

I don’t think that this solution is > 100 EUR (link the good ALPS or used P+Gs) and it looks good.

16 LEDs should work also, but how to realize i?