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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by alecfreudenberg on Thursday August 18, 2022 @11:05AM (#32510676)
Volume, Zoom, Digital Audio Production knobs, Video/Photoshop timeline or level controls, Gaming, Productivity macro (context switching, app switching, Brightness

Anything that benefits from fine tuned 'back and forth' adjustments that settle on a value in a range.

It's often more satisfying to have 'one motion' control of these functions rather than repeated 'up down' clicks to achieve a desired range.

With a rotary, you can choose the velocity of the adjustment which you cannot do with discrete 'up and down' clicks other than through a 'hold' algorithm or rapid clicking.

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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by cantSpellSober on Thursday August 18, 2022 @04:37PM (#32514584)
Yep, imagine replacing a guitar's whammy bar with a rotary jog dial; not the same
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Re:I spent a year designing a low profile, minimal mechanica... by alecfreudenberg on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:24AM (#32638668)
Oh damn. my take-way is that my keyboard needs a whammy bar now.
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