#21

grid and arc have different diffusers so the LED hue may be slightly different. previous edition had a corrective orange gel per ring which was a nightmare.

yes, the new knobs feel closer to a potentiometer. there are other greases available that I could look into if people are interested in loose encoders. to be honest this latest edition is what I was originally trying to accomplish, but I understand there are different desires.

tuning the arc can happen with a 1/16 hex. don’t overtighten to avoid binding.

also! wanted to reiterate that the new arc uses a fraction of the current and fully works with switch/etc!

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#22

My grid and arc arrived yesterday. The LED colors have a yellow tint (which I like) and are matching well, so to my eye the arc LEDs luckily don’t have such a strong purple tint as it seems on the photo @alanza’s posted above.

I’m a little disapointed though that arc’s knobs don’t have push button functionality anymore. I had an arc with bush button knobs years ago and simply expected that it’s still that way. Of course my bad not reading the product description carefully enough, but when and why did that happen?

I would also prefer arc’s knobs a little more loose, so what exactly would I have to do to achieve that?

Apart from that: grid and arc look and feel beautiful! :slight_smile:

#23

I want to point out that my Grid has different LEDs than yours because it is from 2015!

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#24

Thanks, sorry, I completely missed that part of your post.

Maybe it’s still helpful for new/potential buyers to state that there’s no noticable purple tint when seeing 2019 grid and arc next to each other – so 2015 grids are probably just a tiny bit more yellowish.

#25

…according to this Arc - how are you guys enjoying yours @okyeron

Button presses (from older Arc versions) are supported as well. ?

#26

Clarification there - norns 2.0 has an Arc.key() function to support first gen arcs (and DIY devices) that have a button encoder.

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#27

“Tuning” means making the wheels more loose? If so, could you please explain the process a little more in depth? I have an Arc from the latest batch and would like to make it a llittle more loose if possible.

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#28

You had a first generation arc, from 2011; the change happened in 2012.

It was controversial at the time, but people seem to agree that the higher resolution (the knobs are 4x as sensitive now) and overall stability (the first gen apparently broke a lot) were a fair trade-off.

I’d guess at this point, most users have never had pushbutton encoders, so that hasn’t been a part of the conversation for some time.

https://monome.org/docs/editions/

#29

by tuning I meant matching sets as there is some minor variation in the manufacturing process

email info@monome.org if you’d like to send it in and we can discuss further

#30

Thanks for the background information. So yes, I might be spoiled by my early adopter experience. :wink:

I had a few days with my new Arc now and I can see that currently this might be the only way to achieve a perfect version of the concept. I didn’t want to come across too negative: I like it a lot!

#31

20 characters of thanks, will do!