My fix is very much an "after market" kluge -- not a polished solution.
What is really needed is a completely different knob -- one that is designed to have the same rubberized surface treatment as most of the other surfaces on the Artist Color panel.
I'm certain it would not be hard to replace them -- as half of my knobs were not even fully-seated out-of-the-box. I had to push them down carefully on their metal posts until they were all at the same elevation off the control surface.
And I say "carefully" -- because the knobs have a push-down function -- as well as a rotational function -- and I did not want to stress the switch.
Would I prefer better knobs -- absolutely. Slippery plastic knobs are the antithesis of what is needed on this device. However, I don't really have the time to hunt down replacements. If someone else does -- please share. Otherwise, $1.37 for one foot of black silicon tubing is a quick and effective fix.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Kutchera <dennis.kutchera@...> wrote:
>
> Maybe someone at Avid could pick up on this and incorporate your mod into
> the next production run.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:19 PM, blafarm <blafarm@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure how many people will be interested in this -- but I figured
> > I'd post it anyway:
> >
> > The Avid Artist Color has rubberized circular trackwheels surrounding each
> > of the three trackballs. Strangely, even the non-operating surface of the
> > device is made from the same rubberized material -- making it unnecessarily
> > hard to clean.
> >
> > However, what are NOt rubberized are the 6 soft knobs that are constantly
> > used during CC. Unfortunately, they are made with a very slippery plastic
> > that provides a poor tactile feel. Not sure who came up with that idea.
> >
> > Anyway, I have solved this problem by purchasing a short length of
> > high-quality, high-temperature, soft black silicon tubing. I have cut it in
> > 1/2" lengths and it fits snugly over each of the knobs -- provides a very
> > nice grippy and precise feel. And the black color of the tubing does not
> > destroy the look of the device.
> >
> > In case anyone is interested, you can order a one foot length of this
> > material from McMaster-Carr Supply Co. (which is more than enough for the 6
> > Artist Color knobs). The part number is 5236K93 and their website is:
> > http://www.mcmaster.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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