Hunting for DJ style Knobs and Faders

hThis week I spent researching various options for knobs and faders. Coming from a DJ background and playing on a variety of DJ mixers (Allen & Heath, Pioneer, Vestax, etc), I knew I wanted something durable and heavy duty, yet stylish at the same time.

I purchased some plastic knobs from my local electronics store, however I wanted something a little more heavy duty. They recommended a company called EHC (Electronic Hardware Corporation). EHC had some nice heavy duty aluminum anodized knobs for pots. I purchased two types:

• PVL-19B-2

• PVL-19A-2

The knobs were roughly $6.50 each, pretty pricey, so hopefully they will do the trick. The knobs are 3/4" in diameter and roughly the same in height. I wanted something somewhat compact but also wide enough that i can grip easily during performances.

Now the faders...

After spending some research I found out that the Allen & Heath and many other mixers use ALPS faders. My local distributor didn't carry ALPS so I had to order them from Mouser.

I wasn't 100% sure which one to purchase, so I bought a few to sample and see which one I like the most.

Here are the ones I purchased:

• 60mm 10Kohm Illuminated Slider - ALPS website said they carried red illuminated sliders but I could not find them on the mouser website. Cost was $3.33.
  
• 100mm 10K - This one is not illuminated. It features

Both sliders are linear offering 10Kohm of resistance.
Now just waiting for them to arrive!