Why do I really need touch-sensitive endless rotary encoders :
- i really like endless encoders.
- i want to be able to select one of them just by touching it. I own a control surface fitted with endless encoders (BCR2000) and in order to select a pot i have to slightly turn it thus changing its value. That sucks. I don't want to add a switch near the pot to select it and i don't want to have to touch anything but the pot itself to select it. I just want to display the value of a pot by touching it. Some encoders of my BCR2000 are fitted with built-in switches. They're cool but somewhat hard to push. I don't like this way to select a pot.
I found several ways to achieve touch-sensing, but none related to the use of potentiometers or rotary encoders so far... I suppose i need to find to way to electrically connect the rod of an endless rotary encoder to a touch-sensing circuit without preventing its rotation.