Where to find new X1 mk2 rotary encoder for track selection knob?

olafmol
olafmol Member Posts: 215 Pro
edited October 2024 in Traktor Software & Hardware

Hello, unfortunately my X1 mk2 rotary encoder for track selection got lost, it came loose and fell off.

I need to find a new encoder knob to put on, where can i find a good fitting one? The shaft is not round, it is flattened on one side.

Also, i want to keep the touch sensitivity of course.

tnx! Olaf

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  • Stevan
    Stevan Traktor Mapping Mod Posts: 2,130 mod
    Answer ✓

    I can confirm that the Chroma Caps are not touch sensitive like original caps on X1 mk2. Fits perfectly but not touch sensitive.

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  • Patch
    Patch Member Posts: 324 Pro
    edited April 2022

    DJ Tech Tools for some funky chroma caps. 👌🏻 $2 each - but shipping is a beast so it’s often worth buying a whole set…


    https://store.djtechtools.com/collections/accessories/products/chroma-caps-knobs-and-faders

  • olafmol
    olafmol Member Posts: 215 Pro
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/14212#Comment_14212

    I've read that the Chroma Caps will not support touch sensitivity of the track selection encoder?

  • Patch
    Patch Member Posts: 324 Pro

    Does the X1 encoder have touch sensitivity?

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  • olafmol
    olafmol Member Posts: 215 Pro

    Tnx all. I don't think Chroma Caps support touch sensitivity. Can anyone from @NI confirm this?

  • Kaiwan_NI
    Kaiwan_NI Administrator Posts: 2,912 admin

    Perhaps our resident DJ @Ryan_NI can confirm this for olafmol?

  • Stevan
    Stevan Traktor Mapping Mod Posts: 2,130 mod
    Answer ✓

    I can confirm that the Chroma Caps are not touch sensitive like original caps on X1 mk2. Fits perfectly but not touch sensitive.

  • Patch
    Patch Member Posts: 324 Pro

    What does the touch sensitivity do in the MK2?


    Can you use it as a modifier???

  • olafmol
    olafmol Member Posts: 215 Pro
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/14281#Comment_14281

    by default it will open/maximize the playlist view when touching the encoder.

  • Ryan_NI
    Ryan_NI Customer Care Posts: 191 mod

    Can't confirm whether chroma caps support touch sensitivity or not, but based on the previous comments, it doesn't sound likely

  • Patch
    Patch Member Posts: 324 Pro

    You can easily replicate “touch sensitivity” for entering full screen browse anyway - I’ve done it on my MK1.

    I have full screen browse mapped to when I use the browse knob, and full screen exit when I load to either deck…

  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,627 mod
    edited April 2022

    Contact HW support, they sell replacement knob caps sets for Maschine so maybe they do the same for the X1, not sure.

    I don't think there are any knobs out there that claim to work with touch/capacitative features, your best bet is probably ordering knobs made with solid aluminum since it's a conductive metal but you need to make sure the inside has no plastic, they usually have because of the D-Shaft... So look out for knobs that use a grub screw, lots of those on ebay, they look like this:

    knob-aluminum-d-shaft-30x28x22mm-o6mm-silver.jpg

    Not sure if knobs that are either powder coated or anodized are still conductive tho.

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