NS3 Knobs replacement

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NS3 Knobs replacement

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Hi there,
i was thinking about changing the knobs of my nord stage 3. I'd like to ask if someone knows the size of the pots. They are D shaft but i'm not sure about what size of knobs would fit.

Thanks for the help!!
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Out of curiosity, what is your desired outcome from changing the knobs? You can see some more detailed specs on Syntaur's site here:

https://syntaur.com/Part-1987-Knob-rotary-Nord

https://syntaur.com/Part-6320-Encoder-knob-Nord
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Re: NS3 Knobs replacement

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If you are looking to replace them with some different (colored/other) type, just pull one of them off and measure the shaft diameter with a caliper
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Thanks a lot everyone for the super helpful links.

I wanted to change the knobs for two reasons:

1 - they don’t feel that good compared to other gear that i have

2 - there are different sections on the NS3 and in the synth section in particular some parameter are connected. So i’m trying to figure out a nice layout to make everything more visible. Also i prefer a bigger knob on filter.
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Re: NS3 Knobs replacement

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Ticccc wrote: 29 Apr 2024, 01:49 Thanks a lot everyone for the super helpful links.

I wanted to change the knobs for two reasons:

1 - they don’t feel that good compared to other gear that i have

2 - there are different sections on the NS3 and in the synth section in particular some parameter are connected. So i’m trying to figure out a nice layout to make everything more visible. Also i prefer a bigger knob on filter.
Cool! Please keep us posted on what you end up using and share pictures! Thanks.
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