Awesome Dials

This controller from Baseline Design Shop is all about the knob. Its weighted scroll wheel has a ball-bearing for smooth spinning, and its 12-bit hall-effect encoder ensures accuracy. Three Keychron K Pro Banana mechanical switches have RGB backlighting. The Knob V2 comes pre-set for adjusting volume and playing media, and it’s programmable using VIA.

This premium USB-C controller provides a trio of programmable rotary knobs. The dual-direction knobs are machined from aluminum alloy and offer a click function. Atop its aluminum and acrylic case, you’ll find six buttons for assigning key presses or macros. It also features RGB lighting, an OLED layer selection screen, and compatibility with QMK/VIA.

The DaptKey keypad is ideal for improving creative workflows. It has 20 keys and five knobs which can be programmed to operate application shortcuts, macros, and slider inputs. A bright OLED screen sits beneath all the controls and can display icons for each. Control software is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

This small, programmable computer keyboard connects via USB or Bluetooth and provides nine mechanical keys and three knobs for controlling games and productivity applications. It’s available in a plain version and one with RGB accent lighting for about the same price. Note, the programming software is for Windows only.