Hallo, I‘m a recent lucky owner of the Tracker +. However , I find the jog wheel a bit unergonomic. Thus I would like to ask if anyone has succeeded in getting a good jog dial with a notch to replace it?
Cheers!
Okay, meanwhile I have solved my problem by sticking a thin rubber foil on top of the wheel, so I can dial properly with my finger.
Before, I could not properly move the wheel with my dry fingers and the brushed lines parallel to the turning direction. The dial didn’t always move. Now it moves perfectly even with dry hands.
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A similar problem here.
I’ve seen numerous videos of Tracker+ owners just using their jog wheel the way I’m used to on my OG:
However, on my Tracker+ this just isn’t possible. The jog wheel is either way too rigid, or the surface is way too slippery, but I can’t rotate it with one finger without applying a lot of pressure. And even then, it’s not very precise.
I now just stuck a rubber foot on top, which is ugly as hell, but it works. @michelle242 used some rubber foil. But isn’t there a way to remedy this without having to stick anything on there?
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I went full street, I resolved the infamous slippery knob problem(quiet at the back please) by attaching some grip tape from a skateboard.
Now I can do finger flips to nollie varials whilst rinsing out some Amens.
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If you got a small enough hex screwdriver (1.3 should do) you could try reseating the jogwheel as it might just sit on the support structure a bit too much.
That’s what i did when i got the T+, it felt too tight, so i just reseated it.
EDIT: here’s a picture of what to expect when you do this:
As you see the hex screw is tiny 
. And be aware that you’ll need a long enough allen key or screwdriver to get into the hole.
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Ah, I know this procedure from the numerous times I had to get a new encoder for the OG Tracker. 
It did help a little, but I couldn’t get it to work where the jog wheel sat just a hair above the support structure without it getting wobbly, and then still I couldn’t move the wheel as well as on the OG. I think it’s just that the encoder itself takes a little too much force to spin around.
Now that I know what the insides look like, I might think of a solution later. It might even just get better after extended use, I’ve only had the Tracker+ for half a week now.
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Wow, that took a while to get replies. But thank you, all!
As @Wolfshoek has already mentioned, I used a thin rubber (actually a 1mm rubber mat). I had to cut it to match the size and the round shape of the jog wheel and yes, it looks mega ugly. But it helps.
And let me add one important aspect:
If you have this problem or not highly depends on the “stickiness” or “wetness” of your fingers. Mine are quite dry most of the time, so in my case the problem is huge.
Cheers!
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From guitar strings to jog wheels, this is a problematic aspect in the musical world that seems to exist on so many spectrums.
I have a certain sequencer with capacitive pads where I have to lick my fingers in order to engage with it.
The climate you live in really has an impact as well.
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That’s another important aspect with the climate. Thank you!
I think with the rubber you can also minimize the effects of the climate.
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