# Encoders coming to MetaGrid Pro 1.7 **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Updates\ **Created:** [January 12, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222 "2026-01-12T15:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/1 "2026-01-12T15:36:40Z")
Hello MetaGrid Pro Family, Here is the first glance at the one ring that will rule them all. My precious…. ![Screenshot 2026-01-12 at 16.35.31](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/metagrid/original/1X/923943db351ef2651ba1729a3bd167c9ed17209c.jpeg) More info soon.😎 ---
**Author:** ![JTB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@JTB](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/JTB)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/2 "2026-01-12T15:47:05Z")
🤩 Hopefully they respond to up and down finger movements, not round finger movements. As then we can use them instead of faders and save a ton of screen-estate. Faders tend to use a lot of space if they are to have decent resolution. ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/3 "2026-01-12T15:51:48Z")
@JTB Fully configurable touch behaviors including vertical panning. ---
**Author:** ![grayedout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@grayedout](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/grayedout)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/4 "2026-01-26T20:14:44Z")
will they send Midi Pitchbend ? ---
**Author:** ![dragsquares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@dragsquares](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/dragsquares)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/5 "2026-01-27T20:04:13Z")
It should be noted that your finger can stray from the fader and still control it, which can be very handy. By the same token I would imagine that the rotaries wouldn’t require that your finger remain within the encoder space. ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/6 "2026-01-28T10:28:20Z")
yes, in MetaGrid Pro 1.7 encoder and faders will support pitchbend: ![Screenshot 2026-01-28 at 11.15.27](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/uploads/metagrid/original/1X/e163a125990a4cf8c203bc62404dd2dba1f1cbd6.png) ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/7 "2026-01-28T10:30:45Z")
the interactions will be fully configurable - you will be able to control the value through the rotation movement or drag up/down. The rotation movement once registered on the ring area will carry on when you finger goes outside the object of course. ---
**Author:** ![Project](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Project](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/Project)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/8 "2026-01-29T06:43:12Z")
Will pitch bend have an automatic return to zero feature? (i.e. when you let go of the fader it will return to its 0 position) ---
**Author:** ![MetaGrid\_Admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/forum.metagrid.app/metagrid_admin/32/21_2.png) [@MetaGrid\_Admin](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/MetaGrid_Admin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/9 "2026-01-29T07:10:17Z")
@Project The snapback is user configurable - either auto falling back to zero or on taps / swipes. Up to you :-). ---
**Author:** ![grayedout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@grayedout](https://forum.metagrid.app/u/grayedout)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.metagrid.app/t/encoders-coming-to-metagrid-pro-1-7/1222/10 "2026-02-02T20:40:09Z")
amazing ! can’t wait thank you Andy