On that note: Converting €0 scrap into €400 video editing deck. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KlWYC6mzVkQ

https://github.com/timonoko/Jogwheel

What a great idea. Legacy VCR controls upcycled for digital control! There's a lot of those old decks and LANC deck controllers lying around...

This is a hard problem. Solvable only with try and error.

Those signals are just weird mess of coils, switches and resistors.

ESP32 clock speed may also be a contributing factor.