[Wistar]

The dressing up of digital controls to mimic analog controls is called skeuomorphic although I have not encountered the term in a long time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph

[pjettter]

Yes, the “digital version” that mimics the analog one. It was cute in the mid 90’s.

I want actual physical knobs.not sure what that would be called. Potentiometers?

[Wistar]

Rotary encoders, I think.