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external controllers for software suggestions?
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| jdat |
I'm thinking about getting external controlling devices either usb or midi ( actually they do both , at least the ones I'm looking at )
I would be using it only with soft synth apps, and things that could use external controllers ( trying to get the stuff done a little more easilly )
any suggestions about what to pick ? and if you know of others that I haven't listed, please tell me !
( I hope this topic wasn't discussed before :p )
Midiman Oxygen8 USB MIDI Controller
Key fax phat boy midi controller ?
Encore Electronics Knobby Programmable MIDI Control Surface ?
Doepfer Pocket Dial MIDI Controller
Doepfer Pocket Control MIDI Controller
and for beats ( can't afford an MPC 2000 :stongue: :stongue: + I tend to try to do complexe beats ( I try to do stuff outside of trance ) :
Akai MPD16 USB Midi Pad Control Unit
( don't know of many beat pads controllers .... got any suggestions ? )
I really like the Doepfer stuff, I know their hardware owns big time, but my concern is, theirs no one that really knows about external controllers .... you have any suggestions on which one to pick ?
( oh and I don't want to spend more then 200 dollars ..... ( the akai things is 300 , but the rest of the stuff is 200 )
( if you got suggestions on stuff that's a little more expensive, give them to me, and explain why they're better :) I really want to know ) |
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| fieroavian |
M-Audio Oxygen8, dat's fo sho'.
then choose either...
Waveidea BitStream Pro
(8 faders, 32 knobs, 8 buttons)
or Tascam US-428 if you can't get that BitStream Pro.
(8+1 faders, 4 knobs, 16+ buttons)
i've tried the US-428 at a store. it feels like a toy 'cos it's made of plastic, and the knobs, faders and buttons aren't really robust. as a controller for a dozen of my softsynths, i doubt it'll withstand my abuse. also it doesn't have enough knobs, so my money is on BitStream Pro. |
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| Dj Thy |
| Look at www.evolution.co.uk too, they got some good stuff (I'd recommend their keyboards over the midimans even). |
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