I bought the Novation Nocturn yesterday

NapalmBob · Post by **NapalmBob** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:23 pm

There is about 11 vids on youtube that are like a quickstart guide if any cares to look.

I have to get one special order through the only shop in town that stocks Novation products (actually, they are a guitar store, so they don't have shit in stock, but I can still order one, will be any minute now).

I love how it organises maps into the 4 banks and how the speed dial can control ANYTHING the mouse can. And touch sensitive encoders. ENCODERS. If they used pots this thing would be a piece of shit. All controllers should have encoders.

evanb · Post by **evanb** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:19 am

Do you think this piece is geared more towards live playing

manimal · Post by **manimal** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:04 pm

I would say YES

manimal · Post by **manimal** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:05 pm

I would say YES

Landser · Post by **Landser** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:12 pm

And why?

NapalmBob · Post by **NapalmBob** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:40 pm

Because of how easy it is to switch between control maps and it also lights up like yo momma on fire.

Landser · Post by **Landser** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:21 pm

NapalmBob wrote:Because of how easy it is to switch between control maps and it also lights up like yo momma on fire.

And therefore it is more suitable for live and not for studio use?!

pix · Post by **pix** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:05 am

how does the speed dial work. Do you need to click the mouse to activaye it or do you only need to be on top of the thing you want to control?

It may be perfect to have on the left side of your kbd. Trackball on the right and speed dial on the left.

whizerbyte · Post by **whizerbyte** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:25 pm

pix wrote:how does the speed dial work. Do you need to click the mouse to activaye it or do you only need to be on top of the thing you want to control?

you only need to be on top of the thing you want to control

R.J.Dubya · Post by **R.J.Dubya** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 6:49 pm

I saw one of these in a store for the first time the other day and I was really surprises by how good the endless rotaries felt. The were not dented, just smooth. But the speed dial was dented, just like the remote SL rotaries. I thought that was strange, I wonder what the reason is. How I wish the SL rotaries were smooth! I'm getting pretty sick of their feel.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:48 pm

R.J.Dubya wrote:How I wish the SL rotaries were smooth! I'm getting pretty sick of their feel.

+1, would be so nice.

Landser · Post by **Landser** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:06 pm

If the encoders are set to transmit PitchBend-Data, how fine is the resolution?

NapalmBob · Post by **NapalmBob** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:35 pm

Landser wrote:
NapalmBob wrote:Because of how easy it is to switch between control maps and it also lights up like yo momma on fire.
And therefore it is more suitable for live and not for studio use?!

Ok, so its good for mixing in a dimly lit studio too. I personally am getting one (its being couried at this very moment) to DJ with because I don't want a dedicated controller like a Vestax or BCD.

Also, LIGHTS! Everything in my studio/bedroom lights up, so I need a controller that does too, to match the decor and shit.

And, Automap is the tits. THE TITS I TELLS YA!!!

Plus, it'll free up the UC-33e for mixer only stuff, letting me enjoy my plugins in all their automapped, encodery goodness.

And finally, speed-dialling random parameters sounds like fun, and I hear it works with almost any app, not just your DAW.

And thats what its all about. Fun.

And scoring chicks.

PS: I'm drunk and its only 9:20 AM!!

PPS: "note the 2nd [exclaimation mark] was to let you know the first wasn't an accident."

PPPS: $10 for whoever knows where that quote is from.

djgroovy · Post by **djgroovy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:15 am

NapalmBob wrote: PPPS: $10 for whoever knows where that quote is from.

It was from NapalmBob, see? ^
I win 10$

Landser · Post by **Landser** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:16 am

NapalmBob wrote: PS: I'm drunk and its only 9:20 AM!!

Why that?