EXPRESS YOURSELF: Whats D best Controller 4 u?

CJ Vega · Post by **CJ Vega** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:55 am

Novation? Remote
M-Audio? Oxigen
Evolution? UC 33
Behringer? BCR
WaveIdea? Bit Stream...?

None of this?

Would like to know if people are happy with it and witch controller "Rocks the Best"!!

Posts wellcome

CJ Vega

PS: Im using a Novation X-Station as a controller!

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:18 am

BCR2000 is by far the most flexible for me, Behringer is the only company to get the Encoder group thing down correctly. A bit flimsy, but the midi implementation is stellar.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:36 pm

hmmm. Apart from some custom jobby, I'd actually have to say TriggerFinger atm. I just found out what a good floorboard it is - Total Toe Control! And with the pressure sensitivity you can get pretty freaky.

CJ Vega · Post by **CJ Vega** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:52 am

From all the available ones i talked about at the beguining of this post, probably the best to "fit in all worlds" is the WAVE IDEA BITSTREAM 3X!

http://www.waveidea.com/

All the others are to much "4 DJ" or only for "production" or synth control!

Opinions needed.

Producers, Djs and Vjs, reveal wich are your controllers!
Maybe you have something we never heard about b4...!

CJ Vega

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:07 am

the UC-33 is the nicest mixer style one in terms of being small and useful.

toughest slider controller is the peavey pc-1600x. It's got really nice faders and is metal. (i've gigged with one for 6 years and really tortured the fucker)

nice one for OOooooh factor is the eyris - http://www.synesthesiacorp.com/eyris.html

i've never had a keyboard controller that i've been 100% satisfied with. I've settled with a fatar synth action one, someday i'll get a hammer action one, someday...

.lm.

CJ Vega · Post by **CJ Vega** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:22 am

YO! Have a look at this Bit 3X! It was a nice surprise 4 me, and its not PLASTIC!

Cheers,

CJ Vega

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:26 am

I'm sold on the X-Station. I'll probably get Trigger Finger as well, a friend loaned me an AKAI MPD16, and it's really nice, the software is not so good though, and the Trigger Finger has even more sliders and knobs!
For keyboard controllers though, it's hard to beat the X-Station, aftertouch, bulit in synth, built in USB MIDI and audio in/out, templates for 40 odd devices.

jeremy0613 · Post by **jeremy0613** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:14 am

the Bitstream 3X is definetly the best for me

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:26 am

cj, do you actually own a Bitstream 3X?

jeremy, what is your impression of the unit?

Nod · Post by **Nod** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:25 pm

Well being something of a noob to Live (just purchased v4 and got my v5 serial) I'm still in the process of getting everything set up perfectly - but it's MIDI implementation is still leaps and bounds ahead of anything else in terms of performance and control. Anything that gets you away from using a mouse/postpones the arthiritis can only be a good thing

Mixing: An old Yamaha Promix 01 - everything sends out assignable MIDI CC's meaning you can control 16 channels worth of faders,pans,mutes & solos w/4 sends each AND an EQ4 on each channel.

Remote: Using a Behringer FCB1010 to switch scenes/arm tracks/punch in & out of record.

Synths & Crossfader : A very beloved Yamaha AN1x w/8 assignable knobs and a ribbon controller. I've just set up a patch for each of my fave synths and a couple for controlling plugs and the crossfader etc.

Agent47 · Post by **Agent47** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:41 pm

Another vote for Behringer! It cant be long until the overpriced Maven comes out in some form or another...

CJ Vega · Post by **CJ Vega** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:15 am

Maven?? What is that!? Do you have pics or link?

By the way, check the ULTIMATE CONTROLLER: LEMUR by
http://www.jazzmutant.com/

Thanks i7o

CJ Vega

Agent47 · Post by **Agent47** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:40 am

Maven is Sasha's custom controller, I know he is trying to get it in production and sell it but since its open box technology I don't think he will be able to claim a copyright on it, then again he can afford big time laaawyers. So, we'll see...

http://createdigitalmusic.com/index.php ... &Itemid=44

boyinabox · Post by **boyinabox** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:48 pm

Lots of keys lots of knobs lots of sliders does what it says on the tin (can).

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:29 pm

Nod wrote:Mixing: An old Yamaha Promix 01 - everything sends out assignable MIDI CC's meaning you can control 16 channels worth of faders,pans,mutes & solos w/4 sends each AND an EQ4 on each channel.

Time to get mine out of the basement I guess...

EXPRESS YOURSELF: Whats D best Controller 4 u?

EXPRESS YOURSELF: Whats D best Controller 4 u?

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