Control Surface?

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I have cubase le 5 and have not used it yet. Primarily because I'm afraid to lose the hardware feel Im used to with my Tascam. But I must make the transistion for the betterment of my music :laughings: and I would like to check into control surfaces

Does anyone use the Korg Nano Kontrol with their Cubase set-up?
Or perhaps another affordable control surface?
:p
 
Take a look at the Behringer BCF2000...

Motorized faders, a good price, and a nice unit to get your feet wet with...
 
I went through this same issue too. I ultimately got a oxygen 49 because I wanted a midi controller with keys and thought the faders and knobs and other controls would come in handy. I dont ever use any of those controls though. I would look for something with motorized faders like the presonus faderport which has a 100mm motorized faders for $129 or the Behringer BCF2000 like bdenton suggested for $200. You could just save your money and assign key commands to the functions you use the most which is what I do.
 
kidkage said:
both the presonus faderport and the bdf2000 look sweet enough for me.
I'm trying to decide between the two.
Most seem to say that more than one fader is useless. :confused:
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The faderport's fader is nicer. But you get more of them with the behringer.
 
I have found no use for more than one fader at a time. The Faderport works perfectly. Tho, forget about doing any panning with the knob on it. Not efficient in Cubase anyway from my experience. I could not live without the transport controls on it. I'm not sure what my left hand ever did before purchasing it. ?? Btw, got it almost new on EB for $75.

Rock solid build. And I have heard the fader motor can be replaced for cheap if it ever failed. Not so sure this is possible with a behri.
 
kidkage said:
..... :eek:
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Yeah, I know....That is the only problem I have had with the FP. The fader knob does not act as a 180 deg sweep like I would want it to. Instead it takes a few turns to get from center to left/right. I suppose there may be a remedy, but I have not investigated as I really don't automate pan often enough to make it an issue for me. Others have complained.

This may only be a Cubase issue tho, as I have no real experience with other DAW's.
 
Btw, I have found for myself that most panning sweeps are better done by drawing the automation manually in the automation lane of Cubase anyway. And I hear tell of vst's that can do these type of sweeps as well.
 
It does seem pretty silly that a pan knob would work so pathetically on one program and good on another. I wonder if there is a fix? I just kinda forgot about it and moved on. It would be nice if it worked.
 
So the pan knob doesn't work at all or it just isn't properly responsive :confused:

I assume since the problem is with Cubase the Behringer's pan knobs wouldnt work either.
 
kidkage said:
So the pan knob doesn't work at all or it just isn't properly responsive :confused:

I assume since the problem is with Cubase the Behringer's pan knobs wouldnt work either.
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Just not correctly responsive. Or fast enough I should say. Googled 'bdf2000 in cubase' and found something in a forum about the behri but I cant read it. 'recording.du'. Maybe translate it and see if it says anything.
 
The pan knob worked, but on the alphatrack you had to spin it 3 times fully in order to get from C to L.

I sold it for a old Mackie Control. The fader was A LOT nicer on the alphatrack, but the buttons (especially the transport buttons), pan knobs, and overall usability is a lot nicer on the mackie.

I found it on ebay for $400.

For the record: I would rather (personally) have more faders. :)

The touch sensitivity isn't as nice as it was with the alphatrack as it is with my mackie.
 
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