Control Surface?

[kidkage]

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 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?

 

[bdenton]

Take a look at the Behringer BCF2000...

Motorized faders, a good price, and a nice unit to get your feet wet with...

 

[ba8141]

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]

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.

 

[Guitargodgt]

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.

The faderport's fader is nicer. But you get more of them with the behringer.

 

[JimmyS1969]

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]

forget about doing any panning with the knob on it.

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[JimmyS1969]

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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.

 

[JimmyS1969]

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.

 

[Guitargodgt]

The Alphatrack had the same issue. It's funny though the pan knob worked great in pro tools.

 

[JimmyS1969]

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.

 

[kidkage]

So the pan knob doesn't work at all or it just isn't properly responsive

I assume since the problem is with Cubase the Behringer's pan knobs wouldnt work either.

 

[JimmyS1969]

So the pan knob doesn't work at all or it just isn't properly responsive

I assume since the problem is with Cubase the Behringer's pan knobs wouldnt work either.

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.

 

[Guitargodgt]

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.