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offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-09 07:21 [#02243824]
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What do people use? I was thinking of the Akai MPD32 but
would love to know of something cheaper that is great. I
will be wanting it for Ableton and MAX/Msp controlling
mainly.

Thanks for any info guys.



 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2008-10-09 08:45 [#02243835]
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I have a behringer BCR2000 that has a cuntload of rotary
knobs and toggle buttons, and 6 combined rotary knobs (ones
that can rotate AND be used as toggle button), but alas i
always seem to be missing out on some sliders. The slider
version only has 8 sliders, which is not that much... Still
i can recommend the BCR2000


 

offline llc from United States on 2008-10-09 09:12 [#02243837]
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I've got an oxygen61 that works quite well. 9 Sliders, 8
rotary knobs, and a bunch of other programmable buttons are
nice features.


 

offline noseburger on 2008-10-09 10:31 [#02243855]
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dont get a microkontrol. twitchy encoders. useless


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-10-09 10:46 [#02243859]
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I bought an m-audio controller second hand and it worked for
a little while and then died. Mostly everyone has good
things to say about them, though.

I use a Roland JP-8000 as my controller. Getting all the
knobs and faders to work with various programs can be a bit
tricky, but I prefer it to the cheap, almost toy-like feel
of the action on most mid-range midi keyboards.


 

offline dave_g from United Kingdom on 2008-10-09 11:07 [#02243864]
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This thing is pretty tasty LAZY_TITLE.


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-09 11:25 [#02243871]
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I'll get two!


 

offline noseburger on 2008-10-09 11:35 [#02243876]
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not that prick again.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-10-09 11:42 [#02243878]
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haha


 

offline freqy on 2008-10-09 11:46 [#02243879]
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kenton control Freak (freq)16chan midi editor great for
programing but the faders are shit. and i mean shit i rarely
swears but they are shit. they have a refurbishing service
that costs half the price of a new one screw that fix it for
free you bstards


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2008-10-09 12:38 [#02243889]
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i just have that korg drumpad one.. its awesome.


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-09 14:38 [#02243953]
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I want pads, so I think it's going to be a toss up between
the Korg and MPD24 (I don't see any reason to go for the 32
for my purposes).


 

offline retape from http://retape.net (Norway) on 2008-10-09 15:03 [#02243956]
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the trigger finger is also an option.


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2008-10-09 17:41 [#02244019]
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korg has an xy pad that does flams and rolls for you.
wherever your finger is determines how fast or volume. also
its so easy to do scenes and setups, just hold one button
and press the pad and you can assign it to whatever midi
channel or note cc#. also the korg has the most sensitive
and awesome pads and they light up which is neat . pads have
aftertouch too. corners register hits..

mpd24's got knobs and faders, so , if youre controlling a
lot that can be useful.. but the pads dont have aftertouch,
and the corners dont register hits, only the face of the
pads..

only buy a trigger finger if youre seriously desperate and
wanting to save money. or, if it just feels right. thats
what it comes down to really, what makes you feel the
best...


 

offline bit bare from Chilean Vulture Rising on 2008-10-09 22:05 [#02244054]
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playing stuff with your hands is for babies


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2008-10-09 22:52 [#02244058]
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wheres my bottle


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-15 18:40 [#02245861]
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I got an MPD24 for the knobs/faders/pads combo. It turned up
yesterday and I'm pleased as punch with it.


 

offline Indeksical from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-15 18:41 [#02245862]
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Just thought I'd let you know, I know you were all
wondering.


 

offline x0hx from Lysdexia (United States) on 2008-10-16 17:05 [#02246109]
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fucking SICK man


 


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