Small MIDI controller?

freddan · Post by **freddan** » Tue May 11, 2004 7:55 am

As I'm getting 24ch in/out through ADAT soon I will get rid of the mixer. Though I would still want to easily be able to adjust control room volume, headphones volume etc.

For this I thought that a couple of MIDI knobs/faders would be suitable. Maybe around four MIDI knobs/faders would be enough. The main thing that it should be small and not take too much space.

Anybody that has a recommendation for a small MIDI control unit like above?

/Fred

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Tue May 11, 2004 12:55 pm

Behringer BCF2000 for 274€ seems totaly cheap for the features provided

AndreD · Post by **AndreD** » Tue May 11, 2004 4:27 pm

Hi,
I´m using:

http://www.mircontrol.com/

http://www.mircontrol.com/overview.html

best,
Andre

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freddan · Post by **freddan** » Wed May 12, 2004 7:58 am

Both are quite nice!

Also found these ones that are small and affordable:

http://www.tascam.com/product_info.php? ... r_hardware

http://www.evolution.co.uk/products/evo_uc16.htm

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Wed May 12, 2004 9:51 am

The tascam is a usb audio card first, that happen to control some midi parameters, not that usefull for you i think, but still can work as a standalone micro mixer to have a master hardware volume...

I have a Evolution UC-16 at the studio, and it work pretty well, but it's almost the same price as the behringer, without the moving faders... Haven't you dreamed about a motorized STM1632?

Personnaly, at home i have a Tascam fw-1884 that goes way behond the midi controler...

It a audio card with 18in/18out, asio2,gsif, wdm driver, it's also a 4x4 midi interfaces with hardware patching, and a standalone digital mixer with 8 pretty amazing preamps, + a Logic control/Mackie control/HUI Control + a 4 layer completely programmable midi controler with motorized faders etc + a monitoring section, but it's not in the same price league...

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freddan · Post by **freddan** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:45 am

Well... I would really want a Mackie Control but it's too expensive for my budget right now. So I guess I have to stick with a simple MIDI control and move faders with the mouse.

Also got a suggestion about this one:
http://www.samsontech.com/products/prod ... &brandID=2

Not a MIDI controller but would fit my needs for a control room control.

freddan · Post by **freddan** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:57 am

Found a used Samson C-Control (see link above) and deciced to go with that one!