16 faders controller

[nielsbjerg]

I need a 16 faders controller with possibility to switch bank in order to control 32 output channels in Live. I'd go for the Presonus Faderport 16, but I understand that with the Mackie HUI protocol I'll have to switch bank every 8 channels. Any suggestions for other solutions?

[Flexbusterman8888]

I need a 16 faders controller with possibility to switch bank in order to control 32 output channels in Live. I'd go for the Presonus Faderport 16, but I understand that with the Mackie HUI protocol I'll have to switch bank every 8 channels. Any suggestions for other solutions?

Novation Launch Control, or Launch Control XL

[nielsbjerg]

Yes, I'd go for that, but I would like to have 16 motorized faders

[S4racen]

Motorised really narrows down the options but....

2 x BCF 2000's and sync them together....

https://isotonikstudios.com/product/beh ... t-live-10/

https://isotonikstudios.com/product/launchsync-series/

Cheers
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[nielsbjerg]

Thanks! How about the new model x-touch plus an extender? I heard the faders are better

[S4racen]

No idea, haven't seen or played with one in the wild...

Cheers
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[jestermgee]

Mackie MCu + Extender would work great.

I have an MCU with 8 motor faders and because you can switch pages of faders at a time it's super fast to page through faders on the fly. The Xtouch should be the same thing really.

[nielsbjerg]

Sounds great with the MCU + extender. This means I could use all 16 faders without having to switch bank to control channel 9-16?

I'm asking because I found this quote on the Presonus Faderport website:

"Q: Why am I having to switch banks every 8 tracks while using the FaderPort with my DAW?

A: In certain DAW software, it is required to use the Mackie HUI protocol to interface with the FaderPort. The HUI protocol was designed by Mackie to operate with their specific controller hardware which has eight faders, so by design, HUI deals with tracks or channels in banks of eight. Because of this design, it is not possible to select tracks with the mouse that are outside the "bank" of eight that your current faderport-controlled track is in without switching banks. The following DAWs require HUI support with the FaderPort:

Ableton Live
Cubase (64-bit mode only on Mac)
Nuendo (64-bit mode only on Mac)
Pro Tools
In these DAWs, it is necessary to use the Faderport Bank Select function to switch between banks when needing to select and control a track outside of the current bank of eight."