Remote SL25 - what's the verdict?

Satellite Dub · Post by **Satellite Dub** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:30 pm

Hi all,

Just wondering what those of you who have had a remote sl for a week or 2 now think of it?

Pros and cons?

Anyone know when Automap is coming for Live?

Best - Craig xxx

thx1138 · Post by **thx1138** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:12 pm

I been beta testing one for over two months now and its a great piece of kit, Pots could be higher quality but its not let me down once at all my gigs.

I strongly urge anyone to buy one 9 3/4 out of 10 from me

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:05 pm

I'm loving mine, check for the other threads on this topic, it comes up every week.

No complaints working with it, assigning parameters, setting it up, the PC software works great, it's very well thought out.

debu · Post by **debu** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:44 pm

loving mine here as well...has anyone heard anything new about ableton auto-map?

Willyum · Post by **Willyum** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:17 pm

I don't have one, but I'm hearing everyone talking about setting up parameters and templates and stuff. I thought the whole idea of it costing so much is because you supposedly never have to do that again......I don't get it?!

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:30 pm

Willyum wrote:I don't have one, but I'm hearing everyone talking about setting up parameters and templates and stuff. I thought the whole idea of it costing so much is because you supposedly never have to do that again......I don't get it?!

it's automapping, ableton hasn't released support for that yet, it looks like they will soon, but who knows.

the cost has nothing to do with that.

it's no big deal to assign midi to a device, I can't believe how lazy people can be. I would've purchased an SL25 w/o automapping, I mostly like it for the size, controls, and USB/battery power

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glu · Post by **glu** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:07 pm

Agreed. Plus, never buy something that comes attached to a promise if that promise is the main reason why you bought it.

I needed a compact MIDI controller with keys, encoders/pots, faders, lots of buttons, at least 8 trigger pads, a joystick, a touch pad, flexible MIDI routing, (and it came with Novation's virtual version of their bass station which isn't all that shabby)
it has 2 nice LCDs so you can stop having to memorize where the hell you assigned the Q on your filter or the rate of the LFO the grid on beat repeat etc etc..

It works great with Live, and the soon to be automapping feature will just be icing on the cake. I wish it looked as thin as most pictures make it appear to be (at that magical angle) and i wish it were metal, I would pay an extra for those two things. so I give it a 9/10 because those aren't even complaints and it packs a lot of controls in one unit.

dbolt · Post by **dbolt** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:01 am

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

WHAT HE SAID ABOVE

I HAVE THE KORG MK AND WONT NEVER SELL IT ANOTHER GREAT CONTROLLER, PUT THE METAL CASING ON THE NOVATION AND VERY SOLID CONTROLLER. EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND CHECK NOVATION'S SITE LOOKING FOR THE AUTOMAP FOR ABLETON.

LATER
dUSTIN

thx1138 · Post by **thx1138** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:28 am

Full review now online:-

http://www.abletonlivedj.com

d_u_b_ios · Post by **d_u_b_ios** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:10 am

its a very good controller

, assigning and customizing the routing from any knob a.s.o is quite easy. so 9/10 for that. quality of novation knowbs etc.. is ok for the price, it can be allways better 7/10. overall it comes for me with a 8/10.

Nav · Post by **Nav** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:33 am

thx1138 wrote:Full review now online:-

http://www.abletonlivedj.com

22mb pdf file downlaod inorder to read it :S

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:54 am

It's gotten crappy reviews over all (I expected slobering and pure joy) from the mags. The big problem I keep reading is.....drumroll please

lack of ABLETON support!!!!!!!!! That is what I'm talking about, the waiting thing ain't workin' in my opinion.......isn't that what the auto map supposed to do?

Ok, hey, it really looks kickass to me persoanlly.......

lincolnkid · Post by **lincolnkid** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:56 am

eyeknow · Post by **eyeknow** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:24 pm

well, I'll rephraze, I don't seem to be doing good communitcation lately.....

Instead of the "OH MY GOD, YOU GOTTA GET THIS" reviews I expected, it seems that there were more shortcommings than expected......once you dig deep.

Anyways.........enjoy the sl!

Satellite Dub · Post by **Satellite Dub** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:27 pm

Took a trip to my local dealer who had a SL on show. 10 minutes of fiddling and I was heading home with one. Looks like it will do the job for me big time!

Craig xxx

Remote SL25 - what's the verdict?

Remote SL25 - what's the verdict?

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