HELP: Which Motorized fader midi controller?

kpa · Post by **kpa** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:33 pm

Hi,

Im looking for a midi controller that has motorized or touch sensitive faders.Anyone have any ideas about which one??

Ihave seen the BCF2000, but heard that the faders mtor isnt the best built. Also its not touch sensitive. What are the best options, and best value?

Looking for 8 or 16 tracks.

Any other ideas or suggestions about mixing tracks down in live, currently i do it with the mouse and some 60mm faders on my controller keyboard.

Cheers,

kpa

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:57 am

BCF works pretty well for me. I've never really had a problem with fighting the faders because for whatever reason I don't really use them for recording automation - i just usually draw in the envelopes and only use the faders for general level tweaking without having the record engaged.

I think most would say the genuine Mackie Control is really nice.

Possibly a Tascam would be a good value comparitively, and they have touch faders

joesapo · Post by **joesapo** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:27 am

+1 for the BCF... Love mine...

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:31 am

tascam us-2400 if you can find one

muthafunka · Post by **muthafunka** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:12 pm

stale bread wrote:tascam us-2400 if you can find one

And have about $1500 spare.....

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:50 pm

Mackie definitely. Found a Mackie Control for $325 on Craigslist and don;t even turn on the BCF anymore. The BCF is OK, if you put it in Cubase emulation, Live can use it pretty well, but the pan, mute, solo, etc. isn't nearly as cool as the Mackie. The big advantage of the BCF to me is that you can pick one up for less than $200, tour with it, and if it breaks, it's just a trip to the local music store to replace. the makie is generally around $900, and shows no signs of dropping in price!

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:51 pm

Yamaha 01v/96. Soundcard, controller, and mixer all rolled into one. All sent down a single Firewire cable. Built like a brick shithouse (I've accidently tested this...

) Great in the studio and on stage.

http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/Con ... CT,00.html

17 motorized faders, 16 channels of 24-bit/96kHz input/output, 12 mic pres, excellent onboard effects/EQ/dynamics, etc.

Fits perfectly in this case, too: http://www.skbcases.com/music/products/ ... c=120&s=81

richardl · Post by **richardl** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:03 pm

The M-Audio Projectmix IO has touch sensitive motorized faders. It's a a good piece of kit with lots of capability and excellent audio IO. Not in the same league as a Mackie but cheaper.

Many here have had poor experiences with the ProjectMix and M-Audio. So take that under advisement. I've had good performance from mine, but I speak for just me.

But it's hard to go wrong with the BCF2000 for the price. But as you note no touch sensitivity. Touch is nice, but I don't know how important it really is.