What are some good Hardware Controllers for using Live?

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:37 am

What are some good Hardware Controllers for using Live?

What do you use?

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:44 am

this will be dope if it ever makes it to production.

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/course ... 2003/lil2/

.lm.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:47 am

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:53 am

honestly it depends on what you want to do.

check out kenton for a really compact knob box:

http://www.kentonuk.com/

akai keys and pads if you want something to write stuff with.

novation automap controllers have some advantages, but they aren't really built great.

build your own using a doepher kit?

.lm.

ollyb303 · Post by **ollyb303** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:48 am

I use Faderfox LV2s - I've got 2 of them and they just rock! Buying another soon so I can control 18 tracks.

They're optimised for Live and from 7.0.2 onwards it's plug & play, no setup required.

Not too pricey either.

tundravisions · Post by **tundravisions** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:59 am

i'm perfectly happy with my Remote SL Zero, since i finally got my head around the editor (forget about automap, that sucks).

It RROCKS.

mekon · Post by **mekon** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:10 am

+1 for the faderfoxes
I had the bcr2000 and bcf2000 - sold them
I have a killamix mini - use it occaisionally
Faderfox lv2 - my go to controller - will prob get another one soon

Peace
Out

UKRuss · Post by **UKRuss** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:16 am

Does depend what you want to do.

I kind of came up with a combo of things I need for production and for live play and I had to go a relatively cheape route so i ended up with a UC33e for knobs and faders, standard 49 key midi keyboard, Trigger finger, FCB1010 and the alesis control pad.

Kind of got bits of everything there, but it allows me foot control and hand control for live triggering of things plus tweaking and composing for production.

The alesis pad plus session drums is about the most fun I've had in the studio for some time.

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:48 am

I will check em all out. Cool stuff, thanks guys!

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:08 am

leisuremuffin wrote:this will be dope if it ever makes it to production.

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/course ... 2003/lil2/

.lm.

Dj-Grobe · Post by **Dj-Grobe** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:52 am

Korg zero 8

Awesome all in one, i have one unit and no have complaint about the unit.
Rock solid !!

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:40 pm

Nocturn cheap as chips and it has a software GUI so you can actually see where you are.

etceterax · Post by **etceterax** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:33 pm

I picked up an M-Audio Axiom 49 early this year. Keys, faders, knobs, and drum pads. I like it quite a bit.

guerillabass · Post by **guerillabass** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:33 am

leisuremuffin wrote:this will be dope if it ever makes it to production.

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/course ... 2003/lil2/

.lm.

Yeah dope on plastic

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:06 am

Damn happy here with BCF2000 plus BCR2000 as an ultimate dub station. Really diggin' using buttons for sends. Wish I had 4 rows of buttons on one unit.