delmariel
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Best control surface?
Hi!
Anyone have any recommendations on the best control surface for Sonar Platinum?
I was thinking of the Novation Mk2 SL.
Thanks!
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RSMCGUITAR
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/12 19:17:29
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delmariel
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/12 19:33:42
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Huh?
I have no idea what that would do for me. I need a keyboard to run Omnisphere via Sonar. A joystick won't help at all.
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/12 19:41:16
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RSMCGUITAR
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/12 23:04:30
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Now that I see no one else has responded I feel bad :( I was only joking. In the Omnisphere demo they are using that keyboard you mention. It really depends whether you're looking to control Sonar or looking to control Omnisphere. I think it's fair to say the Novation Keyboard will work quite well controlling Omnisphere.
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/13 01:27:19
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I have a Mackie Control and one XT .
I really like it.
Craig
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kenny@vhprecords.com
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/15 00:11:16
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Ableton Push! with Azlow's brilliant controller software. It is now the centrepiece of my studio :)
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/15 06:41:27
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StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen. I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/15 08:34:36
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Well it all depends on if you want a dedicated control surface for Sonar Plat or if you want a midi keyboard to act as a control surface. I truly think the two are separate. I have several M-Audio keyboards for just using as midi keyboards, that's it. I have a Korg Workstation for using a workstation, that's it. However, I have a Mackie Control surface to use for only controlling Sonar X3e, that's it. If you want a great control surface, see if you can find a used Mackie Control Surface, or even a BCF2000 from Behringer off of ebay or Craigslist. Look here for a list of true control surfaces Check out the Behringer X-Touch compact. http://www.sweetwater.com/c808--Mixing_Control_Surfaces
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/15 21:20:29
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By far, the best controller for Sonar remains the V700. Yeah, we V700 owners **** and moan about it being dropped, but in reality, it works just fine. I personally use it every single day with Platinum. You are not gong to find any controller that is more tightly intergrated with Sonar....period.
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/19 08:42:29
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/19 10:59:54
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With all the different variety of choices in this thread, it seems to me that AZlow's controller software is the common winner (no matter what hardware controller you use).......roooight?? 
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/19 11:21:50
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I was waiting for the Behringer motorized keyboards. Hey Tascam, any plans??
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/19 11:38:35
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Mesh
With all the different variety of choices in this thread, it seems to me that AZlow's controller software is the common winner (no matter what hardware controller you use).......roooight??
First, agreed the V-Studio controller still works, has very tight integration, and you can sometimes find one cheap because they're no longer supported. Second, Azslow3's controller plug-in can probably make household silverware control SONAR. It's great. Third, [link=mailto:kenny@vhprecords:]kenny@vhprecords:[/link] can you share your Push preset?
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/19 13:00:20
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kzmaier
I was waiting for the Behringer motorized keyboards.
God, me too on the Behringer. I was actually kinda psyched about them (Never thought I'd be saying that about a Behringer product), but I've been waiting for about a year now and they still don't seem to have a release date. They look cool but I'm starting to think they'll never actually be available.... Dean
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/20 03:36:05
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2015/08/20 10:52:37
Behringer X-Touch (all 3) are marked "can be delivered now" on thomann.de They need some plug-in to work with Sonar. And taking reports about qCon and SSL devices with Sonar MCU plug-in into account, I do not see a reason to be extremely optimistic about out of the box functionality. Mesh
With all the different variety of choices in this thread, it seems to me that AZlow's controller software is the common winner (no matter what hardware controller you use).......roooight??
It is easy to win when there is no concurrence Old CW plug-ins was not updated for years, Roland has officially declared the end of CW dedicated devices support, Panorama and InControl has no Sonar support, old devices with good Sonar support (Alphatrack, Faderport) are discontinued, Nektar does not have "advanced" controls (no Motorfaders, no Encoders, no display). And so my plug-in is the only one which allows functionality on the level of VS-700 (and a bit more), works for any device and still in active development.
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Re: Best control surface?
2015/08/20 09:56:02
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VS-700 is a great solution for me.
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