I had a Mackie Control Universal Pro and sold it for a 32" touch screen monitor. Discovered to my dismay that touch isn't what marketing hypes it up to being. Picked up another MCU Pro and an Extender and haven't looked back.

I also have a MCU and XT.  It never quite lived up to my hopes, but it is serviceable.  I also have a transport, which is very usable when tracking.  Sometimes I keep the transport on the desk for the Transport buttons and scrub. 
 
I don't usually power up the Mackies, but if I am mixing, I think they're a good (if imperfect) tool. 

I want a Raven...
 
http://www.slateproaudio.com/products/raven-mtx/
 
Dan

dcumpian
I want a Raven...
 http://www.slateproaudio.com/products/raven-mtx/
 Dan

Yeah, that looks better than the cheap one I found....$13K vice $999!
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MTXSR7.1
 +1 on this one instead...

A close friend is in love with his Presonus Faderport. Never really considered a control surface as a dedicated geek, gamer and daw nut - odd, you'd think I'd love new shiny toys.
 
The surprise - I freaking love the faderport in studio one. One sliding / auto updating fader that follows any selected channel on screen with many (M/S/R, automation, transport) controls to hand.
 
If cakewalk could secure a hardware partner worth a damn a small scale, low cost transport / channel editor for Sonar would be amazing. Perhaps many users, like me, would discover how real buttons and freedom from the mouse really help us in creative moments.

Karyn

SuperG...
This puts me in mind about another thread I answered where drivers were an issue. A lot of companies will contract this out - yet it's gonna cost some 5 figures. In this case, it's much more economical to simply have a driver writer on staff. The benefits, always up to date, latest features, ability to react to product changes, not to mention the customer goodwill these generate. Yet, some companies would rather be penny-wise, pound foolish...

Unfortunately, there are companies* who write their own drivers for their own hardware who seem to think the best way to get their "users" to trash their top of the range, very expensive, fully functional hardware and replace it with the latest, shinier, more expensive but less functional hardware is to STOP updating the drivers. 
 
 
 
* I'm NOT referring to Cakewalk.

That's why forking out some money for an RME product is totally worth.  My biggest regret is not having an RME unit. Now I can't afford them. My l black list of vendors keep growing. 
 

SilentMind
A close friend is in love with his Presonus Faderport. Never really considered a control surface as a dedicated geek, gamer and daw nut - odd, you'd think I'd love new shiny toys.
 
The surprise - I freaking love the faderport in studio one. One sliding / auto updating fader that follows any selected channel on screen with many (M/S/R, automation, transport) controls to hand.
 
If cakewalk could secure a hardware partner worth a damn a small scale, low cost transport / channel editor for Sonar would be amazing. Perhaps many users, like me, would discover how real buttons and freedom from the mouse really help us in creative moments.

I grabbed a FaderPort a couple of months or so ago.  With azslow's AZ Controller it is a joy to use with Sonar.
There is also a 3rd party plug for Reaper that makes it super sweet there too.

SilentMind
A close friend is in love with his Presonus Faderport. Never really considered a control surface as a dedicated geek, gamer and daw nut - odd, you'd think I'd love new shiny toys.
 
The surprise - I freaking love the faderport in studio one. One sliding / auto updating fader that follows any selected channel on screen with many (M/S/R, automation, transport) controls to hand.
 
If cakewalk could secure a hardware partner worth a damn a small scale, low cost transport / channel editor for Sonar would be amazing. Perhaps many users, like me, would discover how real buttons and freedom from the mouse really help us in creative moments.

+1

patm300e

dcumpian
I want a Raven...
 http://www.slateproaudio.com/products/raven-mtx/
 Dan

Yeah, that looks better than the cheap one I found....$13K vice $999!
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MTXSR7.1
 +1 on this one instead...

That is nice!

Sanderxpander
The thing I seem to miss most is a scrub wheel.

That is the thing I missed when I stopped using the Yamaha 01x. I now use Lemur for android. The template for Sonar not only has a scrub wheel, you can redesign the layout/size of control items to suit yourself.