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  • Who is using any control surface with X2? (p.2)
2013/03/27 10:30:35
bitSync
I use the BluAudio D8Bridge MCU (Mackie Control) controller (a combination of the Mackie d8b console, the BluAudio D8Bridge v1.1 MCU emulation software, the BluAudio custom pinout serial cable, and a USB-serial adapter) when seated at the workstation and the Frontier TranzPort wireless controller across the room at the vocal mic.  I also use a wireless keyboard and mouse.  All three of these control surfaces operate concurrently.  For example, I can start the project with the play button on the d8b control surface, walk to the other side of the room and mute or solo a track on the TranzPort, then hit the QWERTY keyboard spacebar somewhere else in the room to stop the playback.  I find this arrangement gives me an incredible amount of flexibility. 
2013/03/27 10:39:32
djjhart@aol.com
I use a tascam fw1884 as my control surface. Roland quad capture as my audio device . I use an akai mpk49 as my act controller which btw suxs. My Gaia works much better as a midi controller . Akai has never played well with sonar ..act IMO suxs 1000 percent always has. It's a feature that from day one that  just suxs.
 
2013/03/27 11:02:08
Wood67
^ Glad to know it's not just me suffering the ACT issues.

Maybe Scott's new book will make it clearer!
2013/03/27 11:47:21
Frostysnake
APro800 and VS-100
2013/03/27 11:49:50
djjhart@aol.com
Act works its just finicky ..especially if its a non Roland /cakewalk controller .
2013/03/27 12:25:34
VariousArtist
I really want a simple controller that has nothing more than the basic transport controls.  BIG buttons that do the following:
- START, STOP, PAUSE, REWIND, RECORD

That's it.  Five large buttons that I can easily tap with minimal effort and without having to look at the device to see what I'm doing.  Nothing more, nothing less.  It would be nice if it worked immediately "out of the box", and even better if it was wireless.

Make one, and I'll buy it.
2013/03/27 12:44:39
Wood67
It would be pretty cool to take an old Studer remote transport unit and reconfigure it for a wireless midi control surface.  Nice big buttons, and great for punch-in/out and programming waypoints.

The little Faderport (once you register the dll properly, lol) has a great transport section, and pretty coloured lights.  I have this now used mostly for the busses, and have the BCF for the individual tracks.  Faderport is on the right of my desk and I can locate it on the Akai keyboard or somewhere handy, but it's not wireless.  To get the motorized fader working you also need a seperate power supply.
2013/03/27 13:09:28
drummaman
Frontier Tranzport - 
It still works great with Win7 Pro x64 and Sonar X2PE x64.
Currently watching Neyrinck with their V-Control Pro for the iPad for the next step up:
http://www.neyrinck.com/v-control-pro

2013/03/27 13:12:58
wst3
Peavey StudioMix, NI Kore2, and Frontier Design Tranzport here.

All three work well.
2013/03/27 13:44:11
Progmatist
A Korg NanoKontrol. I set it up years ago in Sonar 8.5. The settings transferred over when upgrading to X1 and X2, so no setup whatsoever was required. It currently works flawlessly in X2.
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