space_cowboy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 9813
- Joined: 2007/07/20 14:49:31
- Location: Front and center behind these monitors
- Status: offline
The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
http://www.nobcontrol.com/#top-section Evidently point your mouse and turn the nob to your heart's content. No special software (Automap). Kinda pricey. Kinda retro too, though. Wish it came in a stone enclosure. Marble, onyx, anthracite...
Some people call me Maurice SPLAT Pro lifetime, ADK 6 core 3.6Ghz with 32 GB RAM, SSD 1TB system drive, 3 3TB regular drives for samples, recordings and misc. Behringer X Touch, UAD Apollo Quad. 2 UAD2 Quads PCI (i think - inside the box whatever that is), Console 1. More guitars (40??) and synths (hard and soft) than talent. Zendrum!!!
|
Zargg
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10666
- Joined: 2014/09/28 04:20:14
- Location: Norway
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/24 21:05:43
(permalink)
I've been wanting this since it came out last some time last year. But haven't felt I had the need after getting my Console 1.. It to pricey for me, as well. I still get email from them from time to time, to say they are in stock. I haven't seen much publicity about it lately, either. I'd like to see an option, where you didn't have to move your mouse before using it. I would like to use both the nob and my mouse with my right hand. It would make me switch tools too often.. Nob with a touchpad  All the best.
Ken Nilsen ZarggBBZWin 10 Pro X64, Cakewalk by Bandlab, SPlat X64, AMD AM3+ fx-8320, 16Gb RAM, RME Ucx (+ ARC), Tascam FW 1884, M-Audio Keystation 61es, *AKAI MPK Pro 25, *Softube Console1, Alesis DM6 USB, Maschine MkII Laptop setup: Win 10 X64, i5 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 320gb 7200 RPM HD, Focusrite Solo, + *
|
paulo
Max Output Level: -13 dBFS
- Total Posts : 6218
- Joined: 2007/01/30 05:06:57
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/24 21:18:39
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby tlw 2017/07/25 13:07:52
So unless I've missed something, you point your mouse at something you want to control and then you can use this to control what the mouse is pointing at instead of just using the mouse that you already had to point at the thing you want to control ? Hmmm........ I'm not sure if they named it after the inventor, the investors or the would-be purchasers.
|
bitflipper
01100010 01101001 01110100 01100110 01101100 01101
- Total Posts : 26036
- Joined: 2006/09/17 11:23:23
- Location: Everett, WA USA
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/24 21:32:10
(permalink)
199 EUR for a pot and two switches? Yikes. If you really need more precision, try a nice laser mouse with oodles of programmable buttons for less than 30 bucks.
 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
|
John
Forum Host
- Total Posts : 30467
- Joined: 2003/11/06 11:53:17
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/24 21:34:58
(permalink)
|
space_cowboy
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 9813
- Joined: 2007/07/20 14:49:31
- Location: Front and center behind these monitors
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 01:47:58
(permalink)
bitflipper
199 EUR for a pot and two switches? Yikes. If you really need more precision, try a nice laser mouse with oodles of programmable buttons for less than 30 bucks.
Yeah but it is a German nob with German switches and German standard USB.
Some people call me Maurice SPLAT Pro lifetime, ADK 6 core 3.6Ghz with 32 GB RAM, SSD 1TB system drive, 3 3TB regular drives for samples, recordings and misc. Behringer X Touch, UAD Apollo Quad. 2 UAD2 Quads PCI (i think - inside the box whatever that is), Console 1. More guitars (40??) and synths (hard and soft) than talent. Zendrum!!!
|
azslow3
Max Output Level: -42.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3297
- Joined: 2012/06/22 19:27:51
- Location: Germany
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 06:36:43
(permalink)
space_cowboy
bitflipper
199 EUR for a pot and two switches? Yikes. If you really need more precision, try a nice laser mouse with oodles of programmable buttons for less than 30 bucks.
Yeah but it is a German nob with German switches and German standard USB.
The firm has perfect location to make knobs on wood: 100m from Conrad Electronic (to get the knob and switches) and 50m from the State park (for wood). 
Sonar 8LE -> Platinum infinity, REAPER, Windows 10 pro GA-EP35-DS3L, E7500, 4GB, GTX 1050 Ti, 2x500GB RME Babyface Pro (M-Audio Audiophile Firewire/410, VS-20), Kawai CN43, TD-11, Roland A500S, Akai MPK Mini, Keystation Pro, etc. www.azslow.com - Control Surface Integration Platform for SONAR, ReaCWP, AOSC and other accessibility tools
|
Zargg
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10666
- Joined: 2014/09/28 04:20:14
- Location: Norway
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 06:53:54
(permalink)
azslow3
space_cowboy
bitflipper
199 EUR for a pot and two switches? Yikes. If you really need more precision, try a nice laser mouse with oodles of programmable buttons for less than 30 bucks.
Yeah but it is a German nob with German switches and German standard USB.
The firm has perfect location to make knobs on wood: 100m from Conrad Electronic (to get the knob and switches) and 50m from the State park (for wood).
Ken Nilsen ZarggBBZWin 10 Pro X64, Cakewalk by Bandlab, SPlat X64, AMD AM3+ fx-8320, 16Gb RAM, RME Ucx (+ ARC), Tascam FW 1884, M-Audio Keystation 61es, *AKAI MPK Pro 25, *Softube Console1, Alesis DM6 USB, Maschine MkII Laptop setup: Win 10 X64, i5 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 320gb 7200 RPM HD, Focusrite Solo, + *
|
AT
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10654
- Joined: 2004/01/09 10:42:46
- Location: TeXaS
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 13:43:59
(permalink)
You have to admit, tho, it is a nice looking nob.
https://soundcloud.com/a-pleasure-dome
http://www.bnoir-film.com/ there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
|
Zargg
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10666
- Joined: 2014/09/28 04:20:14
- Location: Norway
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 13:49:15
(permalink)
It is indeed   That is why I have wanted one since I saw it. I could perhaps use it with my left hand...
Ken Nilsen ZarggBBZWin 10 Pro X64, Cakewalk by Bandlab, SPlat X64, AMD AM3+ fx-8320, 16Gb RAM, RME Ucx (+ ARC), Tascam FW 1884, M-Audio Keystation 61es, *AKAI MPK Pro 25, *Softube Console1, Alesis DM6 USB, Maschine MkII Laptop setup: Win 10 X64, i5 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 320gb 7200 RPM HD, Focusrite Solo, + *
|
chuckebaby
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 13146
- Joined: 2011/01/04 14:55:28
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/07/25 14:22:46
(permalink)
Im guessing the potentiometer is Type "T" / IE smooth as H.
but still Wow, that's a price tag.
Windows 8.1 X64 Sonar Platinum x64 Custom built: Asrock z97 1150 - Intel I7 4790k - 16GB corsair DDR3 1600 - PNY SSD 220GBFocusrite Saffire 18I8 - Mackie Control
|
M@
Max Output Level: -86 dBFS
- Total Posts : 221
- Joined: 2015/01/07 17:58:56
- Location: Innsbruck, Austria
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/02 18:18:03
(permalink)
Just had to laugh sooo hard reading the replies
Tracking: Sonar Platinum (X3 Producer, X2 studio, X1 expanded, 8.3) (64bit)System: Win10 Pro (64bit), Asus P8Z77 V Le Plus, I7-3770k, 16GB Ram, SSD System drive, Raid1 Recording & Backup drive, VS-700 Set, TC Konnekt 48Instruments: Roland Juno Stage, Kawai CA5, Washburn X50Pro, Blackstar-One100, Merida,...
|
interpolated
Max Output Level: -74 dBFS
- Total Posts : 830
- Joined: 2015/03/26 17:34:58
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/02 19:13:18
(permalink)
Brings a new meaning to the phrases playing with your knob.
|
Steev
Max Output Level: -84 dBFS
- Total Posts : 314
- Joined: 2006/02/04 08:24:08
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/04 13:16:36
(permalink)
KoooOOOoll,, I was looking for a rather simple way to over complicate using the boring old mouse and screw up my workflow! Damn the expense, I'm getting sick of this cheap crap anyway and would be willing to pay 3x as much if they install a really, really big vacuum tube, rough it up a bit for that vintage "custom shop" effect and assure me that it will definitely NOT work as described with Pro Tools.. That should be fairly easy 'cause very few things ever do for long.
Of course, as a rule I typically work in SONAR and although I do in fact have a Mac running Pro Tools in my studio, I personally usually give that puppy a wide birth and don't use it unless absolutely necessary (upon client insistence. '-p)
Clients could come in and gaze upon my wondrous Nob and ask; "Oh GEEPERS Steev, what does THIS Nob do?" and I could raise an eyebrow, shoot them a sinister look and reply; "DON'T TOUCH IT! It's very expensive."
I do believe this extra Nob would fit in perfect with my extremely over priced Pro Tools rig which I try so painstakingly try to avoid using for anything other then running Reason..
Hee, hee, how COSMIC, just thinking about getting one of these Nobs makes me want to go and punch my mother in the mouth for having me...
Last time I felt like that was when I upgraded OSx and my Digi 002 Rack turned into a paper weight.
Well of course I could have shelled out a $200 (US) ransom to Digidesign for new drivers, but I thought it would be more fun to shell out 3x as much for an Avid M-Box Pro, which in reality is exactly the same as an M Audio M Box, but with a really cool AVID Logo stenciled in purple on the top which is well worth the extra hundred or so dollars then the cheap old M Audio version.
Steev on Bandlab.com Custom built workstation. Windows 10 Pro x64. SONAR Platinum. Cakewalk by Bandlab.Sony Sound Forge Pro 10, ACID Pro 7, Vegas Pro 11Pro Tools. ASRock 990FX mobo, AMD FX 8370 8-Core. 16 gb DDR3 PC1866 G Skill Ripjaws X RAM. AMD FirePro V4900 1gb DDR5 accelerated graphics card. Behringer X Touch DAW ControllerFocusrite Scarlett 18i20 gen 2, OctoPre MkllWestern Digital 500GB SSD bootdrive, WD 500GB 10k rpm VelociRaptor for DAW projects . 2x1 TB WD Caviar Black SATA3 storage drives
|
Zargg
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10666
- Joined: 2014/09/28 04:20:14
- Location: Norway
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/04 14:21:02
(permalink)
Steev
KoooOOOoll,, I was looking for a rather simple way to over complicate using the boring old mouse and screw up my workflow! Damn the expense, I'm getting sick of this cheap crap anyway and would be willing to pay 3x as much if they install a really, really big vacuum tube, rough it up a bit for that vintage "custom shop" effect and assure me that it will definitely NOT work as described with Pro Tools.. That should be fairly easy 'cause very few things ever do for long.
Of course, as a rule I typically work in SONAR and although I do in fact have a Mac running Pro Tools in my studio, I personally usually give that puppy a wide birth and don't use it unless absolutely necessary (upon client insistence. '-p)
Clients could come in and gaze upon my wondrous Nob and ask; "Oh GEEPERS Steev, what does THIS Nob do?" and I could raise an eyebrow, shoot them a sinister look and reply; "DON'T TOUCH IT! It's very expensive."
I do believe this extra Nob would fit in perfect with my extremely over priced Pro Tools rig which I try so painstakingly try to avoid using for anything other then running Reason..
Hee, hee, how COSMIC, just thinking about getting one of these Nobs makes me want to go and punch my mother in the mouth for having me...
Last time I felt like that was when I upgraded OSx and my Digi 002 Rack turned into a paper weight.
Well of course I could have shelled out a $200 (US) ransom to Digidesign for new drivers, but I thought it would be more fun to shell out 3x as much for an Avid M-Box Pro, which in reality is exactly the same as an M Audio M Box, but with a really cool AVID Logo stenciled in purple on the top which is well worth the extra hundred or so dollars then the cheap old M Audio version.
ROTFLMAO!!
Ken Nilsen ZarggBBZWin 10 Pro X64, Cakewalk by Bandlab, SPlat X64, AMD AM3+ fx-8320, 16Gb RAM, RME Ucx (+ ARC), Tascam FW 1884, M-Audio Keystation 61es, *AKAI MPK Pro 25, *Softube Console1, Alesis DM6 USB, Maschine MkII Laptop setup: Win 10 X64, i5 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 320gb 7200 RPM HD, Focusrite Solo, + *
|
Zargg
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 10666
- Joined: 2014/09/28 04:20:14
- Location: Norway
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/04 14:21:30
(permalink)
Still want one And might get one eventually..
Ken Nilsen ZarggBBZWin 10 Pro X64, Cakewalk by Bandlab, SPlat X64, AMD AM3+ fx-8320, 16Gb RAM, RME Ucx (+ ARC), Tascam FW 1884, M-Audio Keystation 61es, *AKAI MPK Pro 25, *Softube Console1, Alesis DM6 USB, Maschine MkII Laptop setup: Win 10 X64, i5 2.4ghz, 8gb RAM, 320gb 7200 RPM HD, Focusrite Solo, + *
|
Steev
Max Output Level: -84 dBFS
- Total Posts : 314
- Joined: 2006/02/04 08:24:08
- Status: offline
Re: The nob - thoughts (besides price)?
2017/08/04 16:37:41
(permalink)
On a more serious note I could actually see the Nob as possibly an indispensable and relatively inexpensive controller for video editing work in NLE's such as Sony Vegas Pro. Vegas does support MCU protocol which is OK for audio tracks but abysmally non existent for video tracks, and there isn't any video editing mixing/controller anywhere near this price range to my knowledge a novice could afford.
And it should also be very useful to provide automation for plugins that don't support automation.
Steev on Bandlab.com Custom built workstation. Windows 10 Pro x64. SONAR Platinum. Cakewalk by Bandlab.Sony Sound Forge Pro 10, ACID Pro 7, Vegas Pro 11Pro Tools. ASRock 990FX mobo, AMD FX 8370 8-Core. 16 gb DDR3 PC1866 G Skill Ripjaws X RAM. AMD FirePro V4900 1gb DDR5 accelerated graphics card. Behringer X Touch DAW ControllerFocusrite Scarlett 18i20 gen 2, OctoPre MkllWestern Digital 500GB SSD bootdrive, WD 500GB 10k rpm VelociRaptor for DAW projects . 2x1 TB WD Caviar Black SATA3 storage drives
|