A very good friend of ours is moving back and selling a couple of things including his Command 8 control surface... Though it's somewhat older unit, his is in mint condition and quite a bargain.
I'm quite used to mixing with the mouse and I never put much thought in control surfaces for mixing because most of what I could have afforded didn't have motorized faders and no display of any kind. And this usually mean that you only make your workflow more complex - you still have to rely on mouse and keyboard extensively.
But this one seems particularly interesting. I just don't want to put money into something that'll end up gathering dust. Even though it's actually quite a bargain, after checking what these go for on eBay...
Any of you guys have added that type of surface to - or removed it from - your set up. Your thoughts?
Here's the specs.
- 8 touch-sensitive, motorized faders
- 8 automatable rotary encoders with LED rings
- Channels bankable in groups of 8
- Big, bright, 110-character (55 characters x 2 rows) backlit LCD
- Integrated 1-IN/2-OUT MIDI interface (16 channels in, 32 out)
- Standalone MIDI controller mode - Easy to map controls to software or devices
- Flexible Focusrite onboard monitoring section
- Works natively with the Avid family of products' Automation Gain Tool
- Simple USB connection to your PC or Mac
- Supports both Pro Tools TDM and LE systems (independently)