Tascam's FW-1082 is a FireWire audio/MIDI interface and control surface that can function as a fully capable standalone audio mixer. Tascam and Frontier...
Digidesign's new, USB-based Command|8 combines an 8-channel MIDI control surface, a MIDI interface, and a stereo monitor. Command|8 requires Pro Tools...
Control surfaces such as Tascam's multifunctional FW-1884 were practically nonexistent five years ago. Today, most studios perform all their mixing and...
Imagine linking all of your audio and MIDI equipment using one bidirectional cable for each device. The mLAN protocol, introduced by Yamaha more than...
The JLCooper CS-32 is a compact 32-channel control surface that can be adapted to a variety of popular software applications. It is available in either a MIDI or USB configuration....
The expanding universe of USB/MIDI control surfaces has just expanded a bit more with the introduction of the Evolution U-Control UC-33e ($329.95). This compact upgrade of the original UC-33 offers a nice array of faders, knobs, and buttons for transmitting a variety MIDI messages and SysEx data....
Mackie Control is a full-featured expandable MIDI control surface offering automated 100 mm touch-sensitive motorized faders as well as transport controls. It supports most software DAWs on Mac and PC....
The original Mackie HUI (Human User Interface) MIDI control surface debuted in 1997 and transformed mixing in Pro Tools by offering a physical interface...
Digidesign has dominated professional music and post production with their TDM-based Pro Tools hardware and software. They have also made strong inroads into the project-studio market with the Digi 001 and Mbox products. With the introduction of the Digi 002, Digidesign creates a high resolution, portable host-based Pro Tools system with robust, flexible I/O and a comprehensive integrated control surface....
The EZbus from Event Electronics is an impressive hybrid that combines a digital mixer, a virtual control surface, and an audio/MIDI interface into a...
For every one of my students who ever cried out in frustration, Why, oh, why do we have to learn hexadecimal numbers? I have the best answer yet: the...
Although it's possible to tackle some DAW-based mixing and automation tasks using simple MIDI controllers, that approach has clear limitations. If you...
Although control surfaces like HUI and MotorMix are made to interface nicely with Pro Tools, Digidesign makes its own Pro Tools control surfaces for high-end,...
Use your mixer as a control surface, too... most digital mixers on the market (and even a few analog mixers) allow you to do that to one degree or another through MIDI....
In today's digital audio workstation environment, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse are still the primary means of control. But as many desktop musicians have discovered, these are not the best or most intuitive tools for mixing audio. Enter the MIDI control surface....
Those with limited budgets need not suffer the dread mixitis rodentus, the horrible condition caused by excessive mouse-handling while mixing. Indeed,...
Radikal's SAC-2K occupies a market niche somewhere between generic MIDI fader devices and high-end proprietary control surfaces. When used with a compliant...
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