looking for a midi controller

Helix

not a keyboard now, a smallish control surface (and not the uc33e)

preferably with decent build, and infinite rotary pots. faders arent a prerequisite, its basically just to have a central hub to tweak all my outboard filer cut offs/resonance/wet & dry etc

id say even 8-16 pots on her would do the trick, and it doesnt need any note input facility

any ideas?

jimi_t

Helix wrote: »

not a keyboard now, a smallish control surface (and not the uc33e)

preferably with decent build, and infinite rotary pots. faders arent a prerequisite, its basically just to have a central hub to tweak all my outboard filer cut offs/resonance/wet & dry etc

id say even 8-16 pots on her would do the trick, and it doesnt need any note input facility

any ideas?

Why not the Behringer BCR2000? Its actually pretty damn decent asides from the stigma surrounding Behringer.

Gumbyman

I know you don't want keyboard but I use a Korg Mikrokontrol and it has lots of faders etc. For the price of it, it may be worth taking a look at.

Helix

jimi_t wrote: »

Why not the Behringer BCR2000? Its actually pretty damn decent asides from the stigma surrounding Behringer.

decent build quality and reliable? it wouldnt be used with a pc either, so dodgy drivers wouldnt be a worry, once the box itself is solid and i can store maybe 12 different presets in it, itd do me fine

only about 120 quid too

jimi_t

I mean fairly solid - as solid as you'd expect at the price. Nothing would really snap off too easily.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan05/articles/behringercontrollers.htm

Feck it, at that price you might as well go for it. I'm getting one in the next fortnight after playing around with one in real life.

jimi_t

Did you end up with the behringer in the end? I'm just after seeing CME's new offering

http://www.thomann.de/ie/cme_bitstream_3x.htm

Helix

nah i didnt get one in the end, i realised i was being retarded

the mpc4000 has a few pots and faders which do the job fine