MIDI Controller Suggestions

[steckdose]

I hung onto a Novation Launch Control (the small one without faders) which is getting more use now than it did when I bought it. I'm pretty pleased to be able to set the buttons to latch or not and having available several templates is good for flexibility between smaller fully featured setups or bigger ones where I might just need easy access to a parameter or two.

Someone mentioned the Beatstep - one thing to consider is the response of the encoders. I ended up selling mine because not having an indicator of value became too frustrating. That might just be me though.

[joaoorecchia]

Thought I'd add two cents - I mapped a Korg Nanokontrol to volume, external out2 (knobs), mutes, solos and record arm, over 8 tracks.

The learn function on the Bluebox is amazing. Feels quicker and cleaner than on the Blackbox somehow, probably because it's relatively once-off setup and I'm not likely to be adding mapping on the fly like I might on Blackbox. The Nanokontrol isn't great because of all the reasons stated in this thread, but it it took seconds to map the controls and it's quite nice to have a combination of physical controls and on-screen controls.

[Yokiiim]

The Midi Fighter Twister is great for that !

[bram2000]

I’m using the faderfox MX12. Fantastic controller (as all faderfox) but not cheap. Extremely flexible routing (2 din midi channels and midi over usb, all routed between each other freely). Programmable straight from the device very quickly.

[dc_Sux]

I’m using the faderfox MX12. Fantastic controller (as all faderfox) but not cheap. Extremely flexible routing (2 din midi channels and midi over usb, all routed between each other freely). Programmable straight from the device very quickly.

interested in this, although it is so much more expensive. I know the faderfox gear is quality though.
Anyone got any experience of the icon platform M+ and whether it works with the bluebox?
https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/icon-platform-m

I tried hooking up my xone 96 mixer, but the bluebox doesn’t seem to recognise the midi from it, sadly.

[RC Prime]

Here's an interesting one if you only need mutes/solos: empress zoia. Unfortunately no knobs/sliders, but there are other possibilities in triggering envelopes or lfos. The delay can get seriously glitchy when modulating the delay time.

As a side note, isn't width supposed to control the ping-pong spread? I seem to get full pingponginess no matter where it's set.

Edit: figured out it's for the filter width when engaged. I guess it's all pingpong, all the time.

[bram2000]

interested in this, although it is so much more expensive. I know the faderfox gear is quality though.
Anyone got any experience of the icon platform M+ and whether it works with the bluebox?
https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/icon-platform-m

I didn't pay full price for the MX12, I managed to hunt one down on ebay or reverb (can't remember) using saved searches. It's the main controller for my live set and I love its flexibility.

[Doomservice]

Those of you who use midi fighter twister, how do you use/program the twister to control the Bluebox? Sorry if ot!

[kilroy]

Novation Launchpad Pro Mk3 works great with the bluebox. I've created custom control pages for volume, sends, filter sweeps, etc.

[Keymanpal]

I used a Kenton Killamix mini and its a nice companion to the BB ;-)

9 Pages (each on its own MIDI CH) with 9 knobs and 9 push buttons

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lfFFe1rWg1Z2Be8Pkjc3Eest4q1ulAoz/view?usp=sharing

[Steve]

that link is private

[Keymanpal]

Steve Sorry... I just corrected that link; I just wanted to attached that photo (new around here, more used to Discourse I guess)

[Steve]

no worries. Thanks for sharing. I like all the Kenton gear!

[osxandy]

The Midi Fighter Twister is great for that !

Absolutely brilliant mine [Midi Fighter Twister] came today proper plug & play, MIDI learn works just great.

[0101-Usr]

I'm also waiting for Behringer BCR32 - this will be quite interesting option.

[haslloween]

Thanks a lot everybody for the discussion! Thanks to this thread, I got the KORG nanoKONTROL2, and I'm pretty happy with it. MIDI learn is awesome indeed.

I am using 8 tracks with it, mapped volumes to the sliders, OUT2 to the pan knobs for send-return, M and S to mute and solo, and R to CUE out for headphones.

I wonder whether anybody has good ideas for what to use the transport knobs on the nanoKONTROL2 for. Seems like a waste to have them unmapped, but I don't really have any good ideas for what I could map them to. If it was pots, there'd be lots of fun things (EQ, FX, etc.), but since it's buttons, I'm not so sure...

[jayneural]

I just received this Noise Machine from a last year’s kickstarter campaign.

it’s Bluetooth only but you can easily make the Blackbox Bluetooth MIDI capable with a CME WIDI jack.

I will test it and let you know but this looks pretty promising, especially in in split mode.