can someone recommend a midi controller for ableton live 6

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can someone recommend a midi controller for ableton live 6

Post by Lurka » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:51 pm

on a mac, got a budget of around 200-300 cheers crew!!! :D

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Post by sro » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:29 pm

are you partial to pads, keys, sliders?

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Post by Lurka » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:35 pm

all sounds good mate would rate some keys and sliders for def, and one that doesnt take much time to set up all the controls if there was one that was almost plug and play for ableton i would be loving it! lol :D

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Post by forensix (mcr) » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:38 pm

Novation Remote SL

I have the version without keys and i don't know how i lived without it

edit: and it's pretty much plug and play set up the inputs and outputs and you're away

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Post by Lurka » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:46 pm

session i was looking at those and they seem pretty tasty! would have to get one with keys tho cos i cant bear this tappin in business ne more so hard to get a feel and make it sound human!

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Post by sro » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:50 pm

for ease of setup you can't beat the novation sl series with automap...keys are also the best quality imo...nice and springy with a good weighty synth feel...pads are smallish but solid...sliders are short throw but good quality...not sure about UK pricing but i think the 2 or 3 octave model falls in your price range...

heard conflicting reports about the newish m-audio controllers w/ the pads...some folks say the pads wear out quickly and i know for a fact that the keys do not feel as solid as the novation's...still not as cheap as the older m-audio stuff like my radium61 :roll: ...

for pads i would recommend the akai controllers simply because...they know pads...end of story...i own both the mpd-16 and mpd-24 and love them although they do require a little time to setup properly...i think the m-audio trigger finger just got a price drop...and there is the comparably priced korg pad control if you fancy flashing pink lights but no sliders and only one knob...hope that helps

forensix beat me to it :D

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Post by Lurka » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:58 pm

thank you very much crew, im gonna look into the novation tings and hopefully make a purchase soon! cheers for ure help! :D :D :D

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Post by forensix (mcr) » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:01 pm

trigga!!! wrote:thank you very much crew, im gonna look into the novation tings and hopefully make a purchase soon! cheers for ure help! :D :D :D
As long as you use it properly and read the manual you will be a very happy chappy

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Post by gravious » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:08 pm

trigga!!! wrote: if there was one that was almost plug and play for ableton i would be loving it! lol :D
Ableton is pretty good at dealing wiht midi-input, so this shouldn't be a problem. It amazed me with its "plug and play-ness" when I got a midi controller!

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Post by pushre » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:21 pm

Might want to check out http://faderfox.de/ ...they make controllers specifically for Live.

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Post by sro » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:54 pm

pushre wrote:Might want to check out http://faderfox.de/ ...they make controllers specifically for Live.
expenseeeeeve!

...but good i hear tell

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