
can someone recommend a midi controller for ableton live 6
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can someone recommend a midi controller for ableton live 6
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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
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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
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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

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
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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!trigga!!! wrote: if there was one that was almost plug and play for ableton i would be loving it! lol

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