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Old 03-27-2016, 08:03 AM
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Default Control surface : Mix + Virtual Inst control (PT12 HD)

Hello,

what control surface would you recommend for "live" virtual intruments tweaking (Omnisphere 2 for example)...
Was starting, then stopped, considering Novation SL MkII series, until I found that AAX plug ins were not supported...
I would love to find a compact block of faders + rotating knobs + maybe a little keyboard - 2 octaves, to control mixing in PT 12 and have access to VI modulations controls.

Thanks for your help
Raf
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Old 03-27-2016, 09:33 AM
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Hello,

what control surface would you recommend for "live" virtual intruments tweaking (Omnisphere 2 for example)...
Was starting, then stopped, considering Novation SL MkII series, until I found that AAX plug ins were not supported...
I would love to find a compact block of faders + rotating knobs + maybe a little keyboard - 2 octaves, to control mixing in PT 12 and have access to VI modulations controls.

Thanks for your help
Raf
Something to keep in mind is whether the faders are motorized or not. This makes a difference especially during mixing because if they're not then whenever you move a fader levels will jump to whatever the fader is at at the time. UNLESS the software driver for the controller only makes a level change when the controller fader reaches the point where the fader level is in PT (or whatever daw software you're using. Automap control functioning is a crapshoot at best.
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Old 03-27-2016, 11:25 AM
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Thanks for this...
So, is the Avid Artist series THE go to option ?
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Thanks for this...
So, is the Avid Artist series THE go to option ?
Not really. Besides they don't have a music keyboard. If you want that in the equation then you're limited. If you can skip that then there's a couple of Behringer units that seem pretty good. And which one you get depends on how much a priority vi control is.

If having a keyboard is a necessity take a look at Arturia's Keylab series.
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Thanks for this... keyboard is absolutely not needed. Already have a 88notes kb. Main purpose is to control multiple VI parameters live. I'll check the Behringer options
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