[LAU] MIDI-Controller for Ardour

[Paul Davis]

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Michael Jarosch <riotsound at riotmusic.de>
wrote:

> Hi there!
>
> I'm looking for the best MIDI-Controller for using Ardour as a live
> mixing console. I know the Mackie Control Universal (Pro), but I wonder
> if there is another (not-so-well-known) manufacturer that does the job
> even better.
>

It depends on how much control you want, and precisely what control you
want, and what you think is a reasonable <unit-of-currency> cost per
feature.

The big problem with the Mackie Control protocol is that it only allows 8
channels per MIDI port, so if you want to build up a more serious size
console, you need several device connected via multiple MIDI ports, or a
bigger device connected by >1 MIDI port.


>
> By the way: What's the difference between MCU and MCU Pro? And how does
> this affect Linux Users?
>

It has no impact on Linux users at all.They are mostly just different
physical builds and build quality.


>
> Is there a manufacturer that offers Linux Software for (better/easier)
> configuration?
>

The configuration is all in Ardour, and has basically nothing to do with
Linux at all.
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