I recently got a nanoKontrol and it works flawlessly with alsa.
Configuration of the attribution of the knobs in 4 programmable scenes is done using a
dedicated utility which (fortunately) runs under wine. The documentation says if you want
to use the advanced configuration of the knobs, you need to install a special korg midi
driver, but I do not see anything that does not work using just alsa (and wine for the
programming) :)
It's a good compromise
The making/finishing looks quite cheap so imho do not expect to survive spilling beer on
it.
cheers
--- En date de : Lun 15.12.08, Justin Smith <noisesmith(a)gmail.com> a écrit :
De: Justin Smith <noisesmith(a)gmail.com>
Objet: Re: [LAU] small usb/midi controllers
À: tfric(a)learnkanji.ca
Cc: linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Date: Lundi 15 Décembre 2008, 3h56
I recently got an m-audio oxygen8 and a behringer bcf2000.
they both
work with alsa midi via usb, as simple as plugging them in,
no
configuration needed on my machine or the remote machine.
The oxygen8 is about $100us new and has a two octave
keyboard with
large keys that have a nice feel, eight knobs, a
spring-return
pitch-bend wheel, and a mod wheel, and 6 midi transport
control
buttons, plus a midi out jack and a plug for a sustain
pedal.
The bcf2000 (should be about $200us) has 8 motorized
continuous
controller sliders, which send a cc when moved, and move
when you send
a cc to it. it also has 32 virtual knobs, eight accessable
at a time,
also settable via cc, with an led ring indicator on each,
and a
continuous turn knob, with multiple programmable settings
for the
rings (one looks like a good panning control, another
volume, another
trim maybe?). there are actually four groups of eight
knobs,
switchable with four buittons, and one group of knobs
actually
visible. each knob also doubles as a button that sends a
note on/off
on press/release (I think?) and has a pair of lit on/off
buttons below
it. Also there are some transport controls, learn
functionality, and a
number of factory presets for working with various daws. it
also has
plugs in the back for a sustain pedal and an expression
pedal, a midi
in, and two midi outs.
The bcf2000 can do SO MUCH, I have had it for a month and
have barely
started looking into what it can do. It also broke on the
way home
when I first got it (I shoved it kind of ogrishly into an
overpacked
bike bag so I could bike it home), one of the fader buttons
did not
work. Then I moved to a new place, again shoving it kind of
crudely
into a bag for the move, and UNBROKE the damned thing, so
now it is
good as new. But it is a behringer, so I am treating it
with kid
gloves from here on.
Both do exactly what they are designed to do, with minimum
fuss (I
have been writing custom software to use the bcf200 using
preset 2
"generic mixer" preset, and have not tried using
it with ardour yet,
though I did find instructions for doing so online - I
would be
tempted to just make a pd patch or midish script to convert
the output
of the bcf2000 to something existing software can use,
rather than
learn it's arcane preset loading and editing
procedure).
Some company also made some cheap very tiny controlers, a
drum pad, a
set of sliders, and a keyboard, each under $50 (though I
don't know
anything about durability or how well they work).
On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:30 PM,
<tfric(a)learnkanji.ca> wrote:
Hi,
I am interested in getting a midi controller with lots
of knobs and sliders
for controlling soft synths, effects and my
Roland
Sonic Cell. The
keyboard I use doesn't have any controls but
the
keys (not even
pitch/modultation).
I've been looking at the 2 octave keyboards from
novation, m-audio,
behringer and roland specifically. I also like
the
korg nanoKontrol.
Can anyone recomend something that works well with
Alsa? Does anyone know
of any problems with using these through usb?
Thanks
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