Watch this BEFORE you buy a DAW controller

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I recently bought the Nektar CS 12 for my small home studio and it's very intuitive and has changed my workflow so much. The keyboard shortcuts have never worked for me for logic or any other software program and with most midi controllers you're limited to transport controls. But to have the physical controls pre-mapped for the daw, the plugins, and a screen to see what I'm controlling is wonderful.

One thing I'd recommend before getting a controller is to go through your DAW's keyboard shortcut list and (re)map all the ones you think might be useful for your workflow to comfortable keys and combinations. Even just looking through the list of possible shortcuts was an eye opener, there's so many hidden possibilities there than can greatly speed up your workflow.

An honest conversation. What a rare thing. Well done,. I'm being serious with this next point. With your communication skills, friendly , open and honest, you could become 'The Rick Beato' of gear introductions and explanations. This is meant to be a compliment in its entirety. Hoping for a great success for your channel!

Loved this thank you for sharing 🤘

I'm a home studio producer enthusiast, and primarily work in-the-box. I bought an iCon QCon Pro X last year and I love it. When I use it during my mixing process, I turn off my monitor and balancing by ear. So helpful to get the desired sound you're looking for, it's a great controller.

Single fader works best for me, on the opposite side of the keyboard from the mouse.

That was very helpful. Thanks a lot.

Before you potentially waste more money on needless gear, be sure to explore the capabilities of your current keyboard-especially if all you really want is transport control to get away from mousing. A lot of keyboards from Yamaha and others have transport control-Record, Stop, FF, etc. built in.

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This is a fantastic video, very informative and does a great job of explaining what a DAW Controller is and why you might want one. Highly recommended!!! I have been using a FaderPort 8 for years. I LOVE it, as it fits into my workflow perfectly. I've tried using transport controls on my physical keyboards, and with a Stream Deck, but this works much better for me. My biggest issue is that it has only 8 channels. Yes there is a 16 channel version, but I got this one on eBay for a seriously low price so it is what I've been using. LOL I am looking at the Icon v1-m. Still looking into it. I like it's expandability, the bigger displays, the programmability.... I could replace both the FaderPort and the Stream Deck, but it isn't cheap. The FaderPort 8/16 IS a bit dated, but it works great. I can't help but wonder if a V2 is in the future, but now that Presonus is owned by Fender I fear it may not be. :(

my presonus faderport daw controller works so well for me, being able to move faders makes mixing faster and so much more enjoyable i despise using a mouse to move faders

This is cool. Not sure if it's needed yet..

I had the single faderport V1 for a while and was very happy with it ! I sold it as I wasn't using my daw anymore. But considering buying a new Logic Pro licence, I will probably go to a single faderport V2. It's small, cheap for what it does, I can easily take it with me when I'm traveling and I can go to previous and next tracks just by pressing a button. Just what I need for this cost.

very good video

I map my Letter "R" for record, up/down and left/right arrows for transport controls all on my existing computer keyboard and that's enough.

The Nektar cs12 just landed at a L&M near me. Do you have any opinions about this controller specifically because it’s been built for logic and it’s brand new

PLeASe do a Faderport 16 review - specifically for LOGIc!!! There are no other videos on YT addressing specifically that!! I have one (fp16) and it’s awesome!!!! There are however some settings that don’t necessarily work with logic (I’m guessing?). Any way to permanently show the recording levels in the leds (what do they call them, labels?) I have to manually turn them on each time. Also: the initial setup within logic (not sure I’ve done it correctly, but it for the most part works. These boards are amazing. Even with the flaws - I am obsessed with it.

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Having transport control for starting/stopping recording would be a massive help to me. One of my least favourite things is fumbling for my keyboard when I'm trying to get a track down.