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@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > De: Justin Smith <noisesmith@xxxxxxxxx> > Objet: Re: small usb/midi controllers > À: tfric@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
