Can you get a device that has knobs and faders on it as well as possibly mod wheel and pitch bend all in one small single box?

basically a midi controller unit where you can assign it to control 1-16 of the midi channels in a sequence.

An example of putting it to use would be connecting it via Midi- IN to an arranger keyboard and using it as a realtime control unit for cutoff, harmonics, reverb, chorus, eq, mod, pitch bend etc. and you have the ability to switch which midi channel it is targeting...

does such a device exist?

Nick

Hi Nick,

Peavy used to make a device similar to what you are looking for, but this was made way back in 1996 or so.

It's called the PC-1600.

You may find one on ebay or tucked away on a back shelf in a music store.

Info: http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/peavey_pc1600/

Ian

Hi Nick,
yes there are,
Behringer: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BCR2000.aspx
M-Audio: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ProjectMixIO.html

Also the M-Audio Evolution UC33e. One on Ebay now: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/M-Audio-Evolution...#ht_1354wt_1139

Akai: http://www.akaipro.com/mpd24 plsue they make different models eg MPD 32 MPD16 etc

Thats just a few, there are still more. Best place, especially for older discontinued models is on Ebay, Instruments, Midi Controllers...
Hope that helps a bit. I'm sure other Zoners will ahve different brands and models they can suggest but there are quite a few.

Cheers
Dennis

[This message has been edited by miden (edited 12-07-2010).]

Oh and Nick if you want the pitch and mod wheels, you would probably have to go for a small keyboard controller. Although the fully featured ones can be a little expensive, the new range of products from Icon are pretty decent I hear, and are well priced.

You can get the info on them from Innovative Music. www.innovativemusic.com.au

Dennis

Also try searching for a used Yamaha MCS2 MIDI Control Station. Haven't been made for years but I see these on sale every once in a while.

This is the one I like... http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLmk2zero/

VERY programmable!
No Mod or pitch...you may have to get the 25 note one for that.
Lee S.

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Hi Nick

I use a kenton Control Freak 16 sliders and 16 buttons. Works well with my Pa2x. I use the onboard keyboard sliders (8) to control the mic functions, the control freak for volume of the accompaniment 8 tracks, the lower voice the 3 right hand voices and 4 pads. I picked mine up on eBay for 105.00 GBP. They appear quite often. Kenton also make a unit with 8 sliders. The initial set up is 16 volume sliders band 16 mute buttons.

Kind Regards

Colin

PS just looked on eBay under kenton control there are 3 for sale.

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Most if not all of the above, also this Behringer with sliders: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BCF2000.aspx

Novation makes some very interesting controllers:
the SL MkII http://www.novationmusic.com/products/midi_controllers/sl_mkii
and the same thing without keyboard and X/Z pad, the Zero: http://www.novationmusic.com/products/midi_controllers/zero_sl_mk_ii

Novation support can help you if you ask specific questions via e-mail, I have done so and they were very helpful and straightforward.

Keep in mind that all of the above (as well as what others posted) are geared towards controlling computer based DAWs, synths etc. Verify that they can do what you want beforehand. Also make sure that the arranger or whatever you want to control with them CAN accept those kind of messages via midi coming from one of these controllers.

On the cheap side, if there is a PC available, maybe the Korg Nanocontrol can do it http://www.korg.com/product.aspx?&pd=415 (Pc is needed because this has only USB midi). you can use more than one of them if you want, for double the controllers.

edit: didn't see that Lee had already listed the Novation controllers. Anyway that makes two of us.

What exactly are you thinking of controlling? is it an arranger?

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Nick, realizing you've got an iPhone , and that the iPad/iPhone4 support midi, there are quite a few iPhone Midi Controller apps available for your iPhone too.

Here are just a few of the many available for download via iTunes:
http://www.macworld.com/appguide/article.html?article=135437
http://www.crimsontech.jp/eng/m16/index.html

to discover others, do a google search

Yeah good call Scott, I had forgotten about those..

Dennis