Anyone recommend a good midi slider box?

cjw1378 · Post by **cjw1378** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:30 pm

The system rebuild is looming ever closer, and I'm excited by the possibility that the new PC will have no fans and can stay on all the time.

It kinda makes my mixing desk redundant, apart from the sliders. Can anyone recommend a GOOD midi slider box that has 8-10 channels worth of knobs and sliders to replace the control surface of my mixer?

cheers,

Chris

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time_chase · Post by **time_chase** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:18 am

without a doubt, behringer BCF2000...

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 5:47 am

If you're looking for something xtremely powerfull at a bargain price, i've seen 2 Peavey PC1600's selling on Ebay for between £60 & £70 recently (separately).

This is the machine that, shall we say ...

'may or may not have seriously influenced the 'Control Freak' ...' ... hope this one's legal.

In short... these are very powerfull for sysex programming (longer edit strings than say, a doepfer Regelwerk (which i wouldn't recommend (personally).. )

A Peavey PC1600 for £60 is a total bargain.
(IMHO)

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:27 am

Peavey is ok, it's really like control freak, which i have...

But the fact that it isn't motirized prevent me of using it to full extent. While it's very usefull between the master keyboard an scope... For a synth, 16 parameters accessible live is more than enough. The rest can be tweaked before playing.

And, i'd have to agree totaly, BCF2000 or BCR2000 for tweak headz is really top notch!

Motorized (bcf2000), or 32 endless controller (BCR2000) with push buttons and a software to program it to your needs, for ~250€ ???

I would buy it without hesitation...

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braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:48 pm

I would love to hear about your computer with no fans.

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 4:21 pm

I use Pc1600x, and the flexibility you can get programming it is unreal. I'd like to buy something motorised, a la BCF, but I know the options will be much more limited. I'm not selling the Peavey to keep options like sending any midi string you can think of from CV, faders, buttons or incoming MIDI. The BCF will keep things simpler I think, and real easy to get started.

cjw1378 · Post by **cjw1378** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:12 am

braincell, startdust: The fanless PC comes care of a case from Zalman. It's an expensive case but I'm excited by the prospect of no fans. Everything is heat pipes and the cae itself is a massive 25kg lump of extruded aluminium that is basically a big heatsink in itself:

http://www.quietpc.com/uk/tnn500af.php

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:58 am

nice case

, nice price

,

>>> and no water........ 'phew' said the Pulsar !!

Atomic, in todays 2nd hand market, it's not worth selling your PC-1600. Defo worth buying tho. Control freak SE is a great choice too. Still to try the BCF etc tho.
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