I had a Arturia KeyLab 61 and never could get good integration with Bitwig, so I replaced it with a Nektar T6 which works perfectly with Bitwig. Now I'm looking to get a mini-keyboard controller for use with Bitwig on my new laptop.
I've been looking at the usual suspects - Akai MPK Mini MK3, Novation Launchkey 25 MK3 and the Arturia MiniLab MK2. I know the other two controllers mentioned are fully supported by Driven By Moss - question is has the Arturia keyboard support for Bitwig improved?
Further are there any other (slimline) mini-keyboard controllers out there that have good Bitwig support that I haven't mentioned??
Thank you all!
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Opinion: Best mini keyboard controller for Bitwig
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 49 posts since 11 Aug, 2007
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nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
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- KVRAF
- 8828 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
My best is a Sensel with a custom MPE layout. Can‘t beat that.
Maybe not for keyboarders though… For those a Seaboard block might fit better…
Maybe not for keyboarders though… For those a Seaboard block might fit better…
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- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
M32 is on sale right now and recently received native integration with Bitwig. I like it a lot.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... ntrol-m32/
https://www.bitwig.com/learnings/new-in ... llers-142/
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... ntrol-m32/
https://www.bitwig.com/learnings/new-in ... llers-142/
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 49 posts since 11 Aug, 2007
Downside the Sensel morph has been sold out for over six months, so that's a total non-starter although it was one of my early first choices.Tj Shredder wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:29 pm My best is a Sensel with a custom MPE layout. Can‘t beat that.
Maybe not for keyboarders though… For those a Seaboard block might fit better…
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nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 49 posts since 11 Aug, 2007
Noice! Didn't know that NI had made a tiny controller - will research! Thanks!antic604 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:36 pm M32 is on sale right now and recently received native integration with Bitwig. I like it a lot.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... ntrol-m32/
https://www.bitwig.com/learnings/new-in ... llers-142/
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nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
nektar t6, Windows 10, bitwig studio 4, way too many vsts, not near enough time
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- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
Yeah, it's pretty great but a bit "longer" than the usual suspect you've mentioned, but not as "deep" as them because it doesn't have any pads.jcolyer0620 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:58 pmNoice! Didn't know that NI had made a tiny controller - will research! Thanks!
Launchkey Mini Mk3 might be unbeatable when it comes to versality, covering playing stuff, launching clips and controlling devices:
https://novationmusic.com/en/keys/launchkey-mini
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 18 Sep, 2020
Just beware them sharp corners! That's the only thing not to like about itantic604 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:36 pm M32 is on sale right now and recently received native integration with Bitwig. I like it a lot.
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/p ... ntrol-m32/
https://www.bitwig.com/learnings/new-in ... llers-142/
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- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
I assume that's on purpose - as a mobile controller you can use it for self defence, or as a set-quare and ruler!
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 18 Sep, 2020
"Built like a weapon" is a nice characteristic.
But it is still able to control only KK plugins (moss or native), right?
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- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
No, the native support added few weeks ago also allows you to control the remotes for each device. Frankly I've not tried yet how well it works, though
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 18 Sep, 2020
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- KVRist
- 48 posts since 2 Oct, 2005 from Northern California
I own a Keylab 49MK2 and the Bitwig native integration is almost perfect for me. The only hiccup was assigning controls to faders in Daw mode. Switching to to user mode solves this problem.
The native support on the M32 works well out of the box. The knobs control track volume and panning by default. Pressing shift + plugin switches control to Bitwig remote knobs. With the Komplete Kontrol plugin, there is another mode for it you can switch to.
The native support on the M32 works well out of the box. The knobs control track volume and panning by default. Pressing shift + plugin switches control to Bitwig remote knobs. With the Komplete Kontrol plugin, there is another mode for it you can switch to.
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- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
If you add M32 native script in Settings there's a white circle with question mark icon in top-left corner. Click that and it will open a user manual for the script (that works for most scripts, BTW).
As @shenrei said, Shift + Plugin switches to device control mode.
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- KVRist
- 313 posts since 18 Sep, 2020
All Shift+Plugin does on my M32 is switch it to MIDI mode.shenrei wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:59 am I own a Keylab 49MK2 and the Bitwig native integration is almost perfect for me. The only hiccup was assigning controls to faders in Daw mode. Switching to to user mode solves this problem.
The native support on the M32 works well out of the box. The knobs control track volume and panning by default. Pressing shift + plugin switches control to Bitwig remote knobs. With the Komplete Kontrol plugin, there is another mode for it you can switch to.
