Cheap MPE controllers

[HOTF]

What are some of the cheaper options for MPE controllers? Ideally the controller would have : pressure, X,Y position and a way to slide between notes.

[pc999]

Depending of your needs and/or budget, but maybe:

https://www.embodme.com/erae
https://roli.com/eu/experience/seaboard-m

I don't remember here, but there is a thread around with a list of all MPE controllers.

[HOTF]

Depending of your needs and/or budget, but maybe:

https://www.embodme.com/erae
https://roli.com/eu/experience/seaboard-m

I don't remember here, but there is a thread around with a list of all MPE controllers.

thank you

[parma]

https://dualo.com/en/exquis

[HOTF]

https://dualo.com/en/exquis

interesting thanks !

[pc999]

Here is the list, look at his signature for synths.

viewtopic.php?t=594460

[HOTF]

Here is the list, look at his signature for synths.

viewtopic.php?t=594460

exactly what i was looking for thanks

[BONES]

If we're talking really cheap, you can pick up a used Roli Lightpad Block M on eBay for US$100 or so.

[FranklyFlawless]

With MPE hardware, you get what you pay for.

[BONES]

Unless you go for something like a Linnstrument, in which case you pay an enormous premium for something that's not actually all that great and has virtually no support outside the US. I honestly can't believe anyone can see even the slightest bit of value in those things. And they are big, heavy and ugly to boot. I don't understand why anyone would even mention them in a thread with the word "cheap" in the title. You can buy a half-decent car for less.

[HOTF]

Unless you go for something like a Linnstrument, in which case you pay an enormous premium for something that's not actually all that great and has virtually no support outside the US. I honestly can't believe anyone can see even the slightest bit of value in those things. And they are big, heavy and ugly to boot. I don't understand why anyone would even mention them in a thread with the word "cheap" in the title. You can buy a half-decent car for less.

for context if I had a bigger budget I would got for a Push 3, but it has way more features for a Live user than "just an MPE controller" so I don't think it's really fair to compare. A used Roli blocks looks like a good option do you why it was discontinued ?

[machinesworking]

Unless you go for something like a Linnstrument, in which case you pay an enormous premium for something that's not actually all that great and has virtually no support outside the US. I honestly can't believe anyone can see even the slightest bit of value in those things. And they are big, heavy and ugly to boot. I don't understand why anyone would even mention them in a thread with the word "cheap" in the title. You can buy a half-decent car for less.

Once again Bones talks out his ass about something he's likely never even seen IRL. Roger f*cking Linn himself has answered every support email I've sent and I have no doubt it wouldn't be any different for AU.

I'm selling the Seaboard Block, and the Push 3. I'm keeping the Linnstrument. My only complaint about the Linnstrument is the 128 would have suited me just fine.

[machinesworking]

What are some of the cheaper options for MPE controllers? Ideally the controller would have : pressure, X,Y position and a way to slide between notes.

This fits most of your requirements.
https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-board/

Personally I don't like the feel of the Seaboard Blocks, but there is a top bar for sliding between notes. The Linnstrument is easily the best instrument besides iPad apps for sliding between notes but they're 1K to start with.

iPad and Surface apps might be the cheapest if you have access to one.
This iPad app is fantastic in general, X Y pads, MPE keyboard etc. etc.
https://numericalaudio.com/kb1/index.html

[foosnark]

None of the cheaper controllers I've used were any good at all until I tried a Seaboard Block (the predecessor to the M, not the LED squares which are crap IMHO). It felt good to play slow chords with it, with very precise control over pressure and pitch... when it didn't cut out intermittently and frustrate the shit out of me. It was pretty awful for fast playing and velocity-based patches IMHO.

So, if you plan to play slow, and accurate pressure and pitch matter to you, AND if you get a unit that doesn't flake out, it might be worth it.

I love my Linnstrument 128 though... I got a used one, and it cost about 3x what the Seaboard did but it's also at least 3x better.

For slow chords and subtle pitch slides, while I enjoyed the squishiness of the Seaboard, the Linnstrument is equally accurate and playable. But it's also very well suited for faster parts and finger drumming. It does the grid thing, which greatly expands the available octave range while staying compact, and it's more configurable than Launchpad Pro or Polyend Medusa, with all the configuration right there on the unit. It's almost perfect IMHO.

[FranklyFlawless]

A used Roli blocks looks like a good option do you why it was discontinued ?

ROLI went through administration a few years back and simplified their product line, including product names.