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braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 4:48 am

Just out of curiosity, not like I can afford them

just wondering what the coolest pieces of VST controlling kit are, especially regarding how well they integrate with various VSTi. What are the best 'combos'?

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Sat May 19, 2012 4:55 am

impOSCar2 Controller (IMP2C) is the coolest interface with knobs, by far. Proper resolution everywhere, proper build, just great. And iPad with Lemur is the coolest touch screen interface, it works amazingly well and the possibilities are something else.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:07 am

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SadPuppyBlues · Post by **SadPuppyBlues** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:12 am

I will never have a Vax77 or an Eignharp.

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:20 am

SadPuppyBlues wrote:I will never have a Vax77 or an Eignharp.

http://www.eigenlabs.com/product/

Pretty cool

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:24 am

Shy wrote:impOSCar2 Controller (IMP2C) is the coolest interface with knobs, by far. Proper resolution everywhere, proper build, just great. And iPad with Lemur is the coolest touch screen interface, it works amazingly well and the possibilities are something else.

I want one! How much?

Because the controller supports MIDI learn, you can use it with any other software instrument too, but this hand-crafted piece of hardware has been designed to mirror ImpOSCar 2's interface as closely as possible. It's not cheap - £749 plus tax and shipping.

Shy · Post by **Shy** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:26 am

ttoz: it can be used with any plugin that receives MIDI messages.
Sure I like some software synths, like Aalto, Chipsounds, deputy Mark II, DKS, which are very "usable", and controlling an "effect instrument" like Ambitron is especially fun.

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:30 am

And of course these are all super cool:

http://www.synth-project.de/controller_overview.html

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:34 am

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Shy · Post by **Shy** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:36 am

I don't find it as usable

but it's definitely nice.

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:38 am

http://www.zendrum.com/catalog.html

sl1914 · Post by **sl1914** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:39 am

Have you seen this?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kmi ... f=category

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:50 am

I like wood in my synths and controllers, something about it makes them seem more 'alive' to me. Just all psychological but everything gets filtered through the mind.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Sat May 19, 2012 11:18 am

Not much wood, and it realy depends of what, and how, you want to control :

This one is great for percs for example :

http://www.roland.com/products/en/HPD-15/

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat May 19, 2012 11:20 am

braj wrote:
Shy wrote:impOSCar2 Controller (IMP2C) is the coolest interface with knobs, by far. Proper resolution everywhere, proper build, just great. And iPad with Lemur is the coolest touch screen interface, it works amazingly well and the possibilities are something else.

I want one! How much?

Because the controller supports MIDI learn, you can use it with any other software instrument too, but this hand-crafted piece of hardware has been designed to mirror ImpOSCar 2's interface as closely as possible. It's not cheap - £749 plus tax and shipping.

It really needs some rubber though

What are the 'ultimate' VST midi controllers?