Motorized fader - daw controller

tpulse · 06-01-2017, 03:00 PM

So i've looking for daw controllers with motorized faders. Icon qcon, presonus faderport,presonus faderport 8, behringer etc.
Which of these is most stable/less problems with in reaper??

sonicowl · 06-02-2017, 04:05 AM

I have Behringer BCF2000 and it works fine with Klinke MCU.

prezbass · 06-02-2017, 07:17 AM

I had a Behringer BCF2000 and it worked very well- however, the motors used for the faders are really noisy.

I recently switched it out for a Presonus Faderport. If you use the FaderportXT plugin for Reaper (search the forums for it) you'll be able to configure it to almost anything. Very cool stuff.

tpulse · 06-02-2017, 08:06 AM

The faderport is very tempting, but also interested in the faderport 8..maybe the single fader is enough.
I have little space so it would fit perfectly with faderport or the Faderport 8.

Angrycolon · 06-02-2017, 10:05 AM

Yea I was wondering the same thing. I got a killer deal on a demo Faderport 8 for 300.00 and it's never registered and factory packaged. I've yet to dive into installing in my studio. Recording Mag said it was compatible with Reaper in its review with the exception of loosing a few parameter controls. I would really love to hear from someone who has a little time on this control surface and what may lay ahead when using it.

tpulse · 06-02-2017, 10:18 AM

That's a very good deal 😊

Angrycolon · 06-02-2017, 10:26 AM

Yea I know! He wanted 400.00. I would not have guessed he would have accepted 300.00 but he did. Took me by surprise. lol Now I just hope it works well with Reaper. I would normally research before I purchase hardware but in this case I seem to have it backwards. But I had just read this month's Recording Magazine's positive review on it so, heck at that price....

SuperKons · 06-02-2017, 05:09 PM

I have got the Behringer BCF2000, very satisfied with it

silar · 06-03-2017, 07:44 AM

I have an Icon QCon Pro and 1 Extender. They work pretty great in Reaper.

tpulse · 06-03-2017, 12:16 PM

Hmm. It seems that all motorized daw controllers works just fine with reaper. If that's so then i may
go for presonus fp 8 or icon platform m

i dont have that big space so the big ones like icon qcon pro is not an alternative..

tpulse · 06-09-2017, 04:12 AM

so before i order, which one works best with reaper. if i choose faderport 8 or icon platform m, what would you choose ?

Dog Boots · 06-19-2017, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by silar

I have an Icon QCon Pro and 1 Extender. They work pretty great in Reaper.

Also the extender? I was under the impression that (at least with Qcon Pro X series) the extenders were not able to show channel names with Reaper?

silar · 06-20-2017, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dog Boots

Also the extender? I was under the impression that (at least with Qcon Pro X series) the extenders were not able to show channel names with Reaper?

I don't have the Pro X series. I have the Pro series, and I can see the track names fine on both the main Pro Controller and Pro Ex...

tack · 06-20-2017, 03:00 PM

I chose the Platform M for its low profile. I don't use it as a generic control surface in Reaper though. I have it running through Bome MIDI Translator and have it customized six ways from Sunday. (Using it in part for track volume control and dialing in track automation, in part for transport control, in part for control of RME TotalMix, and the rest of it for MIDI CC control.)

I'm generally happy with the Platform M. Faders aren't exactly quiet but they aren't overwhelmingly loud. Sometimes they do connect a little too hard with the min/max boundaries causing a click, though it's not consistent. I mainly like it for its footprint and low profile and the generous fader length given those physical constraints.