DAW control surface that resembles a tape machine remote?
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TapeOpAndy
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Don't get that particular mini keyboard because it's meant for use while you're holding the keyboard in your hands (as if it's a large remote for a Media Center PC, for example). Note that the "mouse" buttons are operated by the left thumb while the trackball is operated by the right thumb... while your 8 fingers are cradling the keyboard.
On the larger keyboard that you point out (which has a key layout that's smaller than a standard 104/105-key keyboard), the numeric keypad would come in handy with DAWs that have shortcuts assigned to the numerics.
Also, when you're doing precise edits, you'll want the larger trackball. Thumb-operated trackballs suck for anything other than web surfing (and even then, they suck).
(Yup, I've got a Media Center PC in my living room with a keyboard that has a built-in thumb-ball. And I curse at it often.)
Don't get that particular mini keyboard because it's meant for use while you're holding the keyboard in your hands (as if it's a large remote for a Media Center PC, for example). Note that the "mouse" buttons are operated by the left thumb while the trackball is operated by the right thumb... while your 8 fingers are cradling the keyboard.
On the larger keyboard that you point out (which has a key layout that's smaller than a standard 104/105-key keyboard), the numeric keypad would come in handy with DAWs that have shortcuts assigned to the numerics.
Also, when you're doing precise edits, you'll want the larger trackball. Thumb-operated trackballs suck for anything other than web surfing (and even then, they suck).
(Yup, I've got a Media Center PC in my living room with a keyboard that has a built-in thumb-ball. And I curse at it often.)
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TapeOpAndy
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I almost bought the 3-button jr version a couple months ago:syrupcore wrote:I'm still holding out. It feels more and more like vapourware as we enter year 2 of 'it's coming'. but. damn.
http://store.artlebedev.com/catalog/com ... ini-three/
but online reviews of it were so scathing (particularly for its very slow response time and its buggy driver) that I decided to spend my $160 on beer instead.
It's available from thinkgeek.com.
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