Faderport classicalphatrackroland midi keyboardsnektar midi. The original compact control surface for transport and fader controls made its way into many home studios over the last ten or so years, and still continues to be a popular option for simple mix tasks when you dont want to use the mouse for every function. What i dont get is what they are doing with supporting their own product in other hosts. The really obvious alternative to the alphatrack is the presonus faderport. Up the lack of support for reasonrecord is so frustrating. It works on both windows and mac os x, though ive only installed the driver. Physically, the faderport is about the size of a small paperback book and its housing comprises a folded metal facia over a plastic subchassis. Maybe a few more faders at the right price would be just the thing to capture those who have found the cost of. Alphatrack vs faderport for reaper title says it all, dont know if i should go for a used alphatrack vs a faderport. Contact support your presonus product has the blues. Actually the template that the other guy built to use in midi translator pro is based off the alphatrack controller. Blog check out stories about tours by presonus artists, love letters and videos from customers, and more technical articles improve your technical chops. Frontier alphatrack vs faderport and win 10 support. Intuitive, innovative, and powerful controls in an attractive package.
Device itself is discontinued and does not support windows 10 driver can be installed. Presonus intros faderport 16 motorized control surface. The driver also includes control modes for operation with pro tools and live. Apr 22, 2016 this feature is not available right now. I could understand why they dont care about supporting alphatrack users in s1 as its a competitive product although its not nice on their part. It takes me so long to check to make sure i have what i want on the knob, that im annoyed and by that time ive done the eq with the mouse and moved on. I have had a few issues with the alphatrack not connecting to reaper, but i always get it working. I could divide msb, by 14 seems to work and i see the fader doing big steps, but the lsb data is a bit more complicated i guess to scale. Step 1 select mcu mode to use your faderport 8 within flstudio youll first need to ensure the fp8 is set to mcu mode. Power off the faderport 8 hold the first and second select but. If i move the software fader ultra slow i can see the translated messages are right as i can see how the lsb little steps move in the right way, is just the scale that is not right.
Logic and pro tools in some daws, the only way to implement control for a device like the faderport is to use hui emulation. There is no device driver for the the faderport, so there is no pc installer because it is working as a class. Yes, i have had that response before but as you say, you were quite lucky, i have read of driver and other issues with the devices. If you want to run the alphatrack on windows 10 remember to install the official driver in windows 7 compatibility mode and then install the reaper driver.
The faderport 8 is class compliant meaning it does not require a driver to function. This latest alphatrack windows installer is for 3264 bit xp, vista, and windows 7. Most of you who keep an eye on home studio gear will certainly be aware of the presonus faderport. The motorized presonus faderport 16 controls both daws and. Alphatrack driver download software drivercategory list virtually all driver scanners provide a quite wide array of modernized drivers, and every one of them performs the driver scan rapidly and easily, searching for the effected drivers and accessing the updated editions within a few moments. Answers ask and answer questions with presonus users just like you videos seeing is believingand in many cases, understanding. Optimized for fast, highquality daw mixing and editing in a small footprint.
It is the focal point, the medium through which audio is. Frontier design alphatrack until recently, if daw users didnt want to record and mix using a mouse or a laptop touch pad, their only options were large and relatively costly control surfaces. A firmware update for the faderport must be completed with usb 2. However, on the return to the unit fader the scale doesnt correspond. Man props to anybody who can map their plugins to three tiny knobs and not go crazy. Thanks paul allen for your assistance at sweetwater. Downloads software and driver updates, tutorials, manuals and more. Ive been using it for a couple of years now, primarily with logic pro x. However presonus is committed to continually improving the quality of the faderport 8 and its functionality and thus will periodically release firmware updates for it. For those of us who are seeking the fun of mixing on a control surface, while avoiding the drudgery of driving sessions with a keyboard and mouse, the faderport 8 is an affordable, welcome option. Apr 09, 2017 i realize i dont need to update the firmware. Frontier alphatrack lagging after updating reaper should i look at. It could be because i messed with the usd ports, so its probably just my own fault.
Documentation on using alphatrack with various applications can be downloaded below. First words out of some music retailers mouths when seeing alphatrack. Jun 22, 2011 i wanted to test the reaction time of the faderport and alphatrack, both of which i have owned. I will spend my own hard cash to donate a fader port to imageline to get this solved once and for all. Setting the faderport up in sonar involves three main steps. Apr 08, 2016 setup the presonus faderport as a sonar control surface last updated on 482016. Are there any driver or firmware updates for my faderport 8. The alphatrack connects to your pc or mac, and also draws its power, via usb. Cubasenuendo windows, sonar and digital performer uses custom native mode faderport control driver. Are there any driver or firmware updates for my faderport. Nov 29, 2017 baton rouge, louisianaoctober 2017 the latest model in presonus featurerich, easytouse faderport control surface series, the faderport 16 mix production controller connects via usb 2.
Solved faderport motorized fader problem, troubleshooting. Midi control surface mcu pro, behringer xtouch, bcf2000, ect. Fader modes fader modes owners manual fader modes the 8 faders on the faderport 8 can be used to set levels, control plugin parameters, set send levels, and panning. The presonus faderport 8 builds on the success of the original faderport, where they discovered that we quite like handson control over audio software. Presonus faderport fl studio implmentation motorized fader. Ive always had both the alphatrack and alphatrack pro drivers added in.
Midi control surface mcu pro, behringer xtouch, bcf2000. Only install if experiencing problems with your faderport. Just recently purchased the presonus fader port to run my protools digi 002 system. I am moving the volume slider up and down in my daw mixer. When presonus announced the new faderport 8 production controller there was a lot of interest from not only the studio one community but also from users of other daws, particularly pro tools. The alphatrack requires installation of a small driver and a. Issue with fader on presonus faderport i received my faderport 8 in the mail today and was exceedingly disappointed to find only a small handful of functions work in fl studio. Frontier alphatrack vs faderport and win 10 support subtlearts i dont have the aphatrack, but i have a frontier tranzport and the old vista drivers all that is available still works in windows 10. Frontier alphatrack vs faderport and win 10 support im thinking of dropping a few quid on a secondhand frontier alphatrack.
I have been wanting some sort of control surface for some time now, so as to gain a more hands on approach when working within pro tools and other daws. When track mode is active, the motorized faders will display and control channel levels. I cant find any measurements to quote, but looking around the web it appears to be reasonably large. I wanted to test the reaction time of the faderport and alphatrack, both of which i have owned. Whenever a new update comes out to logic, the fader port needs to be reinstalled as a controller. Support for the mackie control and hui protocols means you can control virtually any daw. Product registration ready to register your presonus product.
Am i heading in the correct direction, or is there something else i should try. Windows 10 has been around for awhile now so surely theres a driver for it. However presonus is committed to continually improving the quality of the faderport 8 and its functionality and thus will. Iirc they want about 20quid for a usb midi interface but focusrite want nearly 50quid to bolt one on. Apple macintosh series with usb port pci or builtin. Product repairs click here to arrange repairs and check repair status for your presonus gear. So you have to choose that controller when you set this up in fl. It also optionally installs control plugins for cubase, nuendo, reason, and sonar. But the faderport 8 is downright magical when used with presonus studio one. The faders do work for me, but i cant get panning, markers, or any sort of fx parameter editing. I use it all the timecouple little annoying things once and awhile loses communication with pt etc. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. The presonus faderport is a new compact device that provides convenient access to what youre likely to use most, rather than trying to control every possible function. When used with studio one, the faderport 16 is a revelation, letting you do things like bypass all the plugins on any track with one buttonpress and open the channel editor and enable your faders to control each.
However, being an older unit, presonus has not prioritized keeping up with the times. I think the faderport will fit the bill for me better. View and download presonus faderport user manual online. You can move between fader channels by channel or bank them in sets of 8 if you wish. It has made my sessions run much smoother and faster, allowing me to be more creative in my recording process. Presonus faderport production controller sweetwater. Where can i download faderport installation file for pc windows 10 64 bit. Compatible with virtually all major daw programs, the faderport connects via usb and provides a highquality, touchsensitive, motorized, 100 mm alps fader for writing fades and automation in realtime. My initial reaction upon seeing the faderport 8 is that this seems a heftilysized product. This is an old request since 2010 and nothing was done up to now. In todays recording environment, a computer is the centerpiece of the studio. Maybe a few more faders at the right price would be just the thing to capture those who have found the cost of hardware control just a little bit outofreach. The faderport and the alphatrack are roughly the same size, weight, and price. When i move the screen fader from 1% to 10% the physical fader moves all the way from 0 to 100% i can divide the msb by 10 but if i divide the lsb the fader again behaves all random.
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