Best midi controller solely for filter knob?
I have a traktor S2 and would get an S4 if I could afford it, but all I really need is a good dedicated filter. Does anyone know of a good controller with maybe just a few knobs on it? I just want something solid for sweeps. Nothing too expensive. Thanks!
EDIT: I just bidded on a Traktor X1 on ebay. How would that work for filter purposes?
X1 will do what you want and much more.
How do you personally use it in your sets?
Akai LPD8. Cheap and does the job. Maybe some chroma caps for the knobs as they are kind a short.
You could use the Sample knob in the middle of the S2 for filtering instead. Or use a filter from the FX banks.
Does an X1 have center click?
Never realized that was an issue on the S2!
Yep. i use the Dry/Wet knobs as filters even when i’m on the mixer.
I just reassigned the gain knobs for dedicated filters
But autogain sucks chode so what do you do when you need to adjust gain?
Hold shift and they become gain knobs. I did that for a bit, but hated the stepped encoder for a filter. I either use an effect, or a knob on my X1
See if you can find a Reloop Contour for sale (it’s been discontinued)
I saw this one in Controllers forum and it’s dirty cheap.
I actually used an LPD8 for filters and EQ for a bit, but they don’t have a a centre click and the knobs are really small. I did put chroma caps on, but they didn’t feel very sturdy. To get round the no centre click, I mapped different pads to reset each parameter, and had them in soft take over. And they are £30 new.
I did whole set just using an LPD8 once when I was bored, and it is do able, but really fidley. Anyway I digress.
Yeah they are cheap, and feel cheap but would probably be ok for filter/effects
I was using a Nocturn with my VCI300 ages ago and that was good - it uses different pages so you can control all sorts with it as well.
You could go for a Novation Twitch (which are cheap for the amount of controls it has) and remap it, I use a Novation twitch to control effects in Ableton and Traktor
just use shift+gain knob’s or use it in the effects section!!
1+ for the LPD8.
I use it to control the loop functions in traktor s4 more smoother (instead of knobs I use pads).
For the knobs on the LPD8 I control the frequency of different effects in ableton. For example, I use 2 knobs
to control a white noise loop running in ableton. I put a autofilter on the channel that I map the 2 knobs to
frequency and resonance. I also use it for special “home made” filters.
It’s very cheap tho.
