Midi controller alternative to the UC33

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Midi controller alternative to the UC33

Hi guys.

I have been looking around to get the Evolution UC33 but its obviously hard to get hold of.

Could anyone recommend a good alternative? Something like the UC33…a simple midi controller with faders and knobs laid in a channel format.

Let me know.

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Vestax VCM600
Livid CNTRL-R
2x Behringer MM1
2x Allen and Heath K2

They are the only contenders that really spring to mind (yep I’ve been looking as well).

edit almost forgot the M-Audio X-session Pro, cheap as hell ($50 and feels it) but bulky seeing as you need 8 channels (not sure you can even use 2 of them at the same time).

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If you have budget I highly recommend Livid CNTRL:R.

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Thanks guys.

I’m kinda lookin for something on budget…which is why the UC33 would be ideal…all the ones you mentioned above would be too much.

And yeah Livid’s stuff are great :slight_smile:

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BCR2000 and BCF2000, easy to source, cheap, reliable, combined are essentially the uc33 on steroids.

Daft punk used BCR2000’s on their 2007 tour, if you need another reason to buy one.

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Hey Sambo cheers…

Bcf would be great it had more than one knob per channel…BCR is just knobs lol. Weird how hard it is to find what im looking for, for a decent price

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Well you can map the faders to knobs, a lot of people are into that. What exactly is it that has eight faders that you want to control?

If you’re that hung up on faders just get a nanoKontrol, dirt cheap, ultra portable.

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Yeah true.

I literally just want something to control basic functions for the decks in traktor

Levels
Eq
Filter
Cue

Nothin fancy just something simple. But its hard to find a controller at a decent price with a layout that lets say has a fader with 3 knobs above it and 1 or 2 buttons below it. They all seemed to be designed differently…

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Basically I want something I could use when I do gigs that dont have a club mixer and I need an alternative

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CMD MM-1 is your weapon of choice.

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Xone:K2, a lot of people love that, it’s an absolute monster, has a “page function” so it has layers of control, and it’s only around £170.

That is assuming you want to control all 4 decks at once. If you only use two decks, the Z1 isn’t a bad option, and it has the soundcard built in.

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DUDE!!! THIS LOOKS PERFECT!!! Thank you !!! Even has a crossfader. WIN!

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Yeah man the xone would be perfect IF it had a crossfader like the CMD MM1 i’ve just seen. And I was thinking of getting the Z1 but because I already have a soundcard its not really worth the price of it.

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Only problem now is…i’ve seen the UC33 on ebay…do I bid for that or get the behringer CMD MM1?

I think the fact that it has a crossfader does it for me, and because its laid out like a dj mixer so naturally i’ll warm to it straight away…

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I had a proper chub on for the behringer CMD when it was first announced a year and a half ago, bought an S4 since then because I gave up waiting. MM-1 does look good though and even better it has that 4 port USB hub on the back. There’s not many in circulation at the moment though so it’s hard to tell just how good it is, but for the price you can’t go wrong.

I didn’t even think to suggest it because I didn’t realise Behringer had genuinely released them.

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Same! Had no idea! But yeah I saw a shop near me is selling it so i’ll go check it out soon.

Thanks for your help guys!

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Even better, means you can demo the product! I demo’d a DDJ-T1 and as I was about to plunge my cash on it, had a seizure and bought an S4. Just a word of warning in case it could happen to you also.

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If it’s the one in the full DJ package with the headphones/Denon S1000/Korg nanoKontrol etc, you better hurry up and bid because he’s local to me and I’m thinking about asking him if he’ll part with it separately :stuck_out_tongue:.

If it’s the one in Australia, more power to you. I wouldn’t pay what that things going to go for + $80 for shipping.