Lighting Control DC4P Chaser and Dimmer Controller

Advantages: About 50 controllers, comes with Sonar LE and Dimension LE
Disadvantages: DJ controller flimsy, some driver issues

...I bought this keyboard around a year ago and have had varying levels of success with it. Firstly, you get plenty of controls: 49-key keyboard (touch sensitive) Pitch bend & Modulation lever (in one, left/right for pitch, forward for mod.) 9 rotary controls (no 'click' center, however) 18 drum pads (can be used as buttons for MIDI signals, touch sensitive) Crossfader (controls two MIDI parameters 0-127 and 127-0 with one control) 3 general buttons (non-touch sensitive, can be assigned MIDI signals) 9 slider controls Octave +/- buttons Split keyboard function (dual & split possible) Aftertouch button, this can be switched off One rotary controller that can be used to change MIDI channel, Program Change, Control Map* or is user defined Play, Stop, Rewind and Record buttons The Control Map (*) is 15 locations where you... Read review

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Advantages: Acid bass action, major bottom end, MIDI-CV, filter input
Disadvantages: lack of MIDI control

...The Control Synthesis Deep Bass Nine was originally commissioned by Music Control ( a store dealing in secondhand analogue synths) to cope with the amount of requests they were getting for the classic acid bass monster, the Roland TB303. The DB9 is a single unit analogue sound module that attempted to emulate the sound of the TB303 but with MIDI control and while it was only partially successful at doing this you can still produce some monstrous bass noises using this synth. This synth is the real analogue deal unlike many so called 'analogue' synths available today that base their sounds on pure digital waveforms. The front panel of this synth features nothing but 10 knobs that control all of the sound parameters. These include all the same parameters that you will find on the front panel of the TB303 including filter cutoff... Read review

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Advantages: 4 channels of compression in 1 rack space, low noise, good metering.
Disadvantages: Lacks custom attack/release time controls

...I purchased this unit as I needed 4 channels of compression/gating but didn't have the rack space for a couple of 2 channel units. The MDX4600 has a lot of features such as de-esser, enhancer, noise gate, channel coupling, but lacks things like custom attack and release timings for the compressors, found on the MDX 2600 for example. The dials on the front of the unit feel solid to use and notch in to place nicely for accurate control. The unit is more or less noise free too, which is means Behringer have used good components inside. A lot of their rack gear is highly rated, especially their compressors, and used by professional musicians all over the world. A good unit for the price, good features and only takes up one rack space. Recommended purchase for a gigging band! Mine was purchased from Dolphin Music, for £80.99, via... Read review

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