Nocturn metareview
I am a big fan of the UK magazine Computer Music. It cost me about $20 per magazine but I still find myself buying every one because it is so useful and informative. They recently did a review of a new midi/usb interface for audio apps from Novation called Nocturn. I don't recall ever seeing a product receive a perfect score from these guys before, but the Nocturn did. I must say, I am freaking stoked about this thing. Anyone who has tried to get a midi controllers knobs to play nice with a program like Cubase SX or Protools will testify that it can not only be an excercise in futility, it can kill your creative flow instantly. Not to mention how fucked you are if the program of your choice decides to forget your settings when you are about to go to play live.
Well, Novation has apparently got a handle on their Automaping technology because it has the reviewers at CM doing back flips over how easy and intuitive it is to use. Anything that makes them happy makes me happy. Read the review here.
Oh and did I mention that it is cheap! Only $150 bucks for all the touch sensitive, super intuitive fast mapping glory. I am gonna go get one next week, will update with a real review.