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daladim
Published on 06/03/10 at 08:28
I use my Evolution UC-33e (I do not think there really any difference with the UC-33) for 6 months "small dose" (that is to say, once a week) on a Mac.
I was looking for a surface with more knobs at the best possible price. I found this area and I am very happy.
This is the first I buy, therefore I have no point of comparison, but it has all the features I expected: very easy to use with Reason, all buttons are assignable (of course, they are not endless knobs, so pay attention to jumps of values ...). I have not had a problem, even if everything is plastic, the quality is disappointing.
Before receiving it, I was afraid that the buttons are too small, but to use it so happens that this is not the case.
If ever we needed to find a defect, I would say that the buttons (no knobs or sliders, but the buttons) often send multiple signals at the same support. I think it is a common problem with control surfaces, and it's embarrassing example to define the entry point of a loop live. When pressed, it presses a certain duration. During this period, several signals "key down" is sent to the computer, and the beginning of the loop is redefined several times. So, it is impossible to be precise to define a loop. (The scope of the loop, the only bad surprise I had with these buttons. For applications which need not be accurate (selection of a runway, accelerate in the song, etc.) these buttons work fine).
This problem is very superficial (and widespread, I think), I would conclude by saying that it is an excellent material for an amateur musician like me who prefers to resolve its instruments to the control surface than the mouse!
I was looking for a surface with more knobs at the best possible price. I found this area and I am very happy.
This is the first I buy, therefore I have no point of comparison, but it has all the features I expected: very easy to use with Reason, all buttons are assignable (of course, they are not endless knobs, so pay attention to jumps of values ...). I have not had a problem, even if everything is plastic, the quality is disappointing.
Before receiving it, I was afraid that the buttons are too small, but to use it so happens that this is not the case.
If ever we needed to find a defect, I would say that the buttons (no knobs or sliders, but the buttons) often send multiple signals at the same support. I think it is a common problem with control surfaces, and it's embarrassing example to define the entry point of a loop live. When pressed, it presses a certain duration. During this period, several signals "key down" is sent to the computer, and the beginning of the loop is redefined several times. So, it is impossible to be precise to define a loop. (The scope of the loop, the only bad surprise I had with these buttons. For applications which need not be accurate (selection of a runway, accelerate in the song, etc.) these buttons work fine).
This problem is very superficial (and widespread, I think), I would conclude by saying that it is an excellent material for an amateur musician like me who prefers to resolve its instruments to the control surface than the mouse!