All user reviews of 5/5 for the PreSonus FaderPort Classic

I use it for 3 days with Ableton Live 8, and as you say I am completely satisfied.

For the same budget, I actually hesitated between AlphaTrack the BCF2000 and obviously FADERPORT.
But I found the Alphatrack may be a bit too cheap for my taste, as well as the BCF2000.

What I especially pushed this choice is the quality of the fader, it is extremely accurate with his fader 10cm long, its build quality and its silence.
And personal choices, the lack of space at home for a Mackie Control, and the fact that I often travel with my equipment for services outside of my home studio.

It is necessary to connect an external power supply to use the motorized fader, which is self-powered by USB, but that's the price to pay for a fader responsive, accurate and smooth.

It is said that on a lot of forums that it is not compatible with VST plugins, but there is in Live mode "plugin control."

That being said, it is sufficient to position on runway plugin to control; press the button Touch the FADERPORT to put in "control plugin" to navigate through the various plugins (there is no indicator to tell you what level you are, so be it head) with the left or right and then select the one you want to control with the Bank button.
Then you navigate through the various controls of the plugin in question with the left or right.

(The number steps to reach the desired setting can actually daunting one, which is why I advise you to directly assign the controls you want to Racks Instruments Live)

Once we understand how it works, we can finally use the fader (with a resolution of 1024 points I think) to control all the envelopes that you want!
Finished envelopes with the effects of stairs which sometimes can be heard

Finally, I would say that I struggled to make it work with Live, he had to go through several steps to update the firmware, understand that the material was not "natively" Live compatible and that it was necessary to go to Live carry a key combination to each ignition (all this was not indicated on the paper manual mode because obviously appeared to Live As a measure of firmware updates, so for all additional information, refer to the ENGLISH site)

I also regret that the potentiometer is notched pan ...

The price / quality ratio is very decent for what is proposed.
I remake that choice without hesitation if it falls behind.

The PreSonus FaderPort is a 1 channel USB Fader that has transport controls. It only cost 129 and can be purchased at almost any retailer online or in store. For it to be such a low priced unit, it sure is well built. It was a lot heavier than I thought it was going to be, I expected a cheap plastic feel to it, but I was wrong it is nice and heavy. The FaderPort has Pan control, record enable, mute, and solo on it. There is also a foot-switch port (foot-switch not included) for punching in and out quickly and hands free.

The FaderPort will work with your Mac or PC. I have used it on my Windows 7 system and on my Macbook and it never gave me a problem with either one. I have used it with a number of different DAWS and it seems to work great with whatever I use it with. I use it the most in Logic Pro though.

You just connect the FaderPort to your computer through USB and start using it. It is very simple and just in case you need the manual it does come with one that is easy to understand and use if you need it. This device is very portable and can be taken with you wherever you need it to be. That is the reason why I was sold on this one because it seemed to be more portable and plug and play like than some of other ones that I have used.

There are not tricks with the FaderPort, it works exactly like it is suppose to and it is truly plug and play (once you have the drivers installed which only take a few minutes). It is not an interface, there are no ins and outs on it. It is strictly a 1 channel fader. So if you already have an interface and just need a fader with transport controls you won’t find any other ones that are built like this for this price. It is a must buy.

I use it for one week.

I tried a lot of model before it, like the Behringer BCF 2000, a Euphonix MC Mix and even insipidity of big Euphonix console.

Pros: - the small size for mobility - strength and silence of the factor - functions for Logic and Pro Tools convenient

Cons: - price (even if it is worth it)

I think if like me, you look mobility (macbook pro) and one just bland (for follow-up of voices, and easier access to the features of Logic or Pro tools: although there are also shortcuts for that); FaderPort this will satisfy you 100%.

Compared with a BCF2000, no photo ... I much prefer to have the same price a good flatness held silent long years rather than 8 faders cheap noisy!
I think the factor more robust than the Euphonix MC Mix (very fragile).

Judge for yourself

I use it intensively for 3 weeks in cubase and I must admit that I really find it difficult to do without it now in the studio will release the mouse recording is a real advantage in terms of usability and speed. You could almost no longer need an extension in dual screen so it is easy to bring up different windows in one click on the FaderPort (transport bar / Mixer ..). We appreciate the comfort that it quickly provides.
Manufacturing is well made, it's beautiful, practical, well thought out and enough ballast. The motorized fader is very smooth and precise. No problems installing, just a place in a dll file but beware Cubase, Cubase supports only a single control surface at a time, I had to uninstall my master keyboard / controller Edirol PCR30 order FaderPort use, the keyboard once more with Reason in rewire, to choose .. (unless there is a walkthrough that I have not yet found).
For the less, we may regret not having access to more features, for example to edit and enter values ​​for the equalizer with the fader or simply access the library with the button User configurable, if only to empty the trash missed catch. Maybe a firmware update will allow it one of these four.
At least for 200 euros, do not hesitate, this is not a toy again, it's real comfort. Go for it!

Very pleasantly surprised by the comfort it provides, and how happy you can record automation in good conditions. The FaderPort is customizable in Cubase SX, and there you can access all the functions can be assigned to one of six customizable buttons for now (that's twelve assignable functions with the addition of the shift key)
Another marvel of comfort, the buttons light up and reflect the state of the corresponding track in cubase.

I use it in combination with a ShuttlePRO contour design, comfort has become almost unbeatable. I find the fader which sets itself automatically to the selected track is in many cases much more practical than a big controller with more faders that can not keep on hand, and on which we must seek what fader is what we want ...

short, I highly recommend it especially to those who use Cubase SX

The surface of CONTRL is really good. I hsit with other products but what convinced me that the transport functions that are not Submitted on certain other products of the same range of course. The installation was without problem and the update as well. I turn in Nuendo 3 and I have no problem.

It's better than to bet the mouse and keyboard.

Trs good buy and cheap too.

Come on, a default: the keys are hard plastic and are just a tac Gnant. I prfr rubber but hey, it's really something to say ngatif hihihi.

I use it for 3 years
The construction is good, very compact, it's metal ..

I hesitated with the Frontier Design AlphaTrack, and I chose it for two reasons:

1 / First, a comparison video on YouTube clearly shows that it is much more reactive than the AlphaTrack. Look for the video and watch it, you'll see!

2 / One of the advantages of AlphaTrack is the number of user-assignable buttons, while the latter is supposed to have only one: Well, that at all! In fact 3 / 4 of the buttons are fully assignable in Cubase!
For example, on mine, I only had to make some orders I have assigned at will to enable monitoring, and others to go to the "inserts" on view "EQ" or "send" on the console! The dream!
Use:
Foot! Cubase SX3 it works perfect! fader responds quickly, the buttons light reflect the settings for each track when it is selected.
Another significant thing: being able to use the transport controls (play, stop ....) and solo / mute Although the active window is not that of the DAW. Example: Cubase ever, Kontakt is displayed if the keyboard shortcuts for the DAW are no longer active. It's boring! FaderPort with no pb!

Q / P: 9 (I nabbed at 130 euros)

Used for 15 days.
I hsit with the Behringer BCF 2000. But I did not need a lot of faders.
The installation seemed so simple on the PC BCF. Fed to the computer! And indeed, zero-bp, the first installation of the driver and then update the firmware supplied with the file presonus site. Use in cubase 4 with perfect intgration the flow of soft.
Trs good design. Robust.
Relatively quiet engine of the fader.
J'hsite buy 2 notches so the buttons are convenient and intuitive shortcuts. Table mix, transport etc ... accessible by a button!
Damage to the rotary knob pan ... but ...
Excellent quality price.
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What I like most about the Fader Port is that it has made my mixing so much more organic and easy by getting me away from the mouse and giving me all the control I need over every channel strip in my DAW.  The big selling point on this guy is the motorized fader.  I own a few different Midi keyboards that have assignable faders on them.  While it is convenient to have a bunch of faders on my keyboard, none of them are motorized, which means that in order to get the DAW to respond to the fader, I need to move the fader on the keyboard to the position of the fader in the DAW.  This can be very very very tedious and more often than not, cause you to lose the position the fader in the DAW was in, which means you to figure that out again.  ANNOYING.  Well, that problem is solved with this unit.  The only thing I have found to be annoying on this product is for some reason, I can't access the last three channel strips in my DAW.  It matters not if I have 10 channel strips or 20, its always the last three.  Its probably something I am missing as I haven't referenced a manual yet (bought it used and it didn't come with one).  I got this for only $60 which is about half price so I am very pleased about that.  Times are tight so I probably wouldn't have paid full price for it, not that its not worth it, I just couldn't afford that much right now.  If I had the money, I wouldn't bat an eye when buying this new.  Presonus makes some pretty nice gear despite the fact that it is usually affordable.  This is no exception, the fader is long throw style and very smooth.  The buttons all respond very well but they can be a little "clicky," as opposed to a nice soft rubber button, these click very loud and are plastic.  This unit has no effect on sound quality so that question is irrelevant.  Besides M-audio keyboard controllers, this is my first midi mixing controller.  Yes, I would definitely buy this again.  I hope they release the same exact product but with 12 or more faders, that would be awesome.