I’m very happy so far with my new controller keyboard. I haven’t really learned all the ins and outs yet but the universal auto-map feature makes it super easy to automate mixes without digging into the keyboard. I used to dedicate about 2 weeks of time to learning a new piece of equipment but this Novation ReMOTE is literally plug-and-play instant fader automation.
Now that I have one I’m noticing them all over. It is a really popular keyboard in professional studios.
I really like the action on the keys, they have a sharp synth feel but plenty of response on the aftertouch for playing more delicate pieces. I haven’t yet gotten my latency below 15ms which is just slightly annoying but totally playable. I may need to pick up a dedicated audio card to get it lower.
The drum pads are not so hot but hopefully I can get a pad kontrol or MPD24 in a few months. I’m going to experiment with hooking up my MPC2000 to the MIDI on the Novation and see if I can use it as a secondary control surface for beat sequencing.
New Version of Smeezle on the Eeter
I’m a bit torn on uploading tracks that are not 100%. On one hand getting a track to 100% is a huge task and would require real mastering. Since I can’t make music a full time job I have to just focus on getting them to a state that I’m happy with. I think that it at least forces me to get some kind of completion on the tracks and also encourages me to put more polish on them than I might otherwise since somebody may listen to them.
If you come along and listen to any of the tracks, let me know what you think (good, bad or ugly).