James Lillis

Hi guys Thanks for all the replies! I'll have a crack at talking to this guy in Melbourne, he may be helpful. I have looked at the Behringer controllers - they are good, and cheap. I like the look of the microKontrol as well. I might even try creating some mega controller by using a triggerfinger, a microkontrol, a Behringer BCR2000 - while I work on building my own custom made one... Has anyone out there found any of these controllers sufficient when operating Ableton Live (5)? It's the fact that Live gives you those dot in the grid graphics that makes me lament the lack of joysticks on commercially available controllers. You really need a joystick for the delay, one for the chorus, one for the flanger, one for the phaser, one for the auto filter etc. etc. For anyone interested there is short video at www.ableton.com with a crazy german and his custom made controller. It looks cool, though still lacking in joysticks... Cheers!

Cheers... Yes the steep learning curve is indeed intimidating. I love the idea of having a custom designed midi controller - I hate the idea of making a million mistakes trying to personally create said controller. I'll definitely take your advice and see if anyone else has come up with a Ableton specific controller. So you don't knwo of anyone close to Qld making these things (and selling them)? If not I guess I just take the plunge and start making my own...

I am trying to track down some custom made midi controller expert in Australia and have had absolutely no luck at all. Are any of you guys close to Brisbane? I am trying to get something to control Ableton Live 5. It would need pots, dials, faders, joysticks, the works - and I am hopeless with electronics. I have looked around but nothing I have seen comes close to adequately controlling all the parameters available. So I need a custom made one. If anyone knows (or is) someone close to Oz who could help me design some awesome beast to control Live, I would be eternally grateful... Cheers :)