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PreSonus Faderport Single Fader DAW Controller

Complete transport control, Pan, mute, solo and record enable.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           8 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           10 out of 10
Value:
           8 out of 10
I Want It:
           8 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           9 out of 10
Support:
           8 out of 10
 
 

"A must have but a few problems..."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 7/18/2009
Style of Music: Metal, Piano
Musical Experience: Hobbyist, Active Musician
Location: Appomattox, VA

 

 
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Feature:
It has pretty much everything I need. The picture of the Faderport is outdated. The pan knob is now a real solid metal instead of plastic, however when I adjust the pan, the pan on screen likes to jump around. I am using Pro Tools M-Powered 8 and it gets the job done faster. I've been using the mouse for so long that I want to reach for it instead of the faderport but I will quickly break the habbit. When Im using Pro Tools I cant seem to use the "bank feature" to bank tracks togethor but I wouldnt use that feature anyway. On the "window view" section the "Mem Loc" is replaced with a undo - redo feature which comes in handy alot. (Like I said the picture is outdated). On the "Transport" section, the RTZ (return to zero) is replaced with a shift key to shift from undo to redo and other features. You can ethier click it and it will stay on shift or press it with an additional button at the same time to just use it once. You also have a user function but cannot use because it runs HUI in pro tools. Not their fault. To return to zero you press << + stop. I love the mix edit and transport functions. I can bring them up with one click. When you are not using the faderport the stop button stays on. I found that if you hold that down the "loop" and "output" buttons light up, then you click output and it shuts off. You have to unplug and replug the USB cable to get it to some on again. Oh yeah, it has a moving fader but you already know about that. Its fast and smooth. Top quality.

Quality:
If it fell off my desk it would surive unless it hit right on the fader. I could see that bending. Everything is solid though. This thing is bigger than what I thought.

Value:
When I first saw it I wanted it. more like needed it. The price seemed fair when it first came out. But now it's updated and cheaper :)

Desirability:
It looks useful, and it is. This is my first piece of Presonus gear and they seem alright.

Sound:
The Faderport does not make sound other than the loud clicking of the buttons. When installing, it does come up USB Audio Device.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use. Had it running in 5 seconds (no, really) but soon ran into some problems. (Pro tools cannot see HUI device, please disable or something like that). But than it started working ok. I cant pan stereo channels, it only pans the left of the two pan knobs. I tried clicking on the one on the right but didn't work. Mono works fine other than that jumping problem. When you hit read, write, or touch the buttons dont light up like they are supposed to but I dont mind. By the way I did try it first than updated the driver but things got weird so went back to stock.

Support:
I plan on calling Presonus about those few problems to see if I can get it straight. I have searched the problems on the net and found alot of people are having the same problems in Pro Tools. They are using version 7 though.

Overall:
I am very satisfied with the Faderport.

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"FaderPort - best value for money !"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from yahoo.no
Submitted: 3/7/2008
Style of Music: Rock, metal, electronic, blues
Musical Experience: Hobbyist
Location: Oslo/Norway

 

 
Feature:
I am amazed how well this little DAW controller works ! Ingenious ! Not only is it sexy, slim and sturdy - it integrates with e.g. Cubase 4 perfectly without any hazzle. Download the driver installer from Presonus' web, install the driver (which also updates the FaderPort's firmware), open Cubase and add the device as you would with e.g. a midi keyboard - installation only requires a few mouseclicks. And now for the best part : Instead of having to make room for a large multi-fader DAW controller next to your midi keyboard and other studio equipment, the FaderPort fits nicely between the mouse and keyboard (which is the most natural FaderPort location), making a LCD on the FaderPort utterly superfluous. No need to stretch out for those faders and knobs on the DAW controller. I love the dedicated PAN knob - it is very precise/high resolution/high-end like the fader. The FaderPort really looks and feels high-end - I am amazed at the low price !! Some reviews criticize the FaderPort's fader for not being USB-powered (i.e. own power supply), but really high-end motorized faders don't run on USB power. You might be considering a multi-fader DAW controller - either because they look more pro or because you need more functionality, but they cost at least 10 times more and take up 10 times more space. Buy a FaderPort and spend the rest on good monitors or a pro sound card instead ! I'm really looking forward to Presonus' next invention.

Quality:
The best value for money !

Value:
Highest value-to-price ratio !

Desirability:
Sexiest little DAW controller out there !

Sound:
N/A

Ease of Use:
Couldn't be easier !

Support:
Web page/support is very good !

Overall:
Might be getting a multi-fader DAW controller in the future, but then at a much lower value-to-price ratio.

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"FaderPort Practically The Best, Get It!"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          9 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
Submitted: 2/1/2008
Style of Music: Hip Hop, Soul, Ole' Skool, R&B
Musical Experience: Recording Engineer, Producer, Musician and Artist
Location: NY

 

 
Feature:
Everything on this lil machine is just perfect for recording in your own lil personal studio but only fall back is that it only have ONE CHANNEL FADER.

Quality:
Quality from Presonus is great. I Have many PreSonus outboard equipment for digital audio recording including the new, Firestudio Project which works extremely well.

Value:
For this product, it is da best in its category.

Ease of Use:
iT Is actually very easy to setup and use takes no more than two minutes of your time and then you r up and runnin.

Support:
haven't had to get any

Overall:
Thank You PreSonus. Makes working in the studio a bit easy.

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"Where's my controller? Need to control my software...."

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          8 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          8 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
Submitted: 5/22/2009

 

 
Feature:
So many features come with this little controller. Have the undo button incase u need it n Mean u will b using it a lot. Has everything u need to access everyhing u will be using in your daw. Only bad thing, well wouldn't consider It bad but can't control ur plug-ins

Quality:
Made like the big controllers n proffesional type console even the fader is well made...

Value:
Yeah it's worth the price expensive n great for the home studio

Desirability:
If only all the. Buttons would light up when it is off...but still looks good on a desktop...

Sound:
Well doesn't make audio but da fader moving sounds like does on a big size controller

Ease of Use:
So easy to use. Firts time users will feel like they have already used it before it's guna be like using a mouse except with a controller

Support:
Haven't needed them but their website has everything u will need just in case

Overall:
Expect to have it for a while since it does everything I need for now n den sum....great product if u need just a controller n don't want a big size console taking ur space plus look at the price....whoaaaa

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"Faderport is rock solid for your studio it is mine."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from gmail.com
Submitted: 3/31/2008
Style of Music: Funk, blues, fusion
Musical Experience: 17 years of Drumming and music performance
Location: Eleanor, WV

 

 
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Feature:
I really like using it for saving keystrokes on comands and writing automation is very nice too. I use it with Sonar 6 work perfect. Nice feature for my home studio.

Quality:
Very solid and heavy, buttons seem to be made to last. No problems at all

Value:
I got this unit with the purchase of Firestudio Project by Presonus Very nice combo

Desirability:
I am very glad to own it

Sound:
Does not have sound. But its awesome

Ease of Use:
Very easy to use, you just have to set it up with your software.

Support:
The best kind I have not needed it.

Overall:
Well worth having it does save me time and effort on my projects. Likes nice and cool as well to have in your studio.

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PreSonus Faderport Customer Review

Overall:
          2 out of 10
Features:
          5 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          1 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          1 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          5 out of 10
Support:
          1 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 11/10/2008
Style of Music: anything that moves air.
Musical Experience: engineer
Location: Merced, CA, USA

 

 
Feature:
I'd rate it higher if PreSonus would make it work for me

Quality:
Very sturdy, very clear intuitive layout, quality feel to the controls.

Value:
Ditto

Desirability:
Want it... can't have it.

Sound:
It does not make a sound with my Vista 64 bit computer

Ease of Use:
ditto

Support:
They do not say it is incompatible with Vista 64 until after you buy it. They do not seem to have any plans to make it compatible. PreSonus has been good on other products I own, but I feel alone on this.

Overall:
I'd like to see a software update so I can use it. I got brushed off. I can't return it because I held it too long while setting up and debugging my computer and Cubase 4 before I found that the Faderport is not supported by PreSonus to run on 64 bit systems..

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