This is a post about the Presonus Faderport 8 and how to use it in Cakewalk by Bandlab. There is a video below that you can watch where I go through at least some of the basics of the use of the hardware in the software. There are a LOT more features, but this is as far as I have documented in Cakewalk. In Presonus Studio One, the unit definitely goes deeper and is more intetgrated.
If you have followed my Blog here, you will know that I have had a hard time completely giving up on the Cakewalk brand. I really like Studio One a lot, but there are some things about Cakewalk by Bandlab that draw me back a bit. One of those things is the list of already started projects I have over there that need to be completed. So, in getting things set back up in Cakewalk, I decided to take a look around in the Faderport 8 and see what it would do without a lot of messing with it. It really works pretty well - certainly better than the old Behringer BCF200 I had. Even if I were to stick with Cakewalk, I would definitely keep using this device.
In fact, even though the Studio One integration is deeper, many of the features that I use it for are shared. I don't do a lot of deep plugin editing because (so far) I have found it to be a little hard to get into and really take advantage of, so I mainly use it for level and pan mixing, transport features, recording automation, and some of the more "normal" stuff, much of which is covered in the Mackie implementation.
So take a look at this video and hopefully it will be helpful to you if you are looking for a Control Surface. Know that the colors on the buttons are FAR more brilliant and nice to look at and that the buttons themselves are soft touch and very quiet. The sliders are also very smooth and the motors on them are pretty quiet - not chattery like the BCF2000, none of which you can tell by this video.
In fact, if you want one, and want to help me out.you can buy one from zzounds.com by going here: https://www.zzounds.com/a--2677514/item--PRSFADERPORT8
And as always - a comment or reaction is always appreciated.
Here's the video: