MATRIXSYNTH: JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Controller


Thursday, November 20, 2008

JL Cooper CS-10 MIDI Controller

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"Here’s why you want this:
* It’s metal. This is no toy, and it feel so much nicer to use than a lot of the plastic stuff on the market.
* It has MIDI - In, Out, and Thru ports. Not the weird modem-like connector that some of the CS-10’s have. It also sends basic control information that software like Ableton Live understands perfectly.
* It has a ton of controls. Eight (8) 100mm non-motorized faders, thirty (30) buttons, six (6) pots, and one jog wheel.
* No logos. The CS-10 has been carefully and tastefully repainted to a flat-black color. The front fake-leather palm rest has also been removed, to conserve desk space, and because it wasn't aging well.
* Comes with the power supply, PDF manual, a MIDI cable, and has been fully tested. A lot of used CS-10’s on the market haven’t been tested, or you need to buy a power supply to use them. This is good to go out of the box.
* You can program it. Or, better stated, there's a lot of software out there to modify what the CS-10 outputs. This (PC-only) software will allow you to map the input to emulate a Mackie Control Device: http://shoshin.110mb.com/genmce/ - I tried this with Ableton Live, and it worked perfectly. You can also use software like MIDIOX (or, if you're really adventurous, something like PureData or Max/MSP) to send SYSEX back to the CS-10 to turn the LED's on and off, etc (as a note, the LED's do not turn on and off by default. I believe that when plugged into Cubase or ProTools, those DAW's send the proper SYSEX back to the CS-10 to do that, but I don't have those to test it. The LEDs do work, however)."

2 comments:

  1. Can midi out? Programmed on few banks i want use whith hardware,Or software only? I have Found one of tese in My country
    Regards
    Giorgio

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  2. I wonder how this compares with the Kawai MM-16 MIDI Mixer? Obviously no jog wheel or EQ adjustment, but can the Kawai be made to do the same as the JL Cooper?

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