vallax's Electronic Studio Setup

All working very well so far, major upgrade over all previous apple laptops. Extremely smooth and immediate in all tasks.

Amazing monitors with an extremely flat frequency response. I previously used HS7 monitors but found them to be severely lacking in bass. Upgrading to HS8s has solved this issue without the need to purchase secondary bass speakers or a subwoofer, but it is worth noting that the HS8s are massive (both the HS7s and HS8s are heavy). Would recommend.

Only controller I could find with true faders that sink in in the middle at such portability and low cost. Ideal for sample library composers.

Most compact way of controlling pitch bend (with x-y pad) and keyswitches (with drum pads). Searched far and wide for a compact, low cost option that can do so and this was the only one. Obviously, it also works perfectly for virtual drums.

I have ordered this product for its numerous benefits. Extremely high quality in both the audio and the build, with all ports on the back. Looks amazing and matches my setup better since there is nothing sticking out of the front over the piano keys.

Works well, but it is virtually impossible to reach the highest velocities around 127. If this velocity curve was fixed and it had pitch bend and modulation wheels (I control those from another keyboard) it would be ideal.

I use this as the middle of three pedals. Roland DP10 on the left adapted as a continuous soft pedal; Yamaha FC3 on the right for continuous sustain and half pedalling. This pedal is great for controlling any midi parameter especially guitar effects.