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The FaderPort puts the feel, vibe, and efficiency back into music recording and production. No more clicking through menus and drawing automation edits with a mouse. The easy-to-use FaderPort delivers complete transport control for fast and efficient recording along with ultra high quality, touch sensitive motorized fader for writing fades and automation.
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The touch-sensitive, long throw motorizedfader on the FaderPort has the feel needed for recording perfect fades and writing volume, mute and pan automation in real-time. Solo and record enable can also be easily controlled with the FaderPort along with window selection, play, stop, record, and managing markers (locate points) for fast and easy recording. A foot switch jack is also included on the FaderPort for hands free punch-in/out recording. The FaderPort works with all Mac or Windows-based recording software including Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic and more.
FaderPort utilizes the same ultra high-quality Alps fader that is used in professional control surfaces and digital mixing consoles costing 200 times the price including DigiDesign's D-Command. The fader in the FaderPort utilizes a dual servo motorized drive belt system for fast-acting, accurate, and smooth operation. The FaderPort's 100mm long throw fader delivers 1024-step resolution for wrting ultra-fine and accurate fades and adjustments.
Features:
- complete recording transport control
- high-quality Alps fader used in control surfaces costing over $10K+
- touch sensitive, 100mm long throw motorized fader
- dual-servo drive belt motor design for fast and smooth operation
- write single channel or group channel volume automation
- write pan and mute automation
- 1024 steps of resolution
- pan control, mute, solo, record enable
- quick window selection (edit, mix, transport)
- rugged metal top plate
- rugged military-grade push buttons
- footswitch jack for hands free punch in/out
- compatible with all major recording software including Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, and more
- Mac and Windows compatible
Computer system requirements:
- Windows XP or Mac OS X operating system
- one available USB port
- Pro Tools, Logic, and Cubase/Nuendo (Mac) uses HUI Control.
- Cubase/Nuendo (Windows), Sonar and Digital Performer uses custom "native-mode" FaderPort control driver.
Controls:
PAN, MUTE, SOLO, REC, channel selection with BANK, OUTPUT (master fader), READ, WRITE, TOUCH, OFF (fader mode), Window View (MIX, PROJ {edit}, TRNS (transport), UNDO, START, END, PUNCH IN, USER, LOOP, REWIND, FAST FORWARD, STOP, PLAY RECORD. (functionality varies slightly between DAW software applications)
Fader:- Alps touch-sensative motorized model used in professional control surfaces including DigiDesign's D-Command
- Dual servo motorized drive beilt system for fast and quiet operation
- Ultra smooth feel and lightning fast
- Heavy-duty long life construction
- Extreme touch-sensitivity
- 100mm long throw for writing perfect fades
- Resolution 10-bit, 1024 steps
Power: operational via USB bus, motorized fader powered via 9V 1.2A DC external power supply (factory configured).
Included Items: FaderPort, USB cable, power supply, rubber feet
Size: Approx. 7" x 5.25" x 1.75" (18cm x 13cm x 4cm)
Weight: Approx. 1 lb.
Software Compatibility:- Cubase SX3 and later
- Digital Performer 4 and later
- Logic Express/Pro 7 and later
- Nuendo 3 and later
- Samplitude 10
- Sequoia 10
- Sonar 6 and later
- Cubase LE, SE, and SL 3 and earlier (with limitations)
- Nuendo 2 and earlier (with limitations)
- Pro Tools 6 and later
- Pro Tools M-Powered 6 and later
The FaderPort has been tested and approved to work with the following software:Native Mode:
HUI Emulation:
Product Description
The FaderPort puts the feel, vibe, and efficiency back into music recording and production. No more clicking through menus and drawing automation edits with a mouse. The easy-to-use FaderPort delivers complete transport control for fast and efficient recording along with ultra high quality, touch sensitive motorized fader for writing fades and automation. The touch-sensitive, long throw motorizedfader on the FaderPort has the feel needed for recording perfect fades and writing volume, mute and pan automation in real-time. Solo and record enable can also be easily controlled with the FaderPort along with window selection, play, stop, record, and managing markers (locate points) for fast and easy recording. A foot switch jack is also included on the FaderPort for hands free punch-in/out recording. The FaderPort works with all Mac or Windows-based recording software including Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic and more. Not all Faders are created equalFaderPort utilizes the same ultra high-quality Alps fader that is used in professional control surfaces and digital mixing consoles costing 200 times the price including DigiDesign's D-Command. The fader in the FaderPort utilizes a dual servo motorized drive belt system for fast-acting, accurate, and smooth operation. The FaderPort's 100mm long throw fader delivers 1024-step resolution for wrting ultra-fine and accurate fades and adjustments. Features: Complete recording transport control High-quality Alps fader used in control surfaces costing over $10K+ Touch sensitive, 100mm long throw motorized fader Dual-servo drive belt motor design for fast and smooth operation Write single channel or group channel volume automation Write pan and mute automation 1024 steps of resolution Pan control, mute, solo, record enable Quick window selection (edit, mix, transport) Rugged metal top plate Rugged military-grade push buttons Footswitch jack for hands free punch in/out Compatible with all major recording soft...
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
If you're looking to get away from mixing with your mouse and are looking to spend as little as possible... there are two big choices. PreSonus Faderport ($150) and Frontier Design Alphatrack ($200).
Faderport - PROS: PreSonus put most of their money into the fader... it's an alps fader used in many higher end consoles.
Nothing fancy. It is intuitive and to the point, but still has what I want and need... a good fader and transport control.
Easy to install.
Small.
CONS: Wall-wart. It is bus powered, but you need the AC adapter for fader automation.
You can only automate volume and pan. (protools user's! If you have a track selected with the faderport with pan automation, protools will lock to the pan control of the faderport and will not play back the written automation until you switch to another track. This is a known issue that PreSonus says they are working on for an upcoming firmware update.)
Alphatrack - PROS: Controls; volume, pan, EQ, plugins, and automation.
3 encoders instead of 1.
Jog and shuttle strip... (this is really cool.)
Bus powered.
LED screen with track/eq/plugin info.
CONS: NOT Intuitive... It took the guy at G***Center over 30 minutes just to get it to do anything. And after another 30 minutes could only get the fader, pan and transport controls to work. (I never did get to automate any plugins with it.)
The fader was sluggish and when it played back the automation in kinda shook and was loud. (check out youtube.com "faderport vs alphatrack" and see a side by side comparison.)
The LED screen was hard to navigate through and the user programmable controls (which only work with native software, not HUI emulation) are labeled F1- F8 which may take a while to remember.
Slightly bigger then faderport.
OVERALL: I went with the faderport. While there are a few quirky things I've had to deal with (in protools, so far it has worked great with sonar) it's still straight forward, serves its purpose and does what I need it to do. It gives me the ability to feel and touch a mix. The transport controls alone make it a great asset, not having to reach for the mouse every time I want to arm, mute, solo or record a track. As for the alphatrack, the fader on it alone was enough for me to steer clear. But, the fact that it was a fight to get it to work at all (and never saw it fully functioning) put me over the edge... I fight with enough stuff to keep everything running.
Faderport - PROS: PreSonus put most of their money into the fader... it's an alps fader used in many higher end consoles.
Nothing fancy. It is intuitive and to the point, but still has what I want and need... a good fader and transport control.
Easy to install.
Small.
CONS: Wall-wart. It is bus powered, but you need the AC adapter for fader automation.
You can only automate volume and pan. (protools user's! If you have a track selected with the faderport with pan automation, protools will lock to the pan control of the faderport and will not play back the written automation until you switch to another track. This is a known issue that PreSonus says they are working on for an upcoming firmware update.)
Alphatrack - PROS: Controls; volume, pan, EQ, plugins, and automation.
3 encoders instead of 1.
Jog and shuttle strip... (this is really cool.)
Bus powered.
LED screen with track/eq/plugin info.
CONS: NOT Intuitive... It took the guy at G***Center over 30 minutes just to get it to do anything. And after another 30 minutes could only get the fader, pan and transport controls to work. (I never did get to automate any plugins with it.)
The fader was sluggish and when it played back the automation in kinda shook and was loud. (check out youtube.com "faderport vs alphatrack" and see a side by side comparison.)
The LED screen was hard to navigate through and the user programmable controls (which only work with native software, not HUI emulation) are labeled F1- F8 which may take a while to remember.
Slightly bigger then faderport.
OVERALL: I went with the faderport. While there are a few quirky things I've had to deal with (in protools, so far it has worked great with sonar) it's still straight forward, serves its purpose and does what I need it to do. It gives me the ability to feel and touch a mix. The transport controls alone make it a great asset, not having to reach for the mouse every time I want to arm, mute, solo or record a track. As for the alphatrack, the fader on it alone was enough for me to steer clear. But, the fact that it was a fight to get it to work at all (and never saw it fully functioning) put me over the edge... I fight with enough stuff to keep everything running.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This product does not work with Logic 9.1.1 in 64 bit mode.
Fix it PRESONUS!
Fix it PRESONUS!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Buying the Faderport has probably been one of the greatest improvements to my ProTools workflow. I have a fairly simple PTLE set-up and have been doing everything with a mouse for about the last year and a half. Adding the FaderPort has improved the efficiency of my recording and mixing exponentially.
I primarily bought this unit for the fader and this has certainly improved my mixing control, but some of the other controls are what have really helped me. Having dedicated hardware for transport control is awesome. I love being able to arm a track, set record, and hit play all in one physical location. Also, the undo button is great when perfoming multiple takes on a difficult part. Lastly, having buttons for switching between the mix and edit windows is very, very useful.
The interface is very intuitive and well built. I had a few issues getting it to be recognized properly (turns out to be a PC/Windows OS issue), but once I got it installed I was able to start using it effectively with pretty much no instruction.
If you are still mixing and controlling PT with a mouse, I strongly recommend that you look into one of these great units.
I primarily bought this unit for the fader and this has certainly improved my mixing control, but some of the other controls are what have really helped me. Having dedicated hardware for transport control is awesome. I love being able to arm a track, set record, and hit play all in one physical location. Also, the undo button is great when perfoming multiple takes on a difficult part. Lastly, having buttons for switching between the mix and edit windows is very, very useful.
The interface is very intuitive and well built. I had a few issues getting it to be recognized properly (turns out to be a PC/Windows OS issue), but once I got it installed I was able to start using it effectively with pretty much no instruction.
If you are still mixing and controlling PT with a mouse, I strongly recommend that you look into one of these great units.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great item
Already own Studio One v2 (excellent daw), made by the same company. Connects with no issues, is recognized almost immediately. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Derrick B. Smith
Worthless junk!
What a waste of money! Presonus claims that this will work with Pro Tools, but I couldn't get all the function keys to operate. The automated fader worked when it felt like it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Burger
Mixing like a pro !
The Presonus FaderPort USB is perfect to the art of mix. I fill like mixing on a big ssl9k, creating more expression, volume fixes and you get all the transport controls in your... Read more
Published 3 months ago by ssoffiatti
Works, flawed installation
Installing on Mac OS X Lion with Logic Pro 9.1.6 . Ran into 4 problems.
1) Apple renamed "Logic Pro 9.app" to "Logic Pro.app" in applications. Read more
1) Apple renamed "Logic Pro 9.app" to "Logic Pro.app" in applications. Read more
Published 3 months ago by L. Knapp
AVOID - Poor drivers, bad hardware quality, bad support
I purchased this device with high hopes; it fits a needed niche in the market by providing home studio musicians with the power of flying fader automation at an affordable... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Thomas Dial
So much potential
Hardware wise, this is a great product. It is solidly built and the fader and buttons feel very nice. However, its on the software side that the Faderport falls far short. Read more
Published 7 months ago by jdog77
Works great!
Works great with Mac Pro (Ver. 1) and a Presonus Firestudio Project with Apple Logic. Its make many of the Logic operations MUCH quicker.
Published 8 months ago by Mark
Great control surface for the price.
The engineers at our studio like this product because of its small footprint and flying fader. Good tool for our Pro Tools rigs.
Published 9 months ago by Robert M. Cavalier
It just DOESN'T work!!
So, it's a great idea, but the PreSonus FaderPort is a piece of junk. I know, I know, that's what most of the reviews say. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adam DeGraff
Great product but terrible software support.
The main reason for getting the faderport was to be able to remain in my vocal booth and constantly undo and redo recordings without having to jump out and hit play on my computer... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Adgold90
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