John,

I'm absolutely serious - I don't have the funds to give away control surfaces. However you can get into this for as little as $210. See here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BCF2000

There's 8 sliders to keep your fingers busy during mixing.

If you don't like Behringer, spend another $100 for much more capability with this Novation unit:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SLmk2zero/

Keepin' it in the box, but making the fingers happy with faders and knobs......

With most DAW software, you should be able to map the sliders to volume automation on individual tracks. With the Behringer unit, the faders are motorized, so as you play back a mix, you can watch the live action on the faders for entertainment purposes.

-Scott

Actually on the really cheap is the Korg Nano Control which has 8 faders and 8 knobs and transport controls, for $59! http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/nanoKON2bk

Several of the M-Audio controller keyboards that are under $500 also have assignable sliders. I got my M-Audio Oxygen 61 for just over $100 at Audio-Midi a few years ago. It's got assignable faders, though I've never bothered to use them with my DAW software. They aren't real smooth operation like a mixer slider.

Last edited by rockstar_not; 01/10/12 10:02 AM.
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