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Chris has a good point regarding workflow... I guess it depends where you are in the session. Most of my work involves heavy editing combined with mixing - I'm rarely booked for a straightforward mixing session. If I'm hammering away on a keyboard and mouse, having to reach over and think about a control surface as well just complicates matters... by the time I've reached out to the ProControl I could have done the same thing from the keyboard.

A keyboard and mouse is ultimately a faster and more useful "control surface" for me... ever tried editing straight off a ProControl? Even selecting plug-ins is a drag. Despite Digi's "now you can throw away your mouse" blurb when it was launched, this is patently garbage. Sure you can buy an Edit Pack, but that's a fairly expensive keyboard!? If I was primarily a mix engineer I'm sure it would be a different matter. Although one product I could really use is a single hardware fader which was automatically assigned to a selected track for trimming automation data etc.

Out of preference, my favourite kind of rig to work on is PT for tracking/editing/automation with a good analogue board for levels and EQ. This seems to be the best of both worlds to me.