| In the spec I didn't notice anything at all mention motorized faders, which sort of makes me nervous. Is it just me, or does any board / controller that promises control over your DAW and is not motorized, doesn't make a whole lot of sense? How are you supposed to change the focus of a fader and then expect it to synch with you DAW / instruments if its not motorized? It's ultimately what turned me off on the Korg Zeros, Presonus StudioLive, all the keyboard controllers that have faders... It seems that its just the Mackies and Euphonix that have relatively inexpensive motorized control surfaces, unless you count the odd Tascam unit here or there.
If the ZED has motorized faders, I'm in - it will be a unique product that should be much cheaper than its nearest competition, the SSL Matrix (in so much as they both can could effectively control your DAW). Its a little bit bigger than I need, 8 strips would have been nice, but I can still stuff it in a case and can travel with it. If it doesn't, well then I can only add it to my list of yet another manufacturer that was scared to make an expensive product that actually performs the job that it originally set out to do. |