My Thoughts on the VS Faderbox - Truly the Best MIDI Controller?

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2 жыл бұрын

I decided to replace my current MIDI controller with this minimalist unit from nativeVS. Is it worth it?
It's bizarre that even though this commonplace bit of gear is used in orchestral writing all over the world, it's so hard to get hold of a decent one. I picked the VS Faderbox as it seemed to be the answer - and ironically, at the time of writing this, it appears to be sold out.
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@GhastlyTheFirst 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you creating more videos! Great work!!

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nelsonchavezmolina4223 2 жыл бұрын

Te quiero MARCUS, te sigo hace más de 7 años, verte de nuevo sin duda me hace revivir tu musica en mí cabeza. ❤️ Espero con ansias tus próximos proyectos.

@Geert890 Жыл бұрын

La camisa negra

@onigiri2925 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting (Something new). Thank you for the little inside and the expert evaluation. It's nice to see some content besides the good music. Keep it up at your own pace. I'm happy to wait for/see more of both. Love the music though. :-)

@c.mirashi 2 жыл бұрын

Any new japanese based songs like the one you had “Tokyo Rain" !

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! But I'm afraid you'll have to wait until next year. It's something very special though. :)

@c.mirashi 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic yeah can wait for the masterpieces to come!

@Nero_Halcyon 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic we can wait for your masterpieces

@lazyriver6168 Жыл бұрын

Should receive one from his next batch next week. Looking forward to it!

@NicholasObadiah 2 жыл бұрын

love your music! 🔥

@freeze3759 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video! I've seen the review by Dan Keen too. And, although I don't really need one rn, your video confirmed my opinion on this very good-looking box. :P Will definitely remember it, thank you. :)

@Tyrell_Corp2019 2 ай бұрын

Exactly! I cannot understand why such a simple device is so difficult to find. All I want is four sliders and four knobs with a slight inclination built into it, a solid box, a solid feel, and one that doesn’t slide all over the place.

@tianchen-jerrywang3824 2 жыл бұрын

The intro is a typical Marcus style LOL. The content is interesting! as well as the doggy~

@thenameisuppercase 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video! I think it's a great review, and so I'm also commenting for the algorithm.

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@chrisstrobel3439 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful pup mate 👍

@jawredstoneguy6058 2 жыл бұрын

Huh, I didn't know you were British. Neat video by the way! Can't wait for the next songs to come!

@GrahamFeatherston 2 жыл бұрын

Oh look my favorite artist uploaded a video! Is it music? No. But I do not care because any content from him is good and I love his accent! (BTW Marcus what is the meaning behind the lyrics for Daylight and Solstice?) Keep it up my man!!!

@jmc4music906 Жыл бұрын

Hi Markus I have one of those and I like it Works well in Cubase but I decide to change to Ableton because of my synths And Ableton doesn't recognise the fade box Do you have any hint? Many thanks, Joao

@Konstamonsta 2 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity: are the issues you are having with your icon possibly related to working on mac (sounds like driver issues and minimal support if you can't even program it outside windows) or is the general feedback that people are having issues with it? Regardless hope you enjoy your new gadget and am looking forward to new music. PS: That's a nice view out the window and a very nice dog

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good point at they very well could be, though if I recall rightly my flatmate had a Platform M and it also gave him problems. It also wouldn't account for the mod fader just giving up after two years with nothing changing! Thank you :)

@davidgreen6490 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Marcus, hat keyboard are you using there?

@Nero_Halcyon 2 жыл бұрын

Marcus what would you tell to someone who loves music but has never been able to learn an instrument? I'm learning piano right now and I would like that someday I might be able to do a great song for any videogame, but what would you advise to any newbie?

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Number one advice would be to do it because you love to make music and it's an obsession - don't think too hard about long term goals for what you want to do WITH the music. If you're enjoying the process enough then the music will be good, and the rest will follow.

@ComposerMichaelDow 2 жыл бұрын

This is good. I can't beleive how few of these there are. I've got a doepfer pocket electronics in a box somewhere, been thinking of making my own but don't really have the space to build a box... was thinking of using a cigar box!

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

That'd be pretty cool!

@ColinJWiens 2 жыл бұрын

I agree that the faderbox's cost makes sense when the product comes from an individual who makes it, not a factory that can order in bulk. My highest cost assumption (using mostly amazon) is $92 USD or less just for electronics: $20 teensy, $2 custom PCB, $10 x 4 for the 128mm(?) potentiometers (steep price), $30 for cords/ports/misc. By far the biggest single cost would be that custom bent box which is cleanly done. Plus you get his open-source software so you don't have to learn how to program. And if you want more faders/knobs you can buy them yourself and wire them into the board, as suggested on his site. Good luck finding an enclosure that looks as good as his though lol. Maybe find a friend with a 3D printer.

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think that would be fair to say, I reckon you're pretty much spot on. But you're right the enclosure is so nice haha. Actually after having a look there appear to be similar ones on Etsy but made of acrylic. They're more reasonably priced and probably have the exact same controller inside... but don't look half as good!

@ColinJWiens 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic All true. That Teensy type of controller is very common for low-production-volume keyboards, macro pads, and midi devices.

@trevormadsen Жыл бұрын

I essentially need to buy VS Faderbox, but I can not find it in any webshop to buy. Would you please give a seller link of this device?

@ellensoomers9496 Жыл бұрын

@@trevormadsen I think you need to pre order it, it is custom made en costs 180 pounds.(Native VS)

@trevormadsen Жыл бұрын

@@ellensoomers9496 I bought a custom made one with 4 faders programmable 80 UK pound. It runs perfectly. Thank you for helping.

@thecoldbtsn 2 жыл бұрын

I felt like the dog listening to human sound! I didn't understood anything, though felt good to hear from fav composer :) Is there something coming like Beja!?

@mamakuproject Жыл бұрын

you dog is awesome. for midi controller, you should check intech studio ones instead

@djgalawak Жыл бұрын

ola, looking for 12 faders at decent price .. why they dont do .. ;) best vibes

@amornratrat 2 жыл бұрын

I am your fan from Thailand.

@JS-yo1ff 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to your soundcloud?

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Not a fan of their ethics when it comes to copyright and people duplicating my music on there. Was certainly not going to pay for the premium version any time soon.

@Ricnacmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Sry, you lost me in the middle of the video WHAT A GOOD BOY!

@teabreakbeats 2 жыл бұрын

if this was motorised I would get this!

@crisbowman 2 жыл бұрын

Did you make a track for a Jeep ad?

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

They may have licensed one but I didn't write it specifically, no! Let me know if you can link it, I'd be curious to see

@crisbowman 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic I don't know if I can find it, but the vehicle is blue and I can hear your style in it.

@crisbowman 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic Of course now that I'm hunting for an ad I start over 30 videos and get none.

@crisbowman 2 жыл бұрын

Darn, pretty sure it was _a_ wagoneer ad but it isn't any of the ones saved on their channel.

@MarcusWarnerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@crisbowman Ah well I appreciate you going to the effort of looking it up for me!! much appreciated

@solomonrajur4948 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from south india..

@derpywhooves5010 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribed because of Tokyo Rain. Haven't seen anything like it so I guess that was a one-hit video i liked.

@onigiri2925 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely not! He has produced far more great music in his releases so far. And as I understand there is a lot more to come even in the style of "Tokyo Rain" for this year and the next. Maybe you just stay tuned and in the meantime listen to his other releases maybe on Spotify, if you have an account.

@paul_meulemans 10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the guy from the website don't react anymore. I wanna buy this product. But I can't order it anymore.

@sequentia2 Жыл бұрын

🙋🏻‍♂🇲🇽

@ua.ua. 2 жыл бұрын

🔝🔝🇮🇹🇮🇹

@tendingtropic7778 Жыл бұрын

too bad they're not available at the moment

@solyarisoftware 11 сағат бұрын

Hi Markus, it's too much expensive. No way. Incredibly there is no reliable/cheap alternatives in the market, that's weird.

@MarcusWarnerMusic 8 сағат бұрын

Gap in the market perhaps - feeling entrepreneurial? ;)

@solyarisoftware 7 сағат бұрын

Yes, a true gap. No, I'm not feeling entrepreneurial (at least, in hardware devices). Maybe the recent M-VAVE SMC-Mixer could be a sort of substitute. For me, the perfect device would be a NR.2 100mm FADER. I haven't found one at an acceptable price (which for me would be

@AnnaCurser 2 жыл бұрын

the rolls royce of faders. hand crafted. no idea how to use it.

@theandroids Жыл бұрын

NO WAY is this worth £180 when you can get the same on ebay for less than half of that.

@MarcusWarnerMusic Жыл бұрын

To be fair though, this video is a year and a half old and alot of those controllers on eBay weren't there at the time!

@theandroids Жыл бұрын

@@MarcusWarnerMusic Maybe. But still overpriced for what it is today. Just look at what controllers that cost even £50 have these days. For 180 you could buy a controller with a lot more functionality. Not even a Korg controller or novation launch cost that much. And the there's the used market to boot. The gentlemen needs to lower the price for sure.

@marta2433 2 жыл бұрын

First! 😋

@pacman_pol_pl_polska 2 ай бұрын

Info for the lost souls in a search of fader MIDI controler: It appears that it's pretty easy to create your own MIDI controler. Get Arduino Micro, few faders, soldering iron, some wires and watch few KZfaq videos. If it will work I will have 4 fader beauty. What could go wrong? :^)

@paolo7065 2 ай бұрын

Let us know if you actually reach your goal. I know nothing about Arduino stuff, it doesn't seem that easy to me :d

@pacman_pol_pl_polska 2 ай бұрын

@@paolo7065 Hi, I'm myself from the future that is current present... I soldered some wires (learned a few lessons about soldering), uploaded the code (I will tweak some number to make it more responsible) and it simply works! Apart from the problem with Reaper. On my PC, even after reinstalling Windows, the device freezes in device manager after using it in Reaper and then disconnecting the USB. It happens only in Reaper and only on my PC. Never lucky ;) Still need an enclosure not made out of cardboard!

@paolo7065 2 ай бұрын

@@pacman_pol_pl_polska so cool! I will try too someday. You looked for specific videos on KZfaq or just general Arduino knowledge?