Nektar Panorama P1

I have been looking for something like this for a very long time! -As a long time Cubase user I have been frustrated by the lack of feel when adjusting EQ, VSTis etc. Theres something not as instant or usable as twiddling knobs - The P1 handles this in a very elegant fashion. EQ is now 'twidlleable' to your hearts content and is so much easier to adjust in realtime, The VSTis, especially the synths are far more versatile than their small feature set would indicate when you can tweak and hear the effect straight away.The bright sharp colour screen is very useful and provides excellent feedback on the state of the active controls. Having the illuminated, dedicated transport buttons is great and almost worth the price on its own! As a Reason user this device also transforms some of the more inaccessible functions on Maelstrom and Thor open and reactive. I've created more new sounds from these since I bought the P1 than in the many years previously that I owned Reason!

Because of its versatility the P1 takes some getting used to - some of the functions involve the use of function and tab keys but these become 2nd nature after a while. The manuals online take you through various learning processes (although the font is a little small and I cant see a way to conveniently print them out) and it is definitely essential to go through them all - unlike many devices there is a lot you may miss without them!

Build quality is excellent - the knobs and faders feel great and as the finish it sooo black and shiny they have thoughtfully including a cleaning cloth!

All in all a great device and as other programs are added it can only get better!

j 'ai acheté ce controleur il y a qqs semaines, et j en suis très satisfait!
intègration avec cubase au top..
rien besoin de configurer je branche je telecharge l update cubase et pouf c est parti..
l écran est vraiment très pratique et permet de se repérer facilement, ça bugait un peu au début puis on m as axpliqué qu il ne fallais pas avoir des pistes avec le meme nom du coup après un rennomage de mes pistes plus de bugs tout roule nikel!!
des faders motorisés c'est juste c est qui lui manque mais vu le prix se sera miraculeux d en avoir!!
bon design, on l as bien en main et il fait le boulot...
c est mon premier controleur et j en suis vraiment satisfait
livraison thomman au top , super emballage et livraison rapide!!
le support est reactif des qu on pose une question ..
une notice en français serai un gros plus..
je l ai pas encore utilisé avec mes plugs et vst ais j ai vu qu ils ont mappés énorment de plugs et de synthés virtuels ce qui promet une utilisation complete avec le controleur..
pour ceux qui cherchent un controleur daw dans ce prix foncez les yeux fermés!!