Was looking at someting else when I came across this at Dolphin Music,
Novation Nocturn £69 @ Dolphin Music
Loads of other bargains there as well.
Novation’s most affordable hardware controller to date, Nocturn is an intelligent plug-in controller that promises to unleash the full potential of all your favourite instruments and effects. Featuring the latest Automap Universal 2.0 software, exclusive to Novation controllers, Nocturn provides automatic, instant and intelligent control of all automatable plug-ins within every major sequencer, including Pro Tools.
Nocturn features eight touch-sensitive rotary encoders, each equipped with a bright eleven-LED ring (ideal for laptop DJ’ing in a dark club environment). These are accompanied by eight user-assignable illuminated buttons and a smooth, professional 45mm cross-fader. The finishing touch is Novation’s unique ‘speed dial’; a touch-sensitive rotary encoder that instantly takes control of whatever your mouse is focused on!
Key Features
- Exclusive Automap Universal 2.0 technology – Novation’s instant and intelligent control technology leaves you free to focus on what matters most – your music.
- Heads-up transparent control GUI – Automap Universal 2.0 provides a transparent control map across your computer screen, so you can see at a glance how every parameter is assigned.
- Novation’s unique ‘Speed Dial’ – An instant access touch-sensitive control for composers and performers alike, allowing you to take control of whatever your mouse is focused on!
- Touch-sensitive controls – Nocturn also features eight touch-sensitive rotary encoders with bright, eleven-LED rings. Simply touch an encoder to assign to any parameter.
- The Lap-top DJ solution – Alongside the brightly lit encoders, Nocturn also features illuminated buttons and a smooth, professional 45mm cross-fader, making it ideal for laptop DJ’ing in a dark club environment.
- Instant ‘learn’ function – Simply click on the software parameter and touch a Nocturn control to assign it. Now you can re-assign every control in seconds.
Specifications
- Controls
- Assignable Rotary Encoders: 8 – Infinite Rotation, touch-sensitive, LED surrounds
- Speed Dial (Encoder): 1 – Infinite Rotation, touch-sensitive, LED-surround, press and rotate for second function
- Assignable Buttons: 32
- Assignable Crossfader: 1 x 45mm
- System Buttons: ‘Learn’, ‘View’, ‘Page+’ and ‘Page’
- Group Buttons: User, FX, Inst, Mixer
- Interfacing Data Ports: 1 x USB MIDI
- Weight and Dimensions
- Size: W=239mm (9.41”), H=137mm (5.39”), D=18-28mm (0.7”-1.1”)
- Weight: 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs)
- Minimum Operational Requirements
- Mac OSX 10.4.0 or greater (Leopard also supported) or Windows XP with
Service Pack 2 or greater (Vista 32/64 also supported) - Minimum Computer spec: Mac – G4/1GHz, both with 256MB RAM or PC –
Pentium 3/1GHz/256MB RAM (machines running Vista will require a higher spec)
- Mac OSX 10.4.0 or greater (Leopard also supported) or Windows XP with
- Interfacing
- USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compatible