BehringerX-Touch One

I've been waiting to buy me one of these for a few years now! Having finally gotten one, I can't say I'm disappointed at all. It makes working in Nuendo much more fun and intuitive. Setup was fairly easy. Plug and play. Configuring nuendo was a bit tricky....because I'm using an outdated version of Nuendo and didn't know where to find the Mackie Control settings. Took about 15 minutes to figure that out. Other than that though? I love it. It took 5 minutes to figure out how to configure the customizable function buttons using the same mackie control settings pages in Nuendo. Once that is done? The XTouch feels like an indispensable part of my DAW setup.Look. Feel. Ease of use. 5 stars. Love it!EDIT: After a few weeks of owning it, the only thing I would want to consider improving is the slider knob itself. This component is made of lightweight plastic. I feel like I may stick in some tiny pieces of lead underneath this knob to give it some more body....and improve the tactile feel. But to me, this is a very minor tweak. Overall, the product feels sturdy in all other respects.

This is a really nice control surface. Easy to install, and works really well with Logic Pro. After setting up preferences it works as expected and is not buggy at all. (Much better than the Nektar Panorama CS12 that I found very buggy...and returned.) The fader is quiet, encoders are solid, the buttons are firm and it has a small footprint. I like it!

The idea of this device is great - small control surface to augment your keyboard and mouse navigation of your DAW. Since it only has one channel control (volume slider + pan knob) it's not a full fledged mix control surface, but really more for fine-tuning one channel at a time.I use it with Reaper. Got it running easily enough with the out-of-the-box configuration.I definitely like the slider for controlling the level of a specific channel. Beats trying to use the mouse to set the volume to a specific level. That's really what I bought it for.I also like the physical transport button capability, although I would enjoy transport buttons with more prominent sizes/shapes. They are just little square buttons mixed into a pallet of other little square buttons.Although not "built like a tank", but build quality is surprisingly good from a brand that has not had a high reputation for quality products in the past. For the price, I feel the build quality is fine.I thought the jog dial might be good for scrolling through my tracks or song, however, I don't particularly care for the feel of the dial. That's probably the cheapest feeling part of this unit, in my opinion.Although compared to the competition of similarly featured products, I feel this is the better choice (that's why I bought it, right?) there's still room for improvement. Larger, shaped transport buttons, and a better feeling jog dial would be big improvements. However, if they had added another $100 to the price, I might even be considering an item like this at all.For a small home recording studio, for someone just tinkering with a DAW, I think this is useful and worth the price. If you're in music professionally, there are probably products with more features and higher quality to meet your demands.

To begin, I started off with another brands DAW controller that over time I discovered it left me reaching for my mouse more than I did for it. So much so that it got to the point that it sat unpowered, cluttering up my desktop and collecting dust...Enter, Behringer's X-Touce One! The Initial set up and firmware update of the X-Touch One took less than 10 minutes, and after a short time of familiarizing my self with button operation/ location, and view toggling (I use Ableton Live), it wasn't long after that I noticed I was rarely reaching for and using the mouse. Everything from track, scene, and view selection to transport operation is right there at my fingertips. The counter display, selected track and pan position display, and the jogger wheel is handy in more ways than one. Also, it should go without saying, but watching the fader dance to automation is cool, too!I recommend the X-Touch for the following: Ease of setup, button layout and usability. It's a great companion to Ableton. The build quality is solid, and if you are in a small home studio space like me, it's size lends to a mobility feature that makes it great when needing to position it near your drum kit, etc.

I have a full studio with digital mixers and multi track control surfaces, but I wanted something for a smaller setup.I have been in pro audio for many years and Behringer has never been on my list as ‘go to’ gear. Their reputation used to be that they produced cheaper knock offs of major brands. I was therefore hesitant to go with this product. I was also considering the Presonus Faderport.I decided to take a chance with the X Touch One and so far so good. I have successfully used it with Pro Tools and Cakewalk and they work fine. Each DAW requires its own one time setup to function with the unit, which is true for any universal control surfaceI have the unit connected to a USB 3.0 hub and I have experienced no delay in its responsiveness.Build quality is good and I like the large jog/shuttle knob. I know it seems silly but I like grabbing the large knob with my hand rather than the small knob on the Faderport which I need to control with my fingers.I don't use automation in my work, so I can't speak to that feature,Wish list items:An on/off switch would be nice.More overlays. There is no overlay for Cakewalk, How hard can it be to provide overlays for DAWs on the market? There aren't that many and the overlays should be easy to produce.I now view Behringer as a quality manufacturer.Overall I think the X Touch One is a solid product that gets the job done.Highly recommended.