Behringer X-Touch Compact 5-stars Reviews

Love it!

I feel so comfortable using it. Just like an old times, when I was mixing on analog mixing desks) Great feeling. After receiving it and using it for a while (a couple of weeks), I bought an X Touch extender))) 16 faders now, it's just awesome) Good quality, good design, good price. I'm happy)

5 stars from me

I had an Icon M+ that was giving me endless problems in Ableton, so I decided to buy the Behringer. Compared to the Icon, the Behringer's editing software is miles and miles ahead. Faders are quiet and work well, altogether the quality of the hardware is actually very good. I use ClyphX Pro and I wanted a controller that can be dynamically bound to different functions using ClyphX Bindings. The Icon almost gave me a heart attack with its endless problems, the XTouch just works as it should without any hiccup whatsoever. I love this thing. Very happy with this purchase!

Great!

Versatile unit from Behringer, much better built then previous BCF controllers. Although it is only MC control and not HUI, you can use a midi translator software or hardware to make it work well with Pro Tools, although it needs a little programming skills. I like the Behringer control software that makes it very easy to configure the settings.

Awesome stuff for the money

I'm using the X-Touch Compact with Samplitude Pro X3 and it works perfectly via Mackie protocol. Rebinding buttons and knobs is easy, faders feel very good for the money. I'd say that the impressions are very similar to Avid's Artist Control, that is overprices like hell.

The faders might be a bit too loud if you are in a quiet part of a song or movie, but again - it is awesome for its price.

One more thing - it doesn't support HUI protocol, so you will not be able to use it with Pro Tools (in that case go for full X-Touch).

Pleasantly Surprised!

When ordering this I was worried the build quality might be really cheap but as soon as I took it out of the box them worries went away. Although obviously not a high end product it does seem surprisingly sturdy and I was also surprised by it's weight, which was more than I had expected. So far it has been reasonably easy to set up and start using although mapping out every knob and button will still take some figuring out. Other than the necessary tinkering I haven't yet come across any sizeable cons. On the pro side, it's easy to use, quick to set up and obviously a nice compact size. One notable pro is the fact it does not require drivers to function so if you have no internet connection or simply can't be bothered searching for drivers you don't need to worry. That being said there are some customization features that will be missing without drivers.

In summary: Only getting started with this but so far so good.

1: Easy to use.

2: Easy to set up.

3: Not too noisy despite what some people say

4: Looks and feels better than expected.

Great value for money