Check it:
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~262083.asp

or the smaller version
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail~dpno~252.asp

How about the Tranzport by Frontier? It's not a MIDI controller in the true sense of the term (those are usually keyboards with knobs or something you hit or blow into) but it is a DAW control surface that is wireless.

http://frontierdesign.com/Products/TranzPort

the transport looks cheap to me. as do the contours.

I've used the contour pro, it's pretty well built. It's got the feel of a quality mouse.

i am with you on this one frob, i can't get behind garage band, too unpro- at the same time its great for a kid just starting out- wish it had been out then for me. In my days we had 4 track porta studio and the quality was very limiting

should I add 4 track cassette portastudio to put it in perspective?- cassette, no way!

What is this thing you say...Cassette?

:D

sorry to kinda hijack a little but what do you guys think of some of the sounds of garageband, I've used a few of the sounds and brought them to pro tools.

To me GB needs a little care and feeding, I think it makes a big difference if you add your own loops, or add some 3rd party loops.

I use it for fast prototyping, and then bring it to Logic Express where I have more control.

The Instruments are actually simplified versions of the instruments found in Logic Pro. And after looking closley at the parameters found the instruments to be quite tweakable.

8)

Frob, regarding finish, here's a quote from a TapeOp review:

I can’t say enough about the TranzPort. It’s extremely easy to use and has way more features than I would ever ask for at this price. Even the industrial design is nice—a solid piece of equipment that you wouldn’t feel embarrassed about handing to a client. Everyone needs one of these.

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