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Nektar CS12 now compatible with FSP8 (and Studio One v6/7)

TimC340

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I didn't see any announcement, but Nektar's product page now shows the CS12 as compatible with Fender Studio Pro 8 (and Reaper) along with the established compatibility with Logic and Cubase/Nuendo. Arguably the best plugin controller currently available, this is a big plus. I thought it wasn't officially compatible with Studio One, but deep in the page it says it will work with SOv6 and v7.. https://nektartech.com/products/panorama-cs12/
 
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That is actually good news. I was watching for when it would add support for more DAWs.
 
I thought I was, but apparently this happened a month or so ago and I completely missed it!
 
I just bought the Softube Flow Studio, so I'll wait till next month to pick up the CS12 - but, as a signed-up Nektar fan - I can't wait!
 
I just bought the Softube Flow Studio, so I'll wait till next month to pick up the CS12 - but, as a signed-up Nektar fan - I can't wait!
Please excuse my diverting this thread a little, but...
Any chance you might run a post about the Softube Flow hardware when you have had time to get familiar with it.
I'd be interested to know the ins and outs.

Anyway good news all round I s'pose.:cool:

Kindest regards.
 
The best review of it I've seen is by Dom Sigalas. Sanjay C's is useful, but not as comprehensive. My first impressions after just a few days are that it's a very nicely-built unit with a fabulous display. The suite of plugins that it comes with are good, though perhaps not as comprehensive as you might like, but the main benefit of the unit is fast workflow while 'in the zone'. It won't replace the detailed work that you might do ITB when finishing a track - though it can achieve all of that if you have the requisite Softube plugins - but as a rapid 'sweetener' it's unmatched. It will become a lot more useful if Softube add compatibility with other brands' plugins - as they've started to do with their Console 1 - but so far I think it's great. If they did extend its compatibility it might arguably compete with the CS12 more directly, but for now the CS12 is uniquely good at its job.

As an aside, it sits very nicely next to my P-1 Nano on my rig in my house and those two units together almost remove any need to use the keyboard and mouse or even look at the big screen. I'm still going for the CS12 for my studio rig, but I might add another Studio Flow for that too!
 
The best review of it I've seen is by Dom Sigalas. Sanjay C's is useful, but not as comprehensive. My first impressions after just a few days are that it's a very nicely-built unit with a fabulous display. The suite of plugins that it comes with are good, though perhaps not as comprehensive as you might like, but the main benefit of the unit is fast workflow while 'in the zone'. It won't replace the detailed work that you might do ITB when finishing a track - though it can achieve all of that if you have the requisite Softube plugins - but as a rapid 'sweetener' it's unmatched. It will become a lot more useful if Softube add compatibility with other brands' plugins - as they've started to do with their Console 1 - but so far I think it's great. If they did extend its compatibility it might arguably compete with the CS12 more directly, but for now the CS12 is uniquely good at its job.

As an aside, it sits very nicely next to my P-1 Nano on my rig in my house and those two units together almost remove any need to use the keyboard and mouse or even look at the big screen. I'm still going for the CS12 for my studio rig, but I might add another Studio Flow for that too!
OK ta for the reply!
watched the Dom Segalas, and the Flow plugs are subscription free (you pay the sub for extra plugins) which is cool.
Couple of things I may have missed, or he didn't cover are the Plugins iLok register and do you need the plugin on every channel for Daw use?
Interesting, if it was a standalone piece of gear I would be all over it.

Anyways kindest regards and thanks for getting back to me.
 
The iLok registration is a single item (a 'locked group') which includes all of the 25 included plugins. They're available individually within the DAW should you wish to use them that way, but to use the hardware there's a library plugin which is the software interface between the hardware and the Softube collection - that's the plugin you install on each channel you wish to effect with the Flow suite. It's a bit like the SSL360 integration, but it's a bit more straightforward.
 
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