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Introducing the ControlSkin Keyboard Cover by Logic Cafe: a New Way to Control Logic Pro

ControlSkin Logic Pro Keyboard Cover, 29 March 2012


Turn your existing QWERTY keyboard into a Loop Sequencer, MIDI keyboard, transport and control surface for Logic Pro with Logic Cafe's first physical product: the ControlSkin Keyboard Cover for Logic Pro

The ControlSkin's patented design is available in two versions made to fit UK/EU and USA style Mac keyoards.

The ControlSkin keyboard cover for Logic Pro is designed to make creating music with Logic Pro as intuitive and hands on in a similar way to using dedicated music production hardware such as the MPC or Maschine. Simply, place the ControlSkin over your Macbook, Macbook Pro or Apple Wireless keyboard, install and select the included patch file for Logic Pro and your computer becomes a dedicated control surface and MIDI keyboard! 


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Visible Caps Lock Piano Style Keyboard: No Need to Carry USB Controller's Everywhere You Go


The ControlSkin Keyboard Cover sits on your Macbok, Macbook Pro or Macbook Air 13" QWERTY keyboard even with the lid down so if you have your Mac, you're ready to make music as soon as you open the lid. With the Caps Lock Keyboard visible, simply select an instrument, press Caps Lock and you're composing in seconds!






Turn Logic Into a Loop Sequencer

With the dedicated cycle section, repeat section functions and Record Toggle features, you can create music intuitively as the music plays, never forgetting that killer synth line or phat bass groove!

Dedicated Transport:

More than a Shortcut Skin, The ControlSkin Keyboard Cover for Logic Pro uses colour and a redefined Logic Pro keyboard layout to provide an intuitive interface with a dedicated transport section for optimum creative efficiency.

Record Audio on the Move

Record audio and capture moments of inspiration wherever you are using the built in mic or line input of your mac. Arming your tracks to record couldn't be quicker with the dedicated Record enable track toggle button.

Slice audio with the touch of a button

The ControlSkin Keyboard Cover for Logic Pro allows you to slice and chop recorded audio and audio loops with the touch of a button, instantly slicing your audio and transferring it to the Caps Lock Keyboard for performance.

Protect your Mac

The ControlSkin Keyboard Cover is made of high quality, durable Japanese silicone and can help to protect your mac against dust and spills

ControlSkin Overview

The ControlSkin Keyboard Cover from Logic Cafe brings total control of Logic Pro to your fingertips. Features include:

  • Visible, playable caps lock piano keyboard
  • Organised transport with the ability to toggle Record for intuitive beat production.
  • Dedicated Record enable tracks button
  • Record audio using the built in mic and chop it on the fly with the sampler section.
  • Gain full control of the cycle feature with Set and Swap L/R at your fingertips.
  • Tap tempo added as a function
  • Mixer/Sample edit/Piano Roll etc. tabs organised into a tabs section.
  • User definable keys.

User reviews:


The covers is beautiful, and accelerate my workflow and makes it easier to write, record, edit and mix my music.
My projects are edited faster because i
don't program keys...
The colors of the skin are beautiful...
it was a really excellent purchase. Thanks logic cafe for doing this wonderful
cover...

Bye
Andrea Vergari

http://soundcloud.com/andydeejay




"Im actually in love with my new controlskin, I don't know how I lived without it.
Before I used to write down all of the Logic shortcuts and try to memorise them, but with the ControlSkin I just need to look down and everything is laid out beautifully.

Easily one of the most important additions to my studio."

Will B, UK



"The Logic control skin is a small but great tool and a must for all Logic Pro users, at first you might think it's not that big a deal, how can it improve me in Logic (i thought that)

Then when i decided to buy it, at such a small cost i thought there's nothing to loose AND believe me it has helped, not only the key commands that come with the skin but what was most impressive was how it has speeded up my workflow in logic. When you get used to the key commands (and it doesn't take long) it's great, there were key commands i never used before and key commands i never even knew were there in Logic and i like to think i know my way around Logic very well. GREAT BUY!
so all in all a brilliant little addition to my Macbook and studio 
Also would like to say that any questions you have (like i did) you just tweet Logic-Cafe and they more or less get straight back to you with a answer 
All's thats left to say is IT'S A GREAT BUY AND A SMALL PRICE, a 10 out of 10 for me and would recommend to anyone using Logic"

James M, UK

Twitter = @2SNX
http://soundcloud.com/2snxpro
https://www.facebook.com/2SNXproductions
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimmy2mac


"I have been a logic user for as long as I can remember and would consider myself an expert user (Depending on how you might define that)
I have always used Logics key commands, but to be honest I'd always forget what I'd programmed.
It ended up being easier doing it the long way going through the menus to achieve what I wanted to do.

What I like about controlskin at it's most fundamental level is it's saved me the hassle of being "Really" organised! 
In my opinion too many options means you have no options!
Controlskin is really well thought out and once you learn where the commands are your speed around Logic will be faster than you would have ever thought possible.
The feel of the control skin cover may be a little weird at first, but that's a small price to pay for increased productivity.

As you can see from my photo I did add a few of my own commands to the function buttons. I use folders all the time and these commands added to the controlskin commands make for a very fast logic experience indeed!

2 things keep me from using Ableton:
Flextime
and 
Controlskin! "

Ian J, Australia

https://soundcloud.com/killmedj







By Paul Yarrow

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