Members stikygum Posted July 24, 2009 Members Share Posted July 24, 2009 Was thinking about getting this: http://www.wacom.com/graphire/index.php Or a touchscreen. I think a touch screen would work better, but am interested to hear how the tablets feel and if they work well for dealing with DAWs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted July 24, 2009 Members Share Posted July 24, 2009 I haven't used my Wacom with my DAW, but I use it every day for work. Using a pen to navigate around a UI takes some getting used to, so unless you have some compelling reason to use a pen, you're better off using a well-integrated control surface/knob box with your DAW. You might think drawing automation curves with a pen would work well, and you'd be right, but a fader on a control surface works just as well. The primary advantage to a pen is for drawing, and you don't really need to draw in a DAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted July 24, 2009 Members Share Posted July 24, 2009 I could possibly see this as being something cool if you could use your finger or something, but since wacom tablets need a pen to work, I doubt you'll find this is as intuitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angstwulf Posted July 24, 2009 Members Share Posted July 24, 2009 Tentative +1 for Idiotboy Just picked up a used Wacom Intuos2 on a lark (it was very cheap). My very first impressions are: 1. I like moving faders with the pen better than with a mouse and it is easier on my wrist; 2. If you use your keyboard much to type commands (I do) or jump to and from an instrument to your DAW then a mouse still may be faster/more intuitive; 3. I'm a usb device whore but given the cost of replacing the pen (and I lose pens nobody), I don't think I'd get one new for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcnova Posted July 24, 2009 Members Share Posted July 24, 2009 I also have a Wacom tablet. I never got around to using in my DAW. I tried it in some softsynths first and found that it gave me no advantage over a mouse. The only time I really got into a smooth workflow in an audio app was using it to compose in Sibelius. Even that wasn't quite as efficient as a keyboard controller. I'd say that unless an app was designed specifically to make use of a tablet (i.e. the tablet increases productivity and workflow), you're going to be better off with a control surface, like ib suggests.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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