Nektar CS12 - The Controller You Always Wanted For Logic Pro

I think I'm in love! 😍 Discover the game-changing Panorama CS12 control surface from @NektarTechnology that's making waves among Logic Pro users.

In today's video, we'll explore every nook and cranny of the CS12, which has been designed specifically for Logic Pro users to provide unparalleled tactile control over your tracks and channel strips. The CS12 promises to make your workflow in Logic Pro more intuitive and efficient than ever before.

Oh...and the CS12 delivers 😎

00:00 - Intro
1:10 - Full Walkthrough of CS12
6:38 - Setting up CS12 with Logic Pro & Mac
7:44 - Top 5 standout features of CS12

[Shawneverette]

Finaly we are getting back to companies making units for Audio engineers vs controllers for keyboard players that use daws. The fader update for anything you click on is dope!!!!

[KCOR_Official]

I almost feel exhausted and relieved at the same time. Just to have all those controls (physical controls) seems like a life saver in LPX. I figure once you get over the learning curve the speed and efficiency will be insane.

[chrisr]

Consider my mind officially blown. Been waiting for something like this for a time. :)

[InspelaRecords]

Got mine yesterday and absolutely love it! I've bought stuff like this in the past and always end up going back to the mouse but this truly impressed me and (having now used it), I'd highly recommended it to anyone looking for a serious controller for Logic Pro. Brilliant !

[nicolaszappa]

Best review so far :)
About the third party plugins, do we know which ones are already mapped? I think they say 'most of the major ones' or something but it sounds vague.

[Theophanes]

Man, I’ve been waiting for a dedicated controller for Logic and surprised one hasn’t happened sooner. I know you can use other controllers and map them in Logic, but none of those have ever been exemplary. This looks great, the automation features alone are huge. Thanks for the video Chris, glad to see continued success for your channel!

[ZeekBurse]

Excited for this product! Thanks so much for this quick, yet thorough review!

[tislota_f]

wow this something that i didn’t know i wanted 👀

[martintherd]

Yeah this is definitely a buy. Reasonably priced as well, I was expecting such a unit to sell for at least 800 bucks. Hats off to the manufacturer of this gem!

[APaclin]

Well all of the buttons are easily replaced with keys on the keyboard and for knobs you'll have to look at the display what is mapped to what, so mouse will be faster. Although you can turn two knobs at the same time.

[maxhighstein]

Is it OK not to love this? For the way I work in Logic, this would be a silly toy that would only get in my way. Plus, it would be one more thing on my desk between me and the monitor. But if you love it, by all means, enjoy!

[Scottyxx]

I’ve been waiting to buy something for my logic… it’s been so good to me now I can give it something in return.

[lilNIMPHH]

I am entering the Apple and Logic Pro tech suite at THE BEST TIME apparently! 😀 With Spatial Audio Mixing and Dolby Atmos Mixing capabilities built in along with Apple's Airpods Pro Gen 2 and AirPods Max that have built in Spatial Audio capabilities this is truly a RENAISSANCE for Music Producers! Thank you soo much for making this video! 🙌🏽 I will DEFINITELY get this!

[ejstonemusic]

I didn’t know I needed this until I saw this video 😂👌

[velanche]

As ever, Chris, well done review. I have a CS12 on my desk, and I've not dived deeply into yet. The lack of demonstration videos for it has been something to contend with, so by far yours is the best I've seen so far by a mile. Maybe the Nektar folks can get you to do its video tutorials for the product? (Hint.) Anyway, it really is the controller Logic folks have been waiting for, especially with the stock and third-party mappings that Nektar's been known for (former P4 owner here). It compliments the mouse/trackpad and keyboard shortcuts, and other controllers, well for what it does. It's not perfect (ie, , Smart Controls and single-point automation can be glitchy), but the Nektar folks are on it. Also, a new firmware update just dropped last week and makes that (somewhat) redundant tempo knob more versatile with an additional selection of features. All told, I really do think that Nektar has nailed it. Hope you get to do more videos on the CS12, in the future. Thanks again, man!

[Feerlyss]

It's "technically" for Logic only. The developers already stated that it will be updated for all other DAWs.

[CjaeMusic]

Wow! I think i've found my first control surface. Thanks for the video!

[wri]

Fantastic piece of gear! Too bad I can't meet the system requirements without replacing my late 2013 Macbook Pro.

[blackink]

I'm not a logic user but, I really appreciate Nektar making such a great device.

[TraneFrancks]

This looks like an incredible addition to the ecosystem. I can easily see working with this on the desk for mixing after using the keyboard controller during recording.