ShuttlePro: a must have, or just convenient?

wrrn wrote on 6/7/2004, 3:19 PM

What are your thoughts on the subject line?
Your replies will help me decide if I should spend yet more money on my budding career.

warren

Comments

Cheno wrote on 6/7/2004, 3:24 PM

some can get by strictly with keyboard commands. I've used the ShuttlePro since day one with Vegas. I couldn't live without it. Don't even have all of my buttons programmed but the actual shuttle control is what I love...

Mike

Randy Brown wrote on 6/7/2004, 4:12 PM

To be honest I find myself forgetting about it...but man it sure looks cool!
Randy

filmy wrote on 6/7/2004, 4:22 PM

I recently got the ShuttleXPress with a Vegas keyboard. It seems like a cool thing but all I can do is make Vegas 4 crash by using the shuttle wheel, which is th emain reason for it's use to me. I Have the latest drivers but it did not matter and Contour Design tech support said it isn't a problem with their drivers anyway. Other than uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling (Did that) and moving it to another USB port (did that) doesn;t seem to be anything I can do about the crash. (Well - if it is a Vegas 4 bug maybe it is fixed in Vegas 5?) As many people in these forums use the Shuttle Pro I would say go with that and *not* the XPress model as it seems to have issues with Vegas (version 4 anyway). (I would be a bit more po'd at the whole thing but I basicly got the ShuttleXpress for free with the keyboard, I am let down however so don't get me wrong)

taliesin wrote on 6/7/2004, 4:32 PM

A 'must have' for me!

Marco

ibliss wrote on 6/7/2004, 5:51 PM

Filmy -
not sure if it was you posting before on this subject, but I think your crashes when scrubbing with the shuttle may be due to the audio driver you're using.

In the preferences try changing to a different driver model.

rmack350 wrote on 6/7/2004, 5:55 PM

I use a shuttle express at work and the shuttle pro at home. I find that the pro has more buttons than I can remember so I'd recommend the Express. It works fine for me.

Rob Mack

PeterWright wrote on 6/7/2004, 6:17 PM

Once you get used to using the CSP you feel deprived without it.

Apart from the wonderful jog/shuttle, with single button functions like Post Edit Shuffle, insert marker, split, move events up/down by tracks, next/previous event, next/previous marker, play, pause/stop ... it makes life very easy.

MyST wrote on 6/7/2004, 6:18 PM

No crashes here with the Xpress and V4.

Mario

Fleshpainter wrote on 6/7/2004, 6:25 PM

Much more effeciant than without but can be tricky/tedious to program.

Spot|DSE wrote on 6/7/2004, 8:27 PM

I used to find it necessary, but now that I've got this new Bella with it built in, I'm pretty happy with just that. less hand movement. But....I'm stuck on needing a jog shuttle of some kind.

thomaskay wrote on 6/7/2004, 9:58 PM

"but now that I've got this new Bella with it built in"

What's that?

wrrn wrote on 6/7/2004, 9:59 PM

Thanks all.

busterkeaton wrote on 6/7/2004, 10:22 PM

Bella makes specialized keyboards for Vegas. They make one with a jog shuttle built in.

Wolfgang S. wrote on 6/9/2004, 8:14 AM

Jogshttle pro is a must have for me - working with the jog with the left hand, with the mouse on the right hand and supported by some scripts, cutting with vegas becomes real fun.

For the Bella keyboard, I had the impression that it is on the wrong side of the keyboard (near to the right hand, what I tend to use for the mouse). However, maybe a question of training only.

But as said, I think the Jogshuttle is a must!