There are three categories of tools in ControlRoom

MIDI Tools

MIDI Tools in ControlRoom are custom mappable to any MIDI software or hardware that you have in your studio.

 

 

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Plugin Tools

The ControlRoom plugins unlock the true power of ControlRoom and do not require any mapping or additional setup.

 

Included with ControlRoom

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DAW Tools

The Virtual Console and Desktop Monitor allow you to control and monitor the most important functions of your DAW,

 

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Plugin Tools

ControlRoom Plugin Tools leverage the DSP of our Channel and Master DAW plugins and allow you to control and visualize your tracks in a revolutionary new way. They can be used in the traditional way in your DAW with a clean and intuitive 2D interface. Jump into VR, and you have access to next generation mixing tools straight out of Minority Report. 

ControlRoom Channel and Master are designed and tested by Grammy-winning engineers, and were built to be the best sounding channel strips in your arsenal. They feature a gritty and flexible Compressor section, a transparent and musical EQ, and a brand new type of processing we call Proximity, which makes it extremely simple to get things to pop out of your mix, or set them back into the bed of your track, using a single Near/Far parameter.

Each of the Plugin Tools below requires no mapping to use in VR, and are available instantly the moment you insert ControlRoom Channel on a track in your DAW session.

The plugins are included with ControlRoom, and can be used with or without VR.

Spatial Mixer

If you ever wanted to see and interact with a 3D representation of your mix, this is the tool for you. Build your mix with the Spatial Mixer. Each sphere represents an instance of the ControlRoom Channel DAW plugin, and can be automated in space to control Level, Panning, and Proximity. 

Plugin Tablet – Compressor

This interface helps you stop thinking about the numbers, and be bolder in your mixing choices. Access every parameter of the ControlRoom Channel compressor section from within VR. Use the tablet to control every parameter, or interact with the forward-thinking pyramid interface to fluidly adjust threshold, ratio, and attack/release time by physically re-shaping the pyramid. 

Plugin Tablet – EQ

It’s never been simpler to find that problem frequency or gently shape your curve. Get hands on with your ControlRoom Channel EQ. Select the track you’d like to adjust, then grab an EQ band to fluidly adjust Frequency, Gain, and Q by moving your hand in 3D space. Quickly change the shape of each band between Bell, Hi/Lo Shelf, or Notch using the joystick on your VR controller. You can see each individual band splayed out in 3D, with the overall summed EQ curve in white behind the individual bands.

Spectralyzer (Beta)

The Spectralyzer is a brand new type of metering tool which combines an FFT and phase meter. It was designed to be both artful and informative, displaying frequency along the vertical access, stereo information along the horizontal access, and amplitude along the Z axis. Metering from each instance of the ControlRoom Channel plugin can be toggled on or off, enabling you to easily see how individual tracks are interacting with each other, helping you uncover problem areas in your mix. At the same time, it’s a beautiful 3D visualizer bouncing along in real time to your mix.

MIDI Tools

ControlRoom MIDI tools are MIDI controllers from the future. They translate full body motions into expressive automation and are totally customizable for you to use with any MIDI device. Software or hardware. If it accepts a MIDI input, you can control it with these tools. MIDI mapping is made super simple by using the ControlRoom Hub desktop app.

FX Cube

Discover previously impossible sounds from all the MIDI-enabled software or hardware you already know and love. Assign any three parameters to the X, Y, and Z axis to control them simultaneously with a wave of your hand.

Drum Pads

Trigger your favorite samples with the virtual drum pads. Velocity sensitive and placeable anywhere in space. Use up to three groups of pads to have 24 sounds playable all around you.

BFF

Automate anything from volume to filters in full body scale. Custom map four MIDI parameters to four assignable modes on the biggest and most expressive fader ever.

Fader Tablet

Map your favorite MIDI parameters to the 8-channel fader tablet.

DAW Tools

If you’ve ever wished you could bring a full size control surface with you anywhere, you will love the Virtual Console. The Virtual Console in ControlRoom VR provides full access to your DAW’s native mixer*. Adjust and automate Volume, Pan, Send Levels, Solo, Mute, and Automation Mode for every track in your session. Bank or nudge through all your tracks, and see live metering and track names, just like on a physical hardware controller.

*Currently compatible with Pro Tools and Ableton Live

Console

A dream come true- a full size DAW control surface that takes up zero studio space. Surprisingly tactile, you can control your critical DAW functions, write automation, and see important metering information. Light years beyond any virtual controller stuck behind a 2D screen. 

Desktop Monitor

Even with a hardware controller, sometimes you just need to glance at your DAW’s interface to get your bearings and see whether that vocal track comes in at chorus one or two. This tool is a virtual computer monitor in VR, easily resizable from handheld to wall-sized or anywhere in between.

*Compatible with Oculus Rift (S) or HTC Vive on PC’s with a discrete GPU.

Wrist Transport

Immediate access to Play/Stop and DAW timecode right on your wrist. Start and stop your DAW transport no matter where you happen to be in the virtual environment. It immediately becomes second nature and you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.