The Mackie Big Knob – Passive Monitor Controller

Ever since I’ve been producing audio using a computer I’ve always needed a physical volume knob which I could use to control the volume of my monitors.

And yes, I say NEED because the thought of me relying on a some dinky volume control slider on the screen, or up and down arrows on my keyboard is excruciating.

I need to be able to grab a knob and turn it with my hand to adjust the volume of my monitors. Period.

So I’ve been using a Palmer MONICON Passive Monitor Controller, which has been working just fine.

But one of my students just bought the Mackie Big Knob and that seems like a much better product than what I’m using. And he loves it.

Here’s what he had to say about it: “It is so smoooooth… perfect volume control for my monitors, knob is sitting right in front of my keyboard. Connects to two sources and two sets of monitors. Passive, so no power is needed.”

Plus it has a DIM switch, which I miss 😉

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