Made by creatives.
For creatives.
Made by creatives. For creatives.
the minimalist DAW controller, perfected
the minimalist DAW controller, perfected
“I’ve had a lot of control surfaces over the years, and my favorite is also the smallest and most compact one ever. FADE is absolutely minimalist in design but checks all my boxes. Touch-sensitive motorized fader control over the selected channel in my DAW, a single multifunction channel button, and a big, chunky knob that controls whatever on-screen UI control element I position the cursor over. FADE has everything I need and nothing I don’t. It’s right on target!”
Photo by Zoe Wiseman
EVERYTHING YOU NEED. NOTHING YOU DON’T.
Say hello to your upgraded workflow—simple, powerful, and precise.
FADE redefines the essential feature set of a premium motor fader controller.
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Tired of clicky clacky faders? FADE is designed from the ground up for low noise at both the hardware & firmware levels.
100mm touch-sensitive motorized fader
Satin chrome knob
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We’ve had enough of wobbly, low resolution encoders. FADE includes a solid, high resolution touch-sensitive precision encoder.
256 steps per revolution
Heavy-duty/sturdy feel
Solid aluminum matte black knob
Integrated momentary pushbutton
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No more flimsy, cheap buttons. We deferred to the demanding keyboard enthusiasts and chose a premium MX-style tactile keyswitch.
PBT double-shot black keycap
Dimmable multicolor LED indication
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Out with light plastic, in with heavy metal. You’ll need to hold it to believe it.
Heavy duty steel top + aluminum bottom case
1.4lbs / 0.6kg
Anti-slide rubber strip on bottom
“I have to say when I first saw it I didn’t think it was going to be good. The design was super cool, but I was skeptical. After I set it up and used it...I realized how wrong I was. It is such a cool piece. What I love the most about it is the accuracy I have because I can just grab the box with my hand and use my index finger to control. I was using an artist mix before, and I would always have to sort of hover my hand over the unit, and it wasn’t comfortable or accurate. I didn’t realize how much I was rewinding and re-doing rides because of ergonomics.”
small AND mighty
FADE integrates into your workflow with flexibility and power.
And looks good doing it—while preserving precious desk space.
SEE FADE IN ACTION
Write precise DAW automation.
Fader locks to selected channel fader and automation.
Control your DAW’s selected channel strip.
Change mappings on the fly with button and encoder combos.
Control your mouse pointer in any program.
No program-specific mappings, no complications — just works.
Can be mapped using encoder or fader.
Customize drag speed, direction, and snapback.
“I immediately put it to use mixing the score for an upcoming movie starring Vince Vaughn and Al Pacino. Later I used it to mix the theme song for an Amazon Prime series. The hardware is rock-solid, super-quiet and does the job better than anything else I had on hand from the usual suspects of single-fader solutions. It is a professional piece of kit.
Equally important, I can throw FADE in my travel bag and never miss a beat (well, a fader tweak) wherever I am! I bounce between Pro Tools and Logic Pro quite a lot for my work, and software has been transparent and effortless.”
Rob Shirakbari in Capitol Studios
“I setup the FADE with Logic - its fantastic - I know it’s a huge amount of work to bring something like this to market and you have delivered :)”
“Thank you. This product is working REALLY well for my workflow. I’ve been using FADE daily and love it.”
“I am beyond impressed with the Fade. The build is exactly as advertised (smooth as silk) and all the critical features are working perfectly”
“Finally the fader unit everyone has always wanted is here! Inspired design, great tactile feel, flexible software design and excellent implementation across platforms in a small footprint. Bad part is I have two other controllers I never use anymore. I probably need to sell them.”
-Kevin Afflack, composer
Star Wars Kinect, Walking Dead and Ghostbusters video games
"Simple, space-saving, dramatically well-built and effective device, with all necessary functions. Supports my approach, all thumbs up."
-Gump, audio engineer
SPECIFICATIONS
HARDWARE
100mm motorized touch-sensitive fader
satin chrome knob
optimized from the ground up to be quiet
256-step touch-sensitive rotary encoder
matte black, solid aluminum knob
integrated momentary pushbutton
MX-style mechanical RGB pushbutton
PBT double-shot keycap
dimmable RGB LED indication
Body/Enclosure
Heavy duty steel top + aluminum bottom case
1.4lbs / 0.6kg
Anti-slide rubber strip on bottom
Length: 8.25”/209mm
Width: 2.36”/60mm
Height (Case front): 0.8”/20mm
Height (Case rear): 1.57”/40mm
Connectivity
All power and data through a type-C USB 2.0 connector
Low power usage (<500mA 5V)
Works with any compliant USB hub
Ships with a premium braided 3ft USB-C to USB-A cable
FADECONTROL MAC SOFTWARE
FADE integrates into your system via the free FADECONTROL app
Highly flexible mapping system to complement your preferred workflow
Create mappings that:
Control your DAW
Click & Drag your mouse pointer
Send/Receive MIDI data (CC 7bit, 14bit MSB/LSB & NRPN)
and more!
Driven by user feedback, new features are regularly added to unlock even more potential
COMPATIBILITY
Currently for Mac users only
macOS 13.0+
Intel/Apple Silicon
current DAW support:
Logic Pro
Pro Tools
Ableton Live
Cubase/Nuendo
Reaper
MIDI out feature works with any MIDI receiver
OUR MISSION
Tired of bulky, over-featured controllers, we set out to build our ideal product.
We spent years seeking the highest quality parts.
When we couldn’t find, we designed.
This is the result.