The Sound Board

I couldn't see if anyone had posted these, but as I find them both interesting I thought to pass it on for another's interest when applicable. Seems, as is indicated, not a mass product but well build with good materials, and nonetheless fair priced.

https://vipersynths.com/collections/all

Hmm, though I love the name (I used to play Robotron in the arcades when I was a kid) I think the lack of any visual feedback means I don't quite see the usefulness.

Funnily enough I found this yesterday, a €399 Oberheim OB plugin controller - https://sound-force.nl/?page_id=5443 . This looks better - connected to the Arturia OP-Xa there is 2-way communication. All lights are recalled and there are different modes for what happens when you turn knobs eg they illuminate arrow lights which show the direction of travel of the loaded preset.

Better, but still not ideal. I still think the really useful synth midi control surface does not yet exist, but it would use a screen for the UI and have overlaid physical controls.

Visual feedback on the hardware is indeed better, but not critical in my view as I will keep my eyes on the screen with the plugin to be used.

The Sound Force manufacturer is also interesting , be it very specific models for specific virtual synths .
My main aim is for use with Diva, Avenger, so I’d rather keep it more general , albeit that this also will have pros and cons.