Yamaha CC1

The motorised fader at the heart of the CC1 is the same component found in Yamaha's professional digital mixing consoles – a reassuring indicator of its build quality, sensitivity, and longevity. With a 100mm throw, touch sensing, and 10-bit resolution, it is well suited to writing precise automation curves manually, and follows parameter changes during playback thanks to its motorisation. The adjacent channel controls provide direct access to per-channel functions such as mute, solo, panning, and monitoring, while the context-sensitive Advanced Integration (AI) knob above the main rotary allows users to immediately address whichever parameter is currently focused in the DAW – whether under the mouse pointer or otherwise active in the project.

For decades, Yamaha has been one of the world's best-known manufacturers of musical instruments and audio technology. The Japanese company's long history began at the end of the 19th century with the harmonium. The product range has constantly expanded since then, which has made Yamaha one of the few manufacturers today to offer almost the entire range of existing musical instruments: From upright and grand pianos to guitars, wind instruments, and bowed string instruments and from drums and percussion to electronic keyboards and synthesizers. Yamaha is also a major force in the field of audio engineering as a manufacturer of mixing consoles, amplifiers, PA systems, and more. Yamaha's guiding principle is to combine traditional craftsmanship with state-of-the-art technology.