TourBox Elite – Bluetooth Video Editing Controller Color Grading Speed Editor, Intuitive Control, Professional Digital Creator Console for Davinci, Premiere, Final Cut Pro and More, Mac/PC (Black)

Knocked out of the park
I’ve been editing, doing motion gfx in both After Effects and Cinema 4D for 15-20 years now. I’ve bought a ridiculous amounts of gadgets to “speed up” my workflow. While all fun to toy with at first, I quickly realized how my muscle memory of keyboard and mouse greatly trumped the speed I thought that was giving me. (Looking at you Loupedeck, 3DConnexion Mouse etc). That was, until I got the Tourbox. While difficult at first to train my brain, I found that I very quickly acclimated to the button shortcuts. I can also quickly jump between Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere etc and the new presets instantly pop up for that respective program. I do wish they had an english preset “pack” for After Effects on Mac. So I had to create one from scratch. A bit annoying, but luckily only had to do once.Its extremely well built and feels solid. Every button has its own sound AND feel, so you get multiple levels of feedback to know what you’re pressing without looking down. I thought the TourBox looked sort of silly at first – almost like one of those fidget gadgets, but realized after using it that having every button look AND feel different was purposeful. But I gotta say, it’s quite satisfying to click the buttons.Downside is the unbelievable decision to use AA batteries. Beyond me why they don’t use a rechargeable Li-ion battery. So I end up just keeping it plugged in and not even using the Bluetooth. I feel like I could very easily walk away at night, leaving it switched on, to come back the next day with the expensive batteries drained. I would still get the Elite version for the haptic feedback which you can really feel.Other thing I found odd – the TourBox console does NOT show up as an open program when switching programs on my mac. So if I wanted to quickly Cmd+Tab to the Tourbox console program as I was setting up the profile, it did not show up and I had to manually minimize windows to find the TourBox console. Strange and pretty annoying – Attached photo of what I meant.Everyone’s different, but for me, it was WELL worth it. It’s simple, easy to set up, and just works great.

Not perfect, but you will still love it
The TourBox Pro is a great tool for video editing. Or really — if it’s not the TourBox, you’re probably going to want something similar, and chances are it’ll be more expensive.It’s a handy little controller that works well with most editing software. The included software is straightforward, and setting up custom profiles for apps like Camtasia was simple enough. It does take a little time to get used to if you’ve only ever worked with a mouse and keyboard, but once you do, it’s a noticeable time-saver.That said, it’s not perfect:Bluetooth on Windows is rough. I gave up on it pretty quickly because the connection would drop or the device wouldn’t get recognized. I just leave it wired in now. To be fair, Bluetooth on Windows has never been great, so your mileage may vary — especially if you’re on a Mac.The battery compartment on mine broke almost immediately. It’s purely cosmetic, and everything still works fine, but it’s a little frustrating when you like to keep your gear in good shape.Occasionally, the software stops working and needs a restart to reconnect with my editor. It’s rare, but it happens.Even with those quirks, I really like this thing. It’s well-built, has a good weight to it, and the controls feel great. Once you get used to it, it makes editing noticeably smoother. For the price, I think it’s worth it.

It’s the best controller I’ve ever gotten!
I love my tourbox it has completely replaced using my flat graphic tablet buttons and using my keyboard, it’s so ergonomic and comfortable and the feedback it gives when I turn the hapticts on even low is great, Definitely worth it for me.

Es un dispositivo super útil para el flujo de trabajo en videos. Estoy muy contento con el producto y vale la pena la inversión. Es un dispositivo pesado, se siente de buena calidad y los botones vienen con pre ajustes que te facilita todo.

High-quality materials and construction, very heavy-weighted so it stays in place on the desk and feels solid. Haptic feedback is appreciated for feeling the dials’ notches (and can be adjusted per button/dial mapping), but if you don’t need that or Bluetooth connectivity, get the lower tier model.I love the concept of all buttons/dials having different shapes, positions and surfaces, it makes them all so much more unique and memorable.The TourBox Console companion app for configuring button/dial bindings is extremely well designed and easy to use. I love the fact that I can associate actions with pretty much any combination of buttons and dials, so I can get pretty creative on how I set it up for each application, and I don’t feel like I can run out of mapping possibilities. That was a big criteria for me and they scored 100% there.I’m using it in Ableton Live (for audio editing and music composition), in Blender (especially for 3D sculpting) and in Affinity Photo (for hand drawing) as a complement to my Kamvas Pro pen tablet (which was bundled with Huion’s Keydial Mini, but that just can’t compare to the TourBox, given its even grid of similar buttons).The only downside is the price. It is slightly overpriced compared to other hardware of similar complexity (game controllers, keyboards, mice, etc), but I guess that being targeted to a rather narrow professional audience, it’s probably something to expect. But even if it’s rather expensive, I don’t regret my purchase at all and would buy it again any time if I had to.Highly recommended to anyone involved with creative apps and workflows, with so many keyboard shortcuts to remember and trigger.

主にPremiere Pro、Photoshop、Blenderで使う目的で購入しました。高価なので最初は少し迷いましたが、調べるほどクリエイターの間で非常に評判が良かったのと、ちょうどセールのタイミングでもありすぐに決断することができました。ちなみにMacユーザーで、最初はiPad対応の最新のTourBox Elite Plusを考えていましたが、iPadはそもそもショートカットキーに対応していないのでいくらTourBoxの方で頑張っても限界があることを知り、１万円もプラスする程の価値はないかなと考えTourBox Eliteを選びました。設定は簡単でしたが種類が多い分覚えるのに少し時間は掛かりそうですが、それでも既に操作が快適になりとても気に入りました！いろいろなアプリに設定可能なので高価ですがそれだけの勝ちはあると思います。