I had the chance to work quite a long time with the TourBox 2020 panel, and now, with the release of the latest version 2.2.1 of the accompanying software TourBox Console, my review is finally ready, so let’s take a close look at this neat device, shall we? At first glance the TourBox console is a very strange device. It fits roughly in my hand, has an unusually organic shape, a USB-C port on the back and lots of buttons, dials and wheels scattered all over its surface. So what is it exactly? The TourBox 2020 control panel. Image credit: CineD What is a Control Panel? What is sitting on my desk here for the last month or so is called a control panel or control surface. Think of a dedicated, specialized keyboard for speeding up your workflow for all kinds of different tasks. Each and every button, dial, knob and wheel can be programmed and customized using the TourBox Console software. Even combinations of multiple inputs are possible. Basically, TourBox is a second keyboard next to your normal one. It acts just like it but has different input controls for specialized tasks such as a wheel for scrubbing a timeline or a knob for adjusting the size of a brush. There are plenty of very different control panels out there: Blackmagic Design offers a giant $30.000 surface (and two variants less expensive) for exclusive use with their DaVinci Resolve NLE/FX/Audio/Color suite. Elgato has different variants of their popular Stream...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 23 November, 2020