This Desk Gadget was Designed for Productivity: Loupedeck Live

[@aline.tech.reviews]

🛒 Check prices below: Loupedeck Live: geni.us/csQI7 Loupedeck Live S: geni.us/lAsoru Loupedeck CT: geni.us/vJBH

[@ShadawGaming]

I would love to see a setup tour of your desk with all the hardware you have, it looks great!

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Love to hear it - I have an office and desk tour in the works! I'm excited to share my office + living room combo. I'm unfortunately behind on videos due to my father being ill, but I would expect to have those completed within the next couple of months.

[@TalbotMediaLLC]

I Have to say, I purchased the Loupedeck Live when it first came out in early 2021 and this was by far the best video explaining customization I've seen over the 2 years trying to figure out how to set this up. 😂 Thank you for explaining workspaces & how they relate to profiles. I also appreciate how you showed actual use cases. Most of the videos I've seen are from someone who isn't in the video production field, it's mostly from streamers or photo editors and they never went in depth as to how they customized it for editing. Thankyou! I would indeed watch the full tutorial on customization. I too agree that the stand was flimsy. Mine broke and I just went the Amazon iPhone stand route. And yes, the setup time was not as user friendly as they made it seem, whereas El gato looks like plug n play. Mine was legit collecting dust but your video has inspired me to revive it

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. =) And haha, I agree. It's easy for a device like this to become a paperweight and collect dust due to the complexity of setup and level of effort required to seamlessly migrate it into your daily routine. However, once you get to that point, it all clicks and you likely wouldn't be able to imagine working without it. It has saved me so many hours in video editing alone.. I could have bought 30 of them and it still would be worth it to me. I hope you are able to get it back up and running in a way that improves your workflow!

[@champcero4933]

Great video! I would love to see a head to head video. I saw this, but have been on the fence between this and the Streamdeck. Awesome content!

[@FloridaMan_7]

Same thing - almost got the Stream Deck+, but this looks like a great alternative!

[@johnbeal839]

I like the video, but the clip of the guy with the purple liquid in a beaker, overly impressed by what he’s seeing, was easily the best part.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

😂

[@DstruX]

Awesome review man. And… now I have something else I have to buy 😂😂

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Maybe add it to your list for Santa, and hope you were nice this year! 😆 I'm trying to control myself from dropping another $560 for the CT version. On this video alone, the Live saved me at least 6 hours during the cutting/editing phases of my A/B roll and audio.. so it feels worth.

[@MarceloTezza]

Another Awesome review! Cant wait to see your workspace review.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Truly appreciate that! I'm hoping to get my cable management completed and have that video out within the next couple of months.

[@liviu8603]

Thanks man, and hello from Romania 🇷🇴 👋! I bought it, will arrive on 20 this month! I loved the part when u said that u need to invest patience and time for the tweaking, but it will be worth it later. I totally agree! I’ve migrated from a normal qwerty keyboard to a split colemak, ortholinear 40%. So I think I’m good for the challenge! 😅 Best video for the LoupeDeck! 👏

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, and hello from the US! 👋 Love to hear it! And good luck with the tweaking =) Please don't hesitate to stop by if you get stuck or have questions. I'm working on a swcond Loupedeck in the background so looking for any troubles users may be running into frequently.

[@chroesu]

Thanks for sharing this video! I really enjoyed watching it. It's surprising that there are so few subscribers, given the quality of the content. Keep up the great work! 😊

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I truly appreciate that, thank you for taking the time to watch and leave such a lovely comment!!

[@liviu8603]

That was exactly my thought… Best content on LoupeDeck 👏🙏👍

[@doncapo732]

Never heard of Loupedeck. Accidentally discovered it as I was looking at purchasing Stream Deck+. The hardware of the Loupedeck caught my eye since it offers a lot more, but software is always the catch with these things. Thank you so much for such a thorough review. Subbed!

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Thank you for watching! Did you end up going with the Steam Deck+?

[@doncapo732]

I ended up going with the SD+. It was really hard to decide since I can see the value in both devices. I think once I've set up the SD+ and used it for a bit, I'll grab the Loupedeck for my other PC. They're both awesome in their own ways, offering different perks. Thank you again for such a an excellent review.@@aline.tech.reviews

[@williamtopping]

Streamdeck has a new marketplace that is absolutely DIRE. They charge you for plugins/profiles that come free with the Loupedeck. $40 for a Logic Pro plugin... $11 just for the Icon pack. YIKES!!

[@babayaga.666-v8x]

Looks awesome. i think i'll buy this for my productivity- gamiing and videoediting. Is there also the plugin for wondershare filmora?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Love to hear it! I do see a profile here (made by Loupedeck) for Wondershare Filmora: - 7 dial functions for navigation in timeline - Image rotation and timeline zoom - 50 press actions - Sample macro set 4 keyframes with one push of a button You can check out the plugins and profiles available before you buy by searching "Loupedeck Marketplace" on Google. I can't put links in YT comments so I can't link you directly.

[@chepo1956]

Hello, Jose from Puerto Rico. I use Photoshop and Lightroom and I just pulled the trigger on one of these units. The Loupdeck Live 269 dollar model. I had ordered the TourBox Lite new less expensive model ($94 bucks). So I'll give the LoupDeck a try and Tourbox. One will be put away as a backup unit if anything goes south. I had experience with the TourBox Elite, but it broke down on me and I put it away. Someday I'll send it in for repairs. I saw your video and analyzed the virtues of LoupDeck, which seems to be a very powerful unit not just only for the creative arts, but anything you can throw at it. Thanks for showcasing this units merits. Oh... I subscribed to your channel😀👌

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Hey Jose, thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a thoughtful comment! I'm interested to hear your opinion on the Loupedeck Live vs Tourbox Lite.. so, please come back to let me know which one you preferred!

[@chepo1956]

@@aline.tech.reviews From what I saw in your video, I think I will give LoupeDeck an extensive shot. What you showed is that the possibilities are endless and if I can tweak it to my heart's content, I'll keep the TourBox as a backup or if I ever get another machine, I'll use it there. I do have experience with the TourBox Elite, but it's broken. It just stopped working. I'll keep you posted.😀

[@bilaltahir9978]

I can't wait for your comparison with steam deck

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Working on it! It is going to be a little later than expected, because I just got the META QUEST 3. Appreciate your patience!

[@DaSesh]

ready to list my Stream Deck.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Haha, likewise. I'm gonna make a comparison video, first, to see if the Loupedeck still wins after a deep dive. I was wondering if there's a reason to keep both but I can't really find a legitimate reason to have both on the desk.. so one has to go.

[@blossomout5463]

Thank you for such a useful video. Nice also the way you express yourself. All the best.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Thanks for taking the time to watch! I appreciate that. I am very behind on my planned video schedule due to a terminal illness in the family, but I do have a Loupedeck vs. Streamdeck+ video on the way.

[@ohenao]

I've had my Loupedeck Live for months and use like two dials because I find the setup so overwhelming lol. This was a great video though that makes me want to push on. I'd also love to see a comparison video of it against the Stream Deck since I do wonder if I would have preferred hardware buttons and their stronger ecosystem.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Haha, yea - the setup of the device is a big hill to climb! ..especially once you realize you have access to those dials in all your programs. I think it's a good move to start off slow; otherwise, you'll get too overwhelmed and never want to use it again. You can start off by finding programs you use that have super obvious uses for them - audio levels, or things like brightness/tone/contrast sliders in image editing apps, etc. It took me a long time to get accustomed to using the Loupedeck in just a single software, Davinci Resolve, and once I finally got a workflow going there, it all clicked and the lightbult went off 💡. I still don't have it set up for all my programs, because it's a lot of work, but I've gotten it ready to rock for like the 5 my daily driver apps and have added little quality of life features to the others or my regular desktop. And confirmed! I have a video in the works on the Loupedeck vs. SteamDeck (I also got the SteamDeck+ to compare against, since that one has dials). I also upgraded to the Loupedeck CT for video editing since I enjoyed the Live so much.. I haven't gotten to use it a lot yet, but I'll make a review on it as well.

[@david243121]

@@aline.tech.reviews would also like to see this comparison. I just picked up the Razer Stream Controller for 30% off on Prime Day. for like 190 I think. It should be here tomorrow. I've been torn between this and the Elgato equivalent. The tipping point for me was that I'm also a video editor and this seems to be a better productivity tool. I also like the apparent ergonomics of it better- as it lays flatter when on its stand. The angle on the Elgato is very aggressive, and not ergonomic. Another point on ergonomics- the buttons are closer to the bottom on the Razer, where as on the Elgato they are pretty high up, above the knobs. I would imagine I'll be using the buttons more than the knobs- so a shorter finger-throw to reach the buttons seems better. My biggest concern is that the Elgato app store seems much more extensive, and people say the Razer's responsiveness and software can be glitchy at times. Side note- I just started a streaming venture as well. Think I made the right choice? I can still exchange for the Stream Deck+ if needed. I feel like the Razer might be the right call though. Second side note- I bought the Razer colab version, not the Loupedeck version. Any differences there?

[@FloridaMan_7]

Great stuff! This is the video I was looking for! 🥰Almost bought the Stream Deck+ yesterday, but considering this unit now. I'm concerned a bit about the limitation of only 55 plugins, whereas Elgato has hundreds, but I guess I can configure whatever I want it to do...? Will you be able to make the comparison you mention with the Elgato unit(s), mainly the SD+, please? Will I be able to control my sound mixes separately like it's possible with the Wavelink on the SD+, if I use the Live with Steelseries Sonar (would prefer not to use Voicemeeter). Thank you!

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Appreciate that! Is your main use case going to be live streaming? I would suggest Googling "Loupedeck Marketplace" to see all the plugins and profiles it has, you can get a better assessment of what will apply to you vs. the Elgato system (I can't paste links in YT comments). The Elgato system is way more robust, but that only matters if you actually use all that stuff. If you find that Elgato has a lot of plugins you want to use, then it might be wise to stick with their ecosystem, especially if you have a the other Elgato devices (their lights, wave mic, etc.). There is a native way to control your sound mixes separately with the Loupedeck - it's based on your OS inputs and outputs.. but you can map a button to take you to your "Volume Mixer" (one for input, one for output).. and on that screen you can see all your inputs or outputs, tap on the icons of the apps to mute them individually or control their sound level individually with the knobs. It's all there automatically, so you don't have that manual control of selecting the input vs output device. Then, there's a plugin called "Volume Control" - which gives you the individual control to set each button / knob to a sound source as you please (more similar to WaveLink). I am not super familiar with Steelseries Sonar - but as far as I can tell there is no integration with Loupedeck to control the "Audio Mix Panel" - you would have to use the plugin above to individually control your input/output channel volumes externally. I am planning to drop a video comparing the two still! It unfortunately might be a while as I have so many videos still to get out this year =( .

[@FloridaMan_7]

@@aline.tech.reviews, thank you for your kind response!! 🤗Streaming mainly, but also more and more content creation for KZbin, and perhaps general automating of tasks. The big advantage of Sonar (or Wavelink or Voicemeeter) seems to be that you can send separate mixes to yourself and the audience. The Volume Control seems to be a good plugin indeed - thank you for the tip - but it doesn't seem to allow for that. Might be possible to individually macro the Sonar settings onto the Loupedeck tho, but might be a bit cumbersome. That would be great indeed to see the comparison video 🥰, and I think that I might just keep on researching. For now, I'm using the Stream Deck for iOS trial and it's actually very capable and powerful, but physical buttons will beat that for sure. Crossing fingers you can get to it this year!

[@swarnanduchakraborty]

Can you compare it with Stream Deck Plus? both devices are literally same price in my country, which one feels more responsive and less buggy etc.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Most definitely! It is on my list to finish but may not come until the end of January 2024. I have a regular Steamdeck (15 key) and plus, and the Loupedeck feels miles ahead. I think the StreamDeck+ will lose the battle because of the limited keys (have to remember if you want to organize youre going to need folders, which requires a back button, next button, and home button - so at worse case you will be losing 3 buttons on the +'s faceplate to navigate unless you sacrifice a dials instead). The only way I see Elgato coming ahead is if you are already in that ecosystem or really need a plugin that it offers (its plugin ecosystem is much larger).. or specifically for streamers. The latency of both is the same or at least there isn't a perceivable difference as a human. However, I will give it a fair assessment and in depth comparison in my review!

[@whyired]

Just a heads up, the streamdeck plus has a touch strip for switching pages and folders. Also the knobs can be pressed down and used as buttons besides multiple click options in regards to knob turning sensitivity or change points per turn. I like the look of the loupdeck and the potential versatility, however I think most would get a lot more use from the elgato offering because of ease of use differences.

[@zero11010]

I've been considering something like this. I'm having an issue coming up with real uses for it though. I definitely don't need a button to press to call up a program. Without having to move my hands I can open up finder (command+space) and then type the name of the program (or part of the name). That will always be faster than moving my hand and pressing a button, especially if there are pages to scroll through. If it's already open it's trivial to call it back up (virtual desktops to swipe between). The knobs look interesting. I don't know if that's really more accurate than the mouse. The mouse moves in pretty small increments, and many things support the mouse wheel which functions like a knob. I want this ... or something like it. I just can't figure out how to justify it. I can't figure out how this is going to make things easier. I know it will add stuff to my desk with the box and another cable laying across my desk and running to my laptop. Things I didn't have there before.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

From reading your comment here, it sounds like you don't need one! It would probably be more obvious, and you wouldn't need to find a way to justify it, if you needed it. I'll provide some insight on how I use it below. Opening an application isn't really a primary function of the device, though it's definitely the most basic to demonstrate. It's more like a secondary/tertiary function that just happens to be convenient. A useful example would be if you have a specific set of apps that you open in the morning to begin work, you can create a macro to open them all and arrange them on your screen where you want them. If you're hopping on a Zoom call you can have a set to open Zoom + buttons to mute your mic, pause your music, open a browser, swap to a clean virtual display so you don't leak anything, and start screen sharing. If you were a streamer, it could open up all your streaming apps and start your live stream countdown and boot up your chat, then load your scenes and hotkeys in for controlling your stream once you go live. If you have smart home devices, you can map all your home functions to this so you don't need to pull out your phone. Where it comes in handy, IMO, is mapping shortcuts for your regularly-used applications. For example, I recently picked up Davinci Resolve (video editor) and I was tired of learning new shortcuts (every few months we get new apps and I have to memorize the shortcuts for them all).. the Loupedeck allows me to map those shortcuts to buttons I can press. If I want to edit/cut up a video, I can tap on my "Edit" workspace and then on the buttons I have a bunch of tools for cutting clips, moving them, swapping places, transposing, adding effects, etc. and I never had to learn a single shortcut. And the knobs allow me to easily scroll the timeline, move things around, etc. without having to lift up my hand, move the mouse, click something new, and move my hand around to try to get it just right vs. the sensitivity of my mouse. No more memorizing hundreds of CTRL SHIFT ALT T combinations. There was a pre-made Davinci plugin that I bought from a third party and nearly 800+ actions of the app were set up for me; all I had to do was organize the ones I planned to use most where I wanted. I've since gone back and done this for all applications I use daily, from Slack, Monday, Zoom, MS Outlook, to Photoshop, Lightroom, and so on. The knobs are useful for micro adjustments without needing to change tabs and hunt it down with your mouse to point at it. You can also make multiple adjustments at once.. say if I'm editing a photo I can dial down to the blue and green half of the grid, or exposure and white balance, at the same time as an X/Y axis.. and then I have 4 more knobs to move my hands to or I can swipe and open 6 more knobs without ever having to touch my mouse and click on anything. Of course, you could just use your mouse wheel or buy a separate macro knob.. and you can make that argument for just about every function of the Loupedeck (e.g., you could download a macro application to handle shortcuts, map them to keyboard binds on your keyboard, use the built-in keyboard shortcuts, click things with your mouse, etc.).. the selling point here is the convenience of mapping your most-used actions and not having to memorize shortcuts for 20+ applications anymore. Getting it all set up is an uphill battle.. as you have to be intentional and knowledgeable of how you use your apps, and rewire your brain.. but once you've made it there, the convenience piece kind of "clicks". I'm guessing most people probably give up here and the device ends up collecting dust or being used very rarely for basic actions. However, I pushed through and now it's hard to see myself going back. I literally just upgraded to the larger version, the Loupedeck CT, so that I could have the dedicated wheel for video/photo editing. I'm moving this smaller Loupedeck Live to my new Mac/Apple Vision Pro setup to work in MR.

[@zero11010]

@@aline.tech.reviews Thanks for taking the time to write a detailed response! Yeah, I don't think it's for me. I've been considering getting something like this for a couple years. I just can't figure out a use for it. I'm a software engineer. Using keyboard shortcuts for things is kind of a point of personal pride for us (using a GUI earns judgement). So, just about everything I do is a quick keyboard press away. Mute sound, mute mic, skip song, track forward, play/pause ... those things are already keys on the default mac keyboards. Plus I run a logitech MX mini with macros across the top ... I don't remap them ... but I can. I think that's kinda what I should be focusing on. I already have macro options on the mouse and keyboard and there's nothing to use them on. There are potentially other devices I could control with it (room lights, fans). But, all of that has the ability to use voice commands instead of having a piece of hardware on my desk. Opening up the software I use is pretty minimalistic (it gets opened once and it's good until I need to reboot my machine weeks later). I'll keep thinking about it! Maybe there is software I use where I do use the GUI and it would be easier to press a single button than to potentially have to dive into menus to access functionality.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

​@@zero11010 - Of course! And I 100% agree. Sometimes less is better. I was a web developer (I now manage teams of developers instead) and when I was actively developing I got a standard Stream Deck thinking it would help me out, but I never really found any true use for it. It's effectively the same as the Loupedeck without the knobs. At the time, I primarily used Visual Studio Code, ConEmu terminal, and a bunch of extensions for both.. none of which required buttons or macros. It ended up being used only for liking Spotify songs and muting/unmuting Voicemeeter channels for my audio. I used it once to set up a complicated macro to save myself time on a repeatable task that I used for 2 weeks... and that was about it 😆😆 AKA, it was useless taking up space on my desk. Definitely sounds like you're good to go with your Logitech MX and mouse! I wouldn't risk trying to overcomplicate things. Plus, there are digital version of macropads that you can map to your function keys or custom keyboard shortcuts which would be a nice babystep until you are able to find more uses for a dedicated device.

[@dyong888]

Your video is the only one I found that shows the Loupedeck Live up close and cleaned so that I can see the spaces between the "touch buttons". I prefer some texture difference there so that I can tell if I'm on a button or between buttons. Your videos are good. You're gonna get lots of subs. Yes make a comparison of the Loupedeck vs the Streamdeck.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I really appreciate that! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. There is definitely a raised texture there - it's a plastic grid. I'd say the haptic feedback is probably the biggest limiter there for me in terms of feeling - with say StreamDeck buttons, you can depress them so you always get tactile feedback.. but with these, it's a haptic vibration that doesn't seem to fire consistently so you have to use other cues of looking at something to confirm whether it actually registered (which I don't like and haven't found a fix for yet). I have the Streamdeck vs. Loupedeck video in the works! Logitech also reached out to me offering to give another Loupedeck away to a viewer so I'm waiting on details for that.

[@dyong888]

Cool. Yea I like actual buttons. Those plastic buttons on the StreamDeck remind me of those plastic lighted LIFT buttons from the 1980s. Very tactile and very nice to press.@@aline.tech.reviews

[@marcorobbe9003]

Thanks for your great and in depth Video. It is great that you suggest / point to the topic of time investment for setting up the device. What I am really missing is to point out how bad the software is made. No matter - I like the hardware. But the softwar is so bad - that should be mentioned because I think that is an importend information if someone will buy this device or not.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

What issues do you have with the software and are you on MacOS or Windows? I'm on Windows and haven't had any issues with the software to date.. it does everything it says it does and without a headache. There are some annoyances with setting up a profile, but nothing worth mentioning. I also just got a Mac Mini that I'm using a new Loupedeck CT on - but I haven't had a chance to play with the software yet on that machine.

[@marcorobbe9003]

@@aline.tech.reviews Hi and sorry for the late reply. There are anoyng things like the "Icon-Designer" where you cant change text afterwards or position text properbly. Also a simple thing is open and position windows. Maybe I just can't figure it out but I can`t find a function to position a windo (for example: "Move active window to monitor 1 at position x y and resyze it by x y pixcel") I also cand figure out, how to bring a window in front. There is the action "open Application" or "run" command. But how to start an application or bring it to front, if it is running? I am at Windows and Mac

[@Feragamotv]

Hello, you still use it? What you think totaly , worth buy it for streaming ? good item ?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Hey there! I do still use it, and I've even upgraded to the CT model that has the giant knob and more buttons. However, for streaming, especially if you use other Elgato accessories and/or OBS integrations, I would recommend a Streamdeck+ (over the Loupedeck). The Elgato ecosystem is just more integrated and has more plugins for streaming. You can do it with both, I feel like Elgato just has the better setup out of the box for that use case - for everything else, I'd recommend the Loupedeck.

[@2niteL8R]

Another great review, hmm but do I need it? It’s not a question of needing but wanting 😂😂😂

[@aline.tech.reviews]

😆. I know the feeling! I think if you can find good use cases for the knobs, then it's worth it (it saved me like 5-6 hours cutting the footage for this video over the past week). Also! Amazon Prime Day v2.0 is only a couple days away - and Black Friday/Cyber Monday are right around the corner - worth waiting for some deals for *any* tech purchases right now.. so you have time to fight that internal battle LOL

[@FloridaMan_7]

@@aline.tech.reviewsWow, that seems super powerful just for the video editing purpose, and then combined with all its other uses - very nice!

[@musicjohnnyking]

Great video!! Nice overview!!

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Appreciate that! Hope it was helpful! 🎵🎶

[@LiLChowChow]

11:24 the 2 side black bars aren’t touch in that sense you can swipe the black screen up or down to cycle through knob scenes

[@aline.tech.reviews]

They are! I had to re-read the manual, you have to double-tap them (rather than a single tap I was attempting in video). That is why I thought it was broken

[@LiLChowChow]

@@aline.tech.reviews that’s crazy with how many keys you already have could never seeing needing to even use it

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Agreed! I don't even think it's technically an extra button, because it executes the same action that would happen if you pressed down the knob next to that space.. it's just another way to do it, I guess. I've only found myself ever using it for muting, my brain, for whatever reason, is wired to press the sound icon and I forget I can just push in the knob.

[@ApiaryProductions]

God I want one. Is there any AutoCAD stuff? I guess it wouldn’t matter given how customisable it is.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I can't put links in comments, but checkout the "Loupedeck Marketplace" via Google and you should find a list of everything that has a plugin or profile for it. I don't see anything for AutoCAD when I search for that program. There's a few videos on how to set up the StreamDeck for AutoCAD to speed up your workflow, so you'll be able to do that and more with the Loupedeck thanks to the dials. If you like to tinker and get things setup, it's probably worth the try. That's going to be the hardest part, just customizing it for your workflow (until you do that, it's going to feel like more work than it's saving you).

[@ApiaryProductions]

@@aline.tech.reviewsthanks man, yeah I’ve programmed a few things of a similar nature, I’m more asking for the sake of knowing it will already be done cause if not its a far bigger job that you give it credit for I think. If you added up how much time you spend on this stuff vs how much you save I feel like it’d almost be stacked against you a lot of the time.

[@PheonixCHT]

I have had this for about 8 months now, and It works great with the few applications that are integrated well like the adobe and microsoft office type applications. It really falls apart at anything outside of that library. Trying to add hotkeys for MOBAs and games are such a pain to do. The biggest downfall for me is the software, it just doesn't have enough functionality outside of the main apps showcased.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Yea, I'm with you regarding the overall software ecosystem. It also feels "dead" - I was looking at the ecosystem before I bought it and now after and not much new has been developed (or updated, for that matter). Also, just silly stuff like Figma only being available for Mac and Notion/Figma/etc. not being updated for 2 years. I ended up paying $40 for a pack to get it to work nicely with Davinci Resolve and, while the pack is excellent and worth the cost, it would have been nice for the default one to just work better considering Davinci's renown as a video editing tool.

[@Robert-sj8ld]

Yes.... make a comparison between Loupedeck CT vs Stream Deck Also, if possible, a video for Stream Deck Mobile Thank You

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I got you on both! Just picked up a CT a week or eo ago.. and I also got a Streamdeck+ to compare.

[@Robert-sj8ld]

@@aline.tech.reviews 👍🏻

[@redesignedlife777]

Are you able to copy and paste sound effects for video editing? I have a bunch of whooshes but i wont want to scroll thru 50 different whooshes when i usually have favorites.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

You can definitely set a direct copy/paste, however if you copied something else it would overwrite and you'd have to go into your copy/paste queue (Windows + V key on Windows machines). I don't know if you can create an action that will literally pull a file from your media library and paste it on the timeline - I will test that for you to see if I can find a way, but I feel confident it doesn't exist. You might be able to set up a complicated set of macros or something but I'd guess that wouldn't be worth the effort vs. just putting your whoosh in a bin/folder.

[@redesignedlife777]

@@aline.tech.reviews cool. thanks. Thats exactly what I want. I just want to press one button and the whoosh is dropped in the timeline. That would speed up the workflow so much

[@redesignedlife777]

@@aline.tech.reviews I have a streamdeck and streamdeck doesnt allow this rule. But there should only be 2 rules needed. Choose and copy the file from location. And rule 2 is paste where the mouse is at. I don't know why streamdeck doesnt allow that rule. But if Razer has that kind of rule, then I might have to jumpship

[@aline.tech.reviews]

@@redesignedlife777 - Yea, I don't think you can without the use of some other third-party macro. It doesn't have the ability to find and copy a file from location - you would need to create some kind of macro that uses a URL path or something on your computer to the file, then copy that to your clipboard, then you could assign that as a button to your Loupedeck - but you can't do it out-of-the-box with the Loupedeck as far as I'm seeing (because that is actually a complicated action, even though it sounds easy).

[@redesignedlife777]

@@aline.tech.reviews gotcha. thanks. praying one day they find a solution. sound design is time consuming let alone editing video clips.

[@cajamanual6713]

This pluggins are the same use the elgato desk? I wanna buy one and I'm not sure if this one or the stream desk plus from el gato. This one look so simple and I like more the design, but have the same versatile like elgato?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

The plugins are not the same, they are two separate ecosystems. The Stream Deck has a lot more plugins and more developers actively building stuff.. so the ecosystem is larger and has more options. The Loupedeck is a little behind there. I prefer the Loupedeck generally due to the number of buttons and placement of knobs. I just upgraded to the Loupedeck CT. I'd go for the Streamdeck if you want to Stream and plan to use a lot of plugins that might be more niche, and Loupedeck if your focus is productivity. I think both apps you can publicly browse the app marketplace before you make a purchase.. so go check those out for the apps you might want to use first! That will help you make your decision. I have a video coming out to compare the two head-to-head but it's probably a month or so from being ready.

[@cajamanual6713]

@@aline.tech.reviews Thank you so much for replying.

[@ctako13]

Head to head

[@ParadiseProjectsGroup]

nice video. Loupedeck is not in anyway an analog control, it's all digital. I has physical buttons for binary (on -off) and rotary controllers for changing values (1-100). But in all cases, they're digital signals. Sorry . . but again nice video!

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Thanks for watching! And agreed, good catch! Poor literal word choice from me when I meant physical controls/interfaces.

[@liviu8603]

@@aline.tech.reviews He’s right, but I would’ve called them also analog knob, just because I’m old school - potentiometers, tape cassettes! 😂 My brain makes more sense for knobs as analog… ❤

[@punkmandm]

Great video 🔥😊

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Thank you!!!

[@Shka_maru]

I got the Razor, which is, from what I heard, essentially the same thing (same hardware and run the same software). But For some reason I cannot make custom workspaces for my own custom Profile. I also do not seem to have all the options for the general OS clicks, drags, etc. Any ideas how to fix?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Yea, it's quite literally the exact same thing (outside branding) and *should* be using the same software. For OS clicks/drags: the software is a tad bit confusing - assuming you are on the right-side menu, there are little icons on the left-hand side of that window. At the top, should be a search bar. If you search in that bar for "click", you should see one of the icons light up with an outline, indicating that a search was found in there. It should be the "OS" icon. Basically, they are little sub-folders you have to click into in order to see them and is bad UI design.. you can't just scroll through them all, instead you have to click (make sure you clear your search before trying to click into them, because the search will make them empty). At least, that's my guess to your issue here! For Workspace: I'm completely unsure; if I click to create a custom new profile, the next select over (to the right of the profile select), for "Workspace", has a "Create New" button at the bottom. I would check that you've got the latest release of the software from the Loupedeck website. This works the same on MacOS and Windows for me (I have 2x Loupedecks, one for each).

[@Shka_maru]

@@aline.tech.reviews Thanks for that. Its crazy though that 10 mins after I commented, I figured it out haha. Dunno when you last updated your device, but in the most recent release, they changed the mouse clicks, drags, etc. to the Custom section. And for workspaces, It has to be enabled in your device settings. Wish they explained that when I first installed, but hey, i'm here now haha.

[@nitink2156]

Can we use it with ipad

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I don't believe so - MacOS (OS X 10.15 or above) only. No iOS support that I see.

[@Amafortas]

Hi, do you know if the LoutpDeck can handle the sort of macros necessary to work with TextExpander?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Hey! Can you describe a macro that you use? I don't have TextExpander so I'm not familiar with how it works. You can create custom text actions within the Loupedeck - so you can assign any button to a generate a paragraph of text. If you are able to map those to buttons on your keyboard in TextExpander, then you should be able to map them to the Loupedeck as well. For the Chrome example on their website, if you had the ".featurerequest" as a shortcut, you could map that to a Loupedeck button so that Loupedeck would paste ".featurerequest" for you in a single button press, then TextExpander would finish it like normal. You could map an unlimited number of those to your Loupedeck.

[@Amafortas]

@@aline.tech.reviews Sure thing. I need to emulate the typing of keys, for instance, "*comma." I tried using StreamDeck about a year ago, and found that itwould only paste a block of text, not emulate typing.

[@zauche81]

@ALINE tech: How can I switch between the ProPack and the ColorPanel (it seems installing the Color Panel profile overwrites the ProPack profile in the loupedeck software). Is it somehow possible to make them available at the same time ... without the need of changing them in the loupedeck software ?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I believe understand your issue; Loupedeck can only have 1 *active* profile per application (because there is no logical way to display 2 at the same time). It's not overwriting the profile, it's adding it as a "sub profile". Click on Profiles and find BlackMagic Proxy Generator in the list, click the 3 dots to the right of it, and go to Manage Profiles - from there you can quick select the active profile. That seems tedious, but you can use the buttons on your Loupdeck (either along the bottom row or inside your grid) to quick swap these. There is a "SwitchProfile" action in the settings that allows you to select the BlackMagic application + the profile you want.. so you can set a button for both the Pro pack and the Color pack and easily toggle between the two.

[@zauche81]

@@aline.tech.reviews Thanks a lot ! :) This actually worked. I programmed the created Device-Action which links to the other sub-profile to the #8 button of both profiles so that they are cross-linked now.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

@@zauche81 - Awesome!!! Glad to hear that was what you needed. =)

[@andrebrizan511]

is there a way to see my cpu and gpu temps?

[@aline.tech.reviews]

There isn't a built-in option, but there is a plugin called "Libre Hardware Monitor" that can do it.. but it requires that you have that app also installed. The plugin also hasn't been updated in a year - so who knows how long it will work for. Stream Deck is similar but has a plugin for HWInfo. One of the major downsides of the Loupedeck currently is the lack of developed plugins vs. Stream Deck. Stream Deck has such a larger market share that developers are focused on it and the HWinfo integration is still being updated regularly. Check out the "Loupedeck Marketplace" to search the plugins that exist to help you make your purchase decision.

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Wished the square buttons were actual buttons. Otherwise it would have been perfect.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Yea, I enjoy the screen as it looks cleaner and there's no distortion of the image like Steamdeck buttons. However, the haptic vrabrational feedback doesn't fire reliably on every touch so you have to watch after every action to make sure you actually got it. Whereas a button you can feel it get depressed so you know you hit it.

[@Robert-sj8ld]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@aline.tech.reviews]

🙏

[@gfeher123]

It is confusing you demoed poor responsiveness of the touchbar by pushing an area which is not a touchpoint. (11:28). That are is for the dials. I use Loupdeck and have no issues with touch responses.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I'm confused as to why you are confused. Those are touch points - you can test this by assigning a volume dial and then touch the pad there, it will mute it on touch. It's just very finicky - I found double tapping it works more reliably. There are actions that have specific touches assigned to them. For example mext/previous track assigned to the dial will have a play/pause below indicating you can tap there to play/pause (same as if you were to push the dial in).

[@gfeher123]

Indeed. Double taps are accepted. (I didnt triy that). But I assume that behaviuor is designed. I tried several ones and all responded to double taps. And responded without any delay or something.

[@aline.tech.reviews]

@@gfeher123 - I think you are right - I didn't notice until just going to test now. I am getting 100% success rate with double-tapping but single presses are failing

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Confirmed this in the documentation: "You can also activate the press action by double-tapping the icon or the name of the dial on the dial displays."

[@LiLChowChow]

They just recently added discord plugin W I also snagged it for $160 instead of $280 so big W

[@aline.tech.reviews]

That's an awesome deal, congrats!

[@CercleDali]

It sits in my desk with dust ... sad !

[@aline.tech.reviews]

😔. Sad, indeed! If you can't make use of it, worth selling to someone else who might!

[@unaddan]

wish some chinese company make the cheap one

[@aline.tech.reviews]

Ulanzi has one (without knobs)! It'd like a StreamDeck and they literally call it that too. I haven't tested it yet, but I use a lot of Ulanzi gear for my camera rigs and the build quality is always great.

[@unaddan]

@@aline.tech.reviews ah that's a deal breaker. cause I really need want the knob.

[@FlyingIndoNL]

I wanted this untill you have told howe bad the responsivness is.. So big no no

[@aline.tech.reviews]

If you're referring to the side bars (the 2 vertical strips) not changing when I pressed them, then this was an error on my part. We discovered much later, after reading the full manual, that those icons need to be *double-tapped* in order to execute; they don't work on a single press. Also, if it helps, I liked it so much that I upgraded to the CT version

[@williamtopping]

Im using this sat atop my MIDI keyboard. It's the perfect size. And I can FINALLY get rid of my QWERTY keyboard.,

[@aline.tech.reviews]

That's an excellent use case! 👌. And one I hadn't though of. I'll have to try it out and see how it works for me in Maschinr software.

[@HebrewLiteracy]

Have you seen the new Loopedeck Live S? It's a bit less expensive but has more tiles, fewer knobs, fewer buttons. One of my channel viewers offered to pay for the loopedeck Live but I want to be a good steward ... do you think the new, cheaper model is better? Ie more tiles or is it better to have the extra knobs and buttons? Ie how often do you use more than 2 knobs? Thanks. I'll be using it to control OBS and also some complex pen color changes in PowerPoint while doing live streams (I'm sure more things later) @HebrewLiteracy

[@aline.tech.reviews]

I rarely use more than 2 knobs at once (as I only have 2 hands). The others are more of a convenience thing - for example, when color editing I can have 3 dials for red, green, blue, and then 3 more dials for gamma, lift, exposure.. it simply gives me more options without having to take another action. Using audio as an example, I can control the volume levels of my desktop PC/chrome browser, microphone, game I'm playing, Spotify music, and my vinyl record player all on the same "screen" at one time which effectively turns it into a little mixer (whereas if I only had 2 knobs I could only see my mic + spotify at once, and would have to click a button to toggle through the rest). I think you would be fine with 2 knobs because you can effectively turn those 2 knobs into infinite knobs by use of the button presses of the knob (or your other buttons) to swap the actions on the knobs quickly. The only thing I'd keep in mind is your sound channels since it sounds like you're streaming . In this case, you may want something like 4 knobs.. 1 for your mic, 1 for your game, 1 for your music, and 1 for your desktop PC. In that case, the Streamdeck+ or Loupedeck Live might be a better fit for you.

[@HebrewLiteracy]

thanks so much for that reasoned response. I'm going to go for the Loupedeck live model.

[@HebrewLiteracy]

@@aline.tech.reviews I decided to go with the Loupedeck Live, a channel subscriber graciously got it for me. I really appreciate your insight. You were right, having the extra knobs has been insanely useful. I stream live lessons, teaching Classical Hebrew here on youtube, and this device + a little scripting magic has already upped my game. I can change pen color quickly in power point while live streaming instead of fumbling through menus to select the color or reselect the pen tool when it's "lost." I also made a profile for Word which is saving me time when I'm working on my books. The default PowerPoint profile is laughable but easily enough changeable. I have noticed one thing, every once in a while it will get stuck on a profile and not switch. I'm tried toggling dynamic / static mode to no avail; when it's stuck it's stuck. This happened to me in a live stream one time. I have the latest firmware / software. Have you had this happen to you before where it stops "following" ? Thanks, -Jeremiah ( @HebrewLiteracy )