Mixer to complement PUSH considering the Beatwise offerings

[braduro]

Hi!
Very lazy question, which Ill follow up with my own sifting through the threads, but I thought I'd recruit the like minds on here while I begin searching:

I'm looking for a nice mixer to accompany my PUSH, and I'm not all too concerned with overlap of functionality. Live remixing, not studio work, is the primary case study
The reason I'm writing here is because I think Beatwise integration is enough of a selling point to tip my decision!
Ive been a bit preoccupied with it having a x-fader, but I'll make do with the one I have if its a good dedicated mixer. I've considered the faderfox ft3, mkii, vestax c-600(?). Moterized faders on the beringher might not be trustworthy enough for me in a performance setting.
Which beatwise series do you think is the most stand out among its hardware partnerships? I have the PXT, plus, and of course clyphx (and some User Settings)
I know Isotonik has support for the Xone k1 and k2 (which are on my short list) but I don't find their M4l devices (aside from modular series) intuitive. Im not trying to emulate machie machine control or anything-would rather build on my trust of a decent device rather than overcomplicate it.

[Stray]

Thanks for your consideration! I'm not sure that any of our offerings would really suit your needs aside from perhaps Link for the Launch Control, which provides mixer-centric control that will stay in sync with Push/PXT-Live Plus so that everything is controlling the same tracks.

In terms of controllers that we don't currently provide software for, Livid Instruments Code and the Behringer BCR2000 are both fine controllers with lots of encoders. I've never used any of the others you mentioned or any others that fit that bill and include a crossfader.

[braduro]

Very cool. Will link work with the Launch Control XL? Or do you think with the native control surface support in MIDI preferences in ableton, do you think there's much added clarity or flexibility in adding all the link features to it, considering it's already ganged as a mixer?

I must also amend my feelings about the Isotonik line: they do have LaunchSync, which supports at least a few controllers. Link can be assigned to other devices. It doesn't require an additional plug-in. It offers customized user settings. It has other modes and capabilities (which I was wondering above if they are pertinent to a mixer). Is it a 1 to 1 leader follower to a separate device, or can it be linked to 2 or 3 other controllers? Can you think of other reasons to compare the two products?

Will your apc mki bundles work with the full size mkii? This new mono sequencer maxforlive device posted today on maxforlive.com, along with your products, still keeps it in the front running. I just heard that the build quality is not all that on the mkii, and it seems too big and too much redundancy with the Push that I already have. But still...it's the only one in the line that has a x-fader, the send dial support is better than toggling up the alphabet, it has x-fader assignment buttons, (recessed stop-all button, and so on.)

Thanks for helping me talk this through

[Stray]

In terms of compatibility, Link is strictly compatible with the Launch Control and the apC Series is strictly compatible with the APC40. The Launch Control XL and other APC models are on our wish list though I don't have an estimate as to when we'll be getting to them. Sure, I think some of the features that Link offers such as allowing device parameters to be controlled in the same way as volume and pan can be controlled (across 8 tracks at the same time) and allowing more than 8 knobs to be used on a device at a time would certainly benefit the Launch Control XL.

Yes, Link itself only allows you to specify a single master. Theoretically though, that master could be linked to some other control surface. It sounds like the M4L device you reference would allow for that. The CSLinker functionality in ClyphX also would.