CME has announced the US availability of the Bitstream 3X desktop MIDI controller.

“CME’s philosophy is ‘Always a Step Ahead’ and the world’s first 3 axis MIDI controller certainly lives up to that vision,” stated Athan Billias, Director of Marketing for Technology Products at Yamaha. “Never under estimate the power of being first”.

The Bitstream 3X is a completely new direction in MIDI controllers and is perfect for controlling Virtual Instrument, DAWs, and even other MIDI hardware. This compact desktop unit is the only 3 axis (X,Y and Z) controller on the market and includes 35 knobs, 8 sliders, 16 buttons, a joystick, a cross-fader and an infrared controller. The joystick controls the X and Y axis while the infrared beam controls the Z axis. The Bitstream 3x is fully programmable and includes more than 13,000 presets for popular samplers, synthesizers, and software including Propellerheads Reason and Rebirth, Steinberg Cubase, Ableton Live, Native Instruments Reaktor, Traktor, Kontakt, and Absynth, Fruity Loops and more. An 8 track motion sampler, transport functions, and a large LCD display round out this versatile unit.

The Bitstream 3X is now available for $399.99 MSRP.

More information is available at the CME Pro site.