Logitech MX Creative Console, 9 Customizable LCD Keys, Stream Deck Accessories, Control Dial for Graphic Design, Adobe, Zoom, Spotify - Graphite, 3-Month Adobe Creative Cloud Membership

I do a great deal of creative editing in several applications and this will be my third device in an attempt to streamline / speed up workflow and I finally got it right.I had a Loupedeck (cheap and finicky) and a Tourbox (by the time I really got it flowing, it broke) and really needed something simple and customizable.Grabbed one of these, game changer. Keypad is backlit, every button is fully customizable by color / label / function and you can have multiple pages.The scroll wheel is heavy and has good tactile feel, and the buttons on the wheel are also assignable.The only 2 drawbacks I’ve found are as follows: The Logi app is easy to navigate and fun to use, but unlike some of the competition, not EVERY function in a given app is available and assignable. Granted, it covers 95 percent of what you’d need, but as a power user I sadly ran into 3-4 things that weren’t options in the assignable function list. Usually creating automations / presets and then assigning them to a button dodged most issues (which is incredible by the way. Having labeled presets and actions as physical glowing buttons).Other drawback is the app updates. Every week or two I plug in my MX and start working and it doesn’t function. Turns out my creative software updated automatically at some point and it rendered the Logi useless until I update it as well. I fear the day Logi stops updating, as this thing is heavily dependent on its software.Overall it rules, costs less than other tools like it, and I highly recommend it. You also get to look like some kind of missile commander once you get good at it, if you’re using it in public.

I recently got the Logitech MX Creative Console, and it’s been a game-changer for my editing workflow. This two-piece console features a customizable keypad and a dialpad, both easy to set up with the Logi Options+ app. It’s especially useful for Adobe Creative Cloud users, with dedicated integrations for Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and others, plus additional apps coming soon.I am personally not a creative cloud user and still find it very useful. I have created my own profiles for Capcut, Davinci Resolve, Krita, and, for the fun of it, even an old Quake 1 map editor. I fully expect to add more profiles for random and obscure apps in the future.The hardware is sturdy, with an aluminum dial and customizable LCD buttons on the keypad. You can create your own graphics to fully customize all the buttons. My only gripe is the current limited selection of third-party apps in the Options+ marketplace, but I’m optimistic this will grow over time as users and developers contribute. A little surprised Blender wasn't on the list at release. I fully expect that and various cad software support soon.Overall, it’s a fantastic addition to any creative setup. But could see the usefulness in Excel, PowerPoint, and other such productivity applications as well.Color matches with my actual computer, bluetooth connectivity is great. Definitely worth its price, highly recommend!

PROs:+ Solid construction feels like it won't break+ Bluetooth dialpad is wireless+ Button pad has pagination+ Jogging through timelines or zooming is fairly intuitive when configured properly+ Customizations are pretty solid and understandable+ Contextual wheel actions can adjust based on a keypad option selected+ Stacked/macro actions are useful+ Adapt to App switches profiles based on your active application (possible con though)EHHs:+/- Buttons on keypad have rounded edges which refract the light in a weird wayCONs:- Setup process is a huge nightmare- Profiles are separate for dialpad, keypad and actions ring (could be considered a positive, but if you want Adapt to App enabled, it is not)- Cannot migrate a profile to another app, so you have to start new- Cannot map a profile to another app- Adapt to App does not always work -- you sometimes have to create the app profile using the EXE rather than find the program from your list- Dialpad wheel has no haptic feedback and spins freely, no ability to enable a "stepped" friction mode like you can with many Logitech mice wheels- Options+ software can be frustrating to use (menu hovers disappear too easily)

The Logi MX Creative Console is an amazing tool for productivity. As a digital artist (and left handed), The Creative Console is essential to having a comfortable workflow. The build quality is superb and it fits in well with my desk. After using it for about a month however, there are some things folks should be aware of. Despite the following points, I actually really love this device and I look forward to seeing improvements to the firmware and software in the future.• While the software is intuitive and relatively easy to understand, it's unfortunately buggy and often times does absolutely nothing when assigning custom inputs to keys.• While there are premade profiles for many different programs, if you're using something that isn't on their store, it's up to you to actually make it work and you must have a lot of patience to fight the software in order to get everything programmed as you'd like. Additionally, there aren't any options to get user-created profiles from the store (as of yet) which would make this whole process SO much easier.