This should have been GREAT! - LOUPEDECK CT

The Linus Media Group's King Of Macros takes a look at something that should have been the ideal productivity tool. Is it any good?
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  • @suprjudy
    @suprjudy4 жыл бұрын

    Taran is so good at finding inefficiencies, his reviews on things he deeply cares about are fucking incredible.

  • @Dragoon710

    @Dragoon710

    4 жыл бұрын

    He is so used to the software he knows what he wants out of every device he has.

  • @handlemonium

    @handlemonium

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I wonder why companies don't recruit testers like Taran and others of us tech enthusiasts to weed out or improve annoying features before launching the finalized products & software. Cuz I would gladly take a one-time payment of 75 bucks to test gadgets like this ;)

  • @5Stringslinger

    @5Stringslinger

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can imagine how they went: "Oi, LTT has done a review of our loupedeck!" "Naaahhhh, wich one of the goofs did it?" "Er... Taran?" "...ohwe'refucked..."

  • @aiden5star5

    @aiden5star5

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@handlemonium ikr most of their testers are "karens who just got home from gym"

  • @dinoscheidt

    @dinoscheidt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just two questions: A) Why does nobody reach out to him (from product and engineering) to collaborate on a real masterpiece of macro hardware and software? Are none of these companies doing user research (!?) B) Why does he not finally register the trademark “Macro King” and license it out to those that deem fit? Questions over questions

  • @EliteProductions3129
    @EliteProductions31294 жыл бұрын

    "Not bad" -Taran's highest praise.

  • @crystalyzzed

    @crystalyzzed

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually called my attention when he said that!

  • @pgplaysvidya

    @pgplaysvidya

    4 жыл бұрын

    "haven't thrown it out yet"

  • @Narinjas

    @Narinjas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bad software but decent hardware ... they need to open experimental workshop for this device so talented people can work the sotware and they could only check for trolls in the top rated workshop presets/features.

  • @25566

    @25566

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Narinjas so many tech products are like this, just make the software as open as possible, give people full api access and they will build the greatest software for that thing FOR FREE!

  • @jacobwebb8818

    @jacobwebb8818

    4 жыл бұрын

    0:19

  • @robertboskind
    @robertboskind4 жыл бұрын

    I love hearing Taran say: "I only have so many keys" at a desk with a dozen keyboards.

  • @IAmNumber4000

    @IAmNumber4000

    4 жыл бұрын

    Peak computer nerd is running out of keys on a desk made of keys

  • @mihan2d

    @mihan2d

    3 жыл бұрын

    As long as he has a finite number of keys it will not be enough for him... :D

  • @Blackeye1987

    @Blackeye1987

    3 жыл бұрын

    well everyones like jeah tkl 65 85 looks nice Taran.. ahh yes.. 700 keys... that could work wait i cannot customize all of them damn... one day

  • @Cheen03

    @Cheen03

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's the type of person to use macros to call his mother on his phone

  • @Shadowfeaux

    @Shadowfeaux

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just needs to take a bunch of stream deck xl’s and merge them into one desktop sized macro pad with a small middle section that’s a normal keyboard with his preferred switch type.

  • @Loupedeck
    @Loupedeck4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your review. Loupedeck team appreciates community feedback, as it helps us to develop our brand. We are committed to providing the best editing experience possible and want to assure you we are continuously developing and releasing new SW updates. We have already identified many of the issues mentioned and major improvements to the Loupedeck Software and UI overhaul are expected to be released very soon.

  • @TaranVH

    @TaranVH

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the response! Email me at my Linus media group email if you have it, and I'll send you my list of notes, half of which I didn't get to in this video

  • @k1ngN0rk

    @k1ngN0rk

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TaranVH How about LOUPEDECK PLUS?

  • @Lukis687

    @Lukis687

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TaranVH love this "thanks! i have 100 other complaints too!" hahha

  • @tallerdeficcion

    @tallerdeficcion

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TaranVH this is why you are the fucking boss! greetings from Mexico !

  • @BlazingStudios

    @BlazingStudios

    4 жыл бұрын

    Loupedeck Taran edition confirmed :D Seems like the hardware is pretty decent but the software seems very Alpha (maybe early Beta). Maybe do a re-review in a year if it has significantly improved.

  • @lilswags12
    @lilswags124 жыл бұрын

    Taran's the type of dude to have 14 keyboards worth of macros on his desk but headphones that are held together with scotch tape

  • @chrisbaker8533

    @chrisbaker8533

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nah, he's better than that. He'd use duct tape. Not a typo folks, there is duck tape and duct tape.

  • @117TheWolf

    @117TheWolf

    4 жыл бұрын

    lilswags said that because you can clearly see scotch tape or some other clear tape holding his headphones together. Look at his right ear (left side of screen).

  • @brownshit1

    @brownshit1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisbaker8533 except he actually used scotch tape.

  • @xaytana

    @xaytana

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't think the headphones are being held together by the tape. At certain angles, you can see that the tape is compressing that section of the cushion, as you can see his ear through the gap. It's actually not a bad idea for having headphone audio while also having environmental awareness as if you're not wearing headphones. As Taran is all about efficiency, I could see him doing this for that exact reason. Why constantly take your headphones on and off when you can just tape down the front-most section of the cushion to have headphones for audio but not seal off the outside world, especially when you work in an office and have to interact with multiple other people. Taking your headphones on and off might not take that much time, but that time adds up over a workday, just like having a macro for a 2 or 3 key combination saves time, or using better hardware and/or software saves time, especially when the person is concerned about efficiency. Plus the LMG office has an absolute fuckton of headsets for their employees, pretty sure Taran is in the room that was once used for testing various audio setups. There's no reason for Taran to have a headset held together by tape. Logically he's just doing it so he doesn't have to take the headset off when someone is talking to him in person.

  • @asiftalpur3758

    @asiftalpur3758

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisbaker8533 wow Chris you're a bit of a dumbass aren't u

  • @Skellist
    @Skellist4 жыл бұрын

    Taran desperately needs a channel called Taran's Tangents where he just goes off on whatever's bugging him about tech and beyond, what a joy that would be to watch.

  • @IngwiePhoenix

    @IngwiePhoenix

    4 жыл бұрын

    Would be great content for ShortCircuit, actually. Its just a side channel - why not just let employees use it to dump out their own ideas into the wild? Taran would be a good head for this!

  • @WillCFarmer

    @WillCFarmer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Little do you know he ACTUALLY DOES and its JUST AS GOOD as you are imagining kzread.info

  • @supra107

    @supra107

    4 жыл бұрын

    AkBKukU already took the name "Tech Tangents", so nah. Besides, he already has a channel, as stated above.

  • @handlemonium

    @handlemonium

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't that what Carpool Critics is ~ James, Riley, and the gang going off on tangents about videos, films & TV shows?

  • @WillCarterTech

    @WillCarterTech

    4 жыл бұрын

    Taren has a channel. Most of his videos are 3 hours long. They are pure gold.

  • @lordwafflesthegreat
    @lordwafflesthegreat4 жыл бұрын

    THIS is how you review a product! I am so sick and tired of paid promotions on KZread where people "review" things, but only say good things, or just a few basic bad things without delving deeper into a product. This is one of few very high quality reviews on the subject, and it's better than 90% of reviews of any other product on KZread, ever. No matter who by. This is the reason why LTT/LMG is the only company/channel on KZread I respect. There isn't a single one that offers a similar level of quality. Not even MKBHD, he is biased and reviews things on a surface level. It's looks good and shiny, but no actual content. I won't even start on Austin Evans.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    All the "famous" tech KZreadr are pretty films only. LTT is the only channel that dare to complain.

  • @trffgfyhygvgyg6379

    @trffgfyhygvgyg6379

    3 жыл бұрын

    Portal logo ur not the only one I do too

  • @Milamberinx

    @Milamberinx

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are a few youtubers I trust with their reviews, although none of them tend to review things like this. BigCliveDotCom, EEVBlog, Techmoan, ElectroBoom, and FactFiend are some of them.

  • @starpilotalliance

    @starpilotalliance

    3 жыл бұрын

    @ Camera Conspiracies is great

  • @baguskusumaloka

    @baguskusumaloka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Milamberinx electroboom, i see a man of culture

  • @halvedvoxel8770
    @halvedvoxel87704 жыл бұрын

    I love how taran is just humble braging with his keyboard shortcuts

  • @pandaman144.
    @pandaman144.4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I haven't seen or heard from Taran in ages. We really need more Taran on videos

  • @ShortCircuit

    @ShortCircuit

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's why he checked this out. :3

  • @joncepet

    @joncepet

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ShortCircuit I still want more

  • @irispettson

    @irispettson

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ShortCircuit It's nice with all the variety in hosts at this channel, it changes things up.

  • @Mrich775

    @Mrich775

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ShortCircuit Something about that emoji makes me thing that was you Taran...

  • @agenericaccount3935

    @agenericaccount3935

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@irispettson Yeah I am enjoying the rental-car nature of this channel. Hop in for a drive, LTT staffer.

  • @Airwolf-lm9cm
    @Airwolf-lm9cm4 жыл бұрын

    Me: Looks like they had good ideas and just couldn’t realize them. But still think it could be useful for some stuff Taran: It‘s 500 bucks. Me: What a piece of garbage

  • @cameronmcdonald6717

    @cameronmcdonald6717

    4 жыл бұрын

    @builderman b Nothing in the world of professional video (editing) is that cheap. $500 would be almost a bargain if this thing worked well. The ripple tangent (ball thing) in the video is $350 and it does ONE thing - correct colour. The cheapest full control surface I could find is from Blackmagic - the DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel. It costs over $1000. And only supports 1 piece of software. TL;DR: Video editing stuff is very expensive. $500 would be reasonable if it worked properly.

  • @exapsy

    @exapsy

    4 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, it's a professional tool that there's no consumer market for it. More demand = Cheaper production = Cheaper price You can buy a whole low end PC for 500 bucks, but all of its parts are massively produced. When this thing that is aimed at professionals, and most likely companies will buy it for you and you wont have to give money from your pocket, is made for a very limited amount of potential customers, thus the prices are reasonably x100 pricier than a massively consumed product. These products are for professionals and they're made for a small audience, they're not for hobbyists. :)

  • @Veetiful

    @Veetiful

    4 жыл бұрын

    Professional stuff costs, but if someone wants a box full of buttons, just buy a cheap midi-controller and translate midi to hid input.

  • @nullrox

    @nullrox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cameron McDonald other things in the market being expensive doesn’t justify this price.

  • @Spootnik

    @Spootnik

    4 жыл бұрын

    That blew me away though. It looks great for 100 maybe, but when I can get a solid PC or VR headset for less, go fuck yourself, I'll buy another keyboard

  • @kennethcarroll5007
    @kennethcarroll50074 жыл бұрын

    "I put it on a single button, because, you know, I can" - The Macro King

  • @yalopov

    @yalopov

    3 жыл бұрын

    based

  • @popenieafantome9527

    @popenieafantome9527

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wonder how long it took him to memorize all of this keyboard macros

  • @aceghost1074
    @aceghost1074 Жыл бұрын

    Hello 2023 here. If you're thinking about getting one now there is Alot that has changed. Some good, some the same, some breaking. (now I am exclusively an adobe user heavily Photoshop focused with some after effects and premier pro) TL;DR in advance: overall I think it's a stronger product now and should be considered but in a few scenarios it still falls flat. First the breaking. If you own an ARM product you plan on using with this, skip full stop. Currently on 22h windows 11 (the only time windows 11 is better is on ARM because windows 10 will not emulate x64 programs) In order to use in Adobe it requires a plugin, and right now, it is not being supported on Adobe. This is not loupdecks fault, but after hours of time on support and forums it seems there is no back door or any way to get this to work. I've heard M1 has a better time so maybe that's an avenue for you but look into it first. You cannot even get into creative cloud for plugins at the moment. It just says "something went wrong." Full stop no error code. Again this isn't a loupedeck issue but it will not work on ARM. Second is "what is still janky". Now this has gotten better over time but still PHENOMENALLY SLOW. On desk top where I have 128 gb of ram, have it on a M2. SSD running on a newer Ryzen 5, it's still painfully slow, sometimes locking up completely, taking minutes to unlock, and start working again, and at times borderline unusable. You have to just accept if you need to change anything on it, you are going to have to wait for a long long time. The vibration when nothing is happening, is still there, although I do not find it as annoying as Taran. And the "not able to change colors outside of preset by loupedeck is there and a really big bummer. I would love an active swatch, where on my color selector, it would save my last 9 or so used colors or even better the colors used in this session would be the absolute best. At minimum you should be able to control the colors in the preset for your most used ones but that's not even available. Just the ones given and to switch foreground and background. Now for the positive. The software (although still snail speed) is phenomenally better. Able to set up macros, able to change icons, backgrounds, color code things, the setup is still slightly confusing but much better in explaining what you can do with it. Etc. They have packs for different icons as well as able to add your own, able to download presets and plugins. It's nice and I do like it. The lag has marginally improved although is still not anything close to snappy. Overall things are better but still slow and unresponsive. So ending. Should you get it? I think a used one, if you're willing to put up with the abysmal speed, is actually worth it. I like it personally. After a good minute tho I think it's troubling that it's still having these basic issues this long down the line and find it had to put faith that things will become much better after this long, and not addressing the issues for a device this expensive

  • @uknwwho2984

    @uknwwho2984

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this update, very useful especially for people considering the newer Loupedeck products like the Live S, because I am guessing it uses the same software as the CT (isn't it?). Could you please confirm if the color swatches issue is still persistent, as in I cannot map custom colors to the swacthes in Loupedeck? And cannot activate applications of my choice (unlike the preloaded ones from Adobe suite)?

  • @aeiouer
    @aeiouer4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like what they should have done is paid Taran to design it

  • @Cossieuk

    @Cossieuk

    4 жыл бұрын

    That could end up like the car Homer designs in The Simpsons

  • @25566

    @25566

    4 жыл бұрын

    prepare for a 800x800 key streamdeck

  • @Scraxxer

    @Scraxxer

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean like Musescore made tantacrul head of design after he made a rant video about their software?

  • @MrTVintro

    @MrTVintro

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or at least alpha test it

  • @giantswing3175

    @giantswing3175

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Scraxxer wait, is that real?

  • @zebrak7344
    @zebrak73444 жыл бұрын

    We all knew its gonna be the king of macros himself

  • @kadensharpin2156

    @kadensharpin2156

    4 жыл бұрын

    and when the king of macros disses your product you know it's over

  • @RandomDude1999L

    @RandomDude1999L

    4 жыл бұрын

    Máš pravdu Žebráku

  • @Alonso012LP

    @Alonso012LP

    4 жыл бұрын

    Presne tak pán Žebrák

  • @MaxPrehl

    @MaxPrehl

    4 жыл бұрын

    9:56 when he said "and of course because I'm the macro king I bound this to a single button" I died

  • @kaustubh_kp

    @kaustubh_kp

    4 жыл бұрын

    #kingofkeybindsandshortcus #macroking @TaranVH

  • @ericberollin
    @ericberollin Жыл бұрын

    So glad the LoupeDeck has improved greatly and most things he is complaining about have been resolved

  • @AndrewBates
    @AndrewBates4 жыл бұрын

    Your keyboard macro video was seriously eye-opening. Really enjoy your reviews as you definitely go deep with the detail

  • @HumbertoHernandez
    @HumbertoHernandez4 жыл бұрын

    "But I only have so many keys!" Says the guys with 3 keyboards.

  • @Imurai

    @Imurai

    4 жыл бұрын

    AND he's already run out of shortcut combos on all of them!

  • @DarrienChebator

    @DarrienChebator

    4 жыл бұрын

    6 keyboards*

  • @rkan2

    @rkan2

    4 жыл бұрын

    3 keyboards? Taran isn't a 3-keyboard noob!

  • @skycubix8943

    @skycubix8943

    4 жыл бұрын

    no it's 500 keyboards

  • @ThebigFlanc
    @ThebigFlanc4 жыл бұрын

    13 minutes of Taran ranting. I love it.

  • @plk_linix8921

    @plk_linix8921

    4 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @4nedjo22
    @4nedjo223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I was on my way to buy one!! Love the video makes sense!

  • @_MGPz
    @_MGPz2 жыл бұрын

    This video is so into every detail. And, also providing useful feedback they could apply. Love it! Have been any improvements in the software integration during the last year? Btw, a playlist dedicated to this kind of deck devices would be really useful if possible :)

  • @morgan1168
    @morgan11684 жыл бұрын

    Always great to see Taran...just wondering if he's gotten any taller.

  • @timorouw5555

    @timorouw5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    If he's gotten another keyboard...

  • @metaleggman18

    @metaleggman18

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe that's a side effect of lasik

  • @TaranVH

    @TaranVH

    4 жыл бұрын

    Still 6' 2.5"

  • @antrikshkumar668

    @antrikshkumar668

    4 жыл бұрын

    The reason they changed the studio was taron grew tall to fit

  • @timorouw5555

    @timorouw5555

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidkorcak Vast wel

  • @Nickerian91
    @Nickerian914 жыл бұрын

    seems more like an alpha version. I guess the most promising part is that most issues can be solved in software

  • @mileskosik472

    @mileskosik472

    4 жыл бұрын

    Probably will need custom firmware, some stuff probably is locked out.

  • @Dragoon710

    @Dragoon710

    4 жыл бұрын

    True. They could have this a great product with massive software changes.

  • @robspiess

    @robspiess

    4 жыл бұрын

    If only this were a USB HID device (RAS syndrome) and used standard drivers (or at least open-source drivers), barring an open-source firmware.

  • @lolkthnxbai

    @lolkthnxbai

    4 жыл бұрын

    Using electron doesn't seem like the best choice for this piece of hardware.

  • @motttta
    @motttta3 жыл бұрын

    Taran needs more videos here. He's basically me and every post-producer I ever worked with, knowing (or trying to) the ins and outs of literally every single thing but with an amazing articulate and pro-active way of reviewing things and actually trying to make a change.

  • @TheTechnoPilot
    @TheTechnoPilot4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! OMG, this looked so cool for my DIT work on set that could cross over to other uses, but this demonstrated exactly what I worried it would be! Thank you for making this and letting me know about the Ripple Tangent! 😝

  • @MarkHawk
    @MarkHawk4 жыл бұрын

    "I've been looking to buy this for so long!" *sees title "Damn itttttttt"

  • @BlackFoxLovesYou
    @BlackFoxLovesYou4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Linus, i know you read these so i just wanted to say stuff like this + brandon’s camera reviews are the EXACT reason i subbed to short circuit. Can’t wait to see Taran’s next review of that new system he mentioned!!

  • @BorisFett
    @BorisFett4 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for a product like this but I guess I have to wait. Great overview of the product, this video was great.

  • @vascodawilson
    @vascodawilson4 жыл бұрын

    On a more serious note I'm so glad you actually tried the thing for a few weeks and gave feedback that has to be the most rounded test-drive and feedback you can get. Thank you

  • @Dudi4PoLFr
    @Dudi4PoLFr4 жыл бұрын

    11:21 "Only 44 actions shortcuts" ONLY! I love our macro king

  • @sjsh5837

    @sjsh5837

    4 жыл бұрын

    11:26 I love how coked-up he looks when he reveals that he now has more macros.

  • @michaelmaybe9
    @michaelmaybe94 жыл бұрын

    Taran when he's dating- "so basically, she didn't have good enough macro integration"

  • @KevinOsborne1987

    @KevinOsborne1987

    4 жыл бұрын

    Didn't push the right buttons

  • @ppipowerclass

    @ppipowerclass

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is cute you think he dates women.

  • @JavierMendozaAvila

    @JavierMendozaAvila

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ppipowerclass wut? 👁👄👁

  • @DanRustle

    @DanRustle

    4 жыл бұрын

    “She”? Excuse me, did you just assume his sexuality? There is no room for sexualphobics in the comments of this channel.

  • @chrisk246
    @chrisk2464 жыл бұрын

    God I love short Circuit for its ability to let people gush over things they're passionate about. I know nothing about things like video editing or cameras, but hearing you guys go on about them is really a ton of fun.

  • @Davisnacho
    @Davisnacho Жыл бұрын

    I got the loupedeck recently. Looking back at this, I am so glad the software got way better!

  • @teedzay

    @teedzay

    6 ай бұрын

    Did they update the flaws of Loupedeck CT? Planning to purchase this BlackFriday sale.

  • @RainbowChinYT
    @RainbowChinYT4 жыл бұрын

    Beginning to feel like this should have been put on the Main Channel IMO.

  • @ibrahimnabhan2592
    @ibrahimnabhan25924 жыл бұрын

    Happy to see that he still has more than 5 keyboards on his desk

  • @petermarcelli4107
    @petermarcelli41073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir for the most honest review I’ve seen! Nice to hear the real thing instead of a sponsored review.

  • @dani_da_vision
    @dani_da_vision2 жыл бұрын

    the one&only review of the loupdeck. a review, not a commercial! thanks!

  • @Wheelman2004
    @Wheelman20044 жыл бұрын

    "Those are nice knobs..." - Taran Van Hemert, 2020

  • @pkgacek
    @pkgacek4 жыл бұрын

    Taran is the most consistent person I have ever seen. He is the consistency king.

  • @noname_whatever
    @noname_whatever4 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Love the style

  • @marcelofrau8818
    @marcelofrau88184 жыл бұрын

    Great review! I was hoping this to be awesome.. Very honest opinion and well tested. Congrats on the video! Keep up the good work! :D

  • @animationexe972
    @animationexe9724 жыл бұрын

    I am simple man. I see macro king. I click.

  • @Ganbalf
    @Ganbalf4 жыл бұрын

    The Macro Master is back at it again

  • @ppipowerclass
    @ppipowerclass4 жыл бұрын

    Having a snobby elitist reviewing something is going to give you the most honest results. 11/10 times.

  • @unculturedswine5583

    @unculturedswine5583

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's just so taran

  • @ppipowerclass

    @ppipowerclass

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@unculturedswine5583 Yup!

  • @mariorruiz
    @mariorruiz3 жыл бұрын

    Did you even know this is the ONLY, the OOOONLY review that is honest and not sponsored by loopdeck itself!? Thank you for doing this one, people need to know

  • @Hellonion
    @Hellonion4 жыл бұрын

    Me: mouse and keyboard is best for FPS games vs. controllers Taran: fragging it out with THREE track balls.

  • @SteelSkin667
    @SteelSkin6674 жыл бұрын

    It's always a damn shame when some neat piece of hardware comes with shit software.

  • @sebadg5702

    @sebadg5702

    4 жыл бұрын

    it happens too often sadly.

  • @Gaboros92

    @Gaboros92

    4 жыл бұрын

    Every xiaomi product ever

  • @ssu7653

    @ssu7653

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is what happens when people design something and sell it, its not made by people that know software but by people that miss some function in hardware

  • @wonzbov

    @wonzbov

    4 жыл бұрын

    M-Audio M-Track 2x2

  • @griffin8062

    @griffin8062

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or they tell you that the software is bad now but "we'll fix it with an update"

  • @gilkizzel
    @gilkizzel3 жыл бұрын

    Such a great analysis. Thank you

  • @LondonCaracasLondon
    @LondonCaracasLondon4 жыл бұрын

    really good review video. Love it!!! well done

  • @DMSparky
    @DMSparky4 жыл бұрын

    Taran seems like the type of guy to argue with his teachers or instructors in university or high school.

  • @Cerv3ra

    @Cerv3ra

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is a video about taran dealing with an excel sheet. You would enjoy it.

  • @eamartig

    @eamartig

    4 жыл бұрын

    J Cervera where? I want to watch it

  • @ForSure871

    @ForSure871

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bucket_head me too

  • @celtelf

    @celtelf

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Cerv3ra source and you don't get injuried

  • @TaranVH

    @TaranVH

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@celtelf it's called, taran gets a prank call

  • @rujigo69
    @rujigo694 жыл бұрын

    Ok, now I want a short circuit tshirt like taran's

  • @ShortCircuit

    @ShortCircuit

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ Nick on Twitter

  • @noahramos1768
    @noahramos17684 жыл бұрын

    I really like this guy though........wish we saw him more often on the main channel, seems like a sick dude. A true guy among guys.

  • @o0CalebBrown0o

    @o0CalebBrown0o

    Жыл бұрын

    among us

  • @johnbuscher
    @johnbuscher4 жыл бұрын

    I love the tape that says "Short Circuit" over the LTT shirt. Nice addition.

  • @tiaanvdriel
    @tiaanvdriel4 жыл бұрын

    Love that Short Circuit shirt Taran is wearing, please sell a shirt like that

  • @bigbundle3223

    @bigbundle3223

    4 жыл бұрын

    We all demanded one of the Techlinked shirts like this and never got it. ☹️

  • @wisico640

    @wisico640

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bigbundle3223 pretty sure they sold a limited edition when techlink just came out :o

  • @Trillykins
    @Trillykins4 жыл бұрын

    Hm, for a long time I've thought this was just kind of a faffing about channel. Unbox a thing, poke around with it for a few minutes, upload video. This is the first video on this channel that I've seen that I would consider an actual review. Very extensive. Good job!

  • @vinnierocks007

    @vinnierocks007

    4 жыл бұрын

    True. Check out Brandon's camera review, it's great too!

  • @rkan2

    @rkan2

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, personally enjoy this channel a lot more a loy of the time.

  • @Omakhara

    @Omakhara

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's sort of the whole point of the channel? For ppl from Ltt to get their hands on tech they find cool but may not warrant a whole video dedicated on its main channel? It's not supposed to be " you must watch this review to be able to weigh all pros and cons and whether you should buy the product" type videos.

  • @TaranVH

    @TaranVH

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, shortcircuit is supposed to be more about first look and impressions. I dove... Too deep on this one.

  • @Trillykins

    @Trillykins

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TaranVH Oh wow, the macro king himself. Even so, I hope we see you dive head-first into a product review again on either of the channels. Always an enjoyable and informative watch, even for products I have no interest in.

  • @tony.kmullinsstudio818
    @tony.kmullinsstudio8189 күн бұрын

    Outstanding review. Thank you. 😁

  • @omenworks
    @omenworks3 жыл бұрын

    First honest review of this product... Well done.

  • @joacimnilsson6341
    @joacimnilsson63414 жыл бұрын

    Says "You already have your hand on THE keyboard" Has FOUR keyboards. Love you, Taran!

  • @Donnirononon
    @Donnirononon4 жыл бұрын

    This software looks like someone clued it together with jQuery

  • @bartosz_xenon

    @bartosz_xenon

    4 жыл бұрын

    CryhmeTime if it was jQuery, it wouldn't be that fucking slow

  • @saiverx

    @saiverx

    4 жыл бұрын

    No need to diss jQuery

  • @Donnirononon

    @Donnirononon

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@saiverx you are right, jQuery is fine. It is people who are trying to use it on everything only because they are familiar with it. Look at the game World War 3, the game source Files for the main menu contain jquery and it kills my rtx 2070. People that do such things would also use jQuery to do the backend of a smart home fridge for example.

  • @arthurmoore9488

    @arthurmoore9488

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Donnirononon Agree 100% While I'm more of a fan of things like Vue.js for using JavaScript to display content, jQuery itself is almost never the problem. It's people who don't understand what they're asking it to do.

  • @MPnoir

    @MPnoir

    4 жыл бұрын

    Propably electron

  • @dinobot28
    @dinobot284 жыл бұрын

    Give this guy more videos to do, he really explains all the things!

  • @leicaman
    @leicaman Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for confirming my choice of the Stream Deck XL.

  • @LTRxG55
    @LTRxG554 жыл бұрын

    It is funny how Taran has a little sticker on his t-shirt saying "ShortCircuit" instead of "linusmediagroup" XD

  • @David_Quinn_Photography
    @David_Quinn_Photography4 жыл бұрын

    damn, he chewed this thing up and spat it back out; good.

  • @marcofazio1318
    @marcofazio13183 жыл бұрын

    That's a great review with lots of useful information, at least it was at the time of release. However since then Loupdeck heavily updated their software and most of the complain (like it was not possible to costumise icons or all the Premiere Pro API names confusion) seems like sorted out. I would love to see an updated video review and see how well or not so well the panel control now fit your requirements.

  • @juan2049

    @juan2049

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn I wished I saw this comment before deciding to not bid on one yesterday on eBay. One sold for $400

  • @doorgoo

    @doorgoo

    Жыл бұрын

    Idk, the software is still a buggy mess. Their original UI actually worked amazing but I guess it wasn’t “sleek” or “bling” enough so they made a whole new UI probably to target streamers and gamers etc (obvious due to the Razer crossover) which actually to this day has BROKEN a ton of features. I went back to an old UI firmware and it works amazing.

  • @ziggy1615
    @ziggy16153 жыл бұрын

    love the tape tag

  • @matheuswohl
    @matheuswohl4 жыл бұрын

    casually says "I'm the macro king"

  • @kaldo_kaldo

    @kaldo_kaldo

    4 жыл бұрын

    When you're god, you're god.

  • @AG.Floats

    @AG.Floats

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yikes.

  • @bharatmadhok6773
    @bharatmadhok67734 жыл бұрын

    From all the people on LTT team I like Taran the most. I'm sure if he made more like LTT style videos on his channel he would blow as a tech KZreadr. But ik you guys have a policy against that but still.

  • @MiNUS-ax

    @MiNUS-ax

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well he probably won't because that's not his goal with his personal channel

  • @peperoni_pepino

    @peperoni_pepino

    4 жыл бұрын

    As Taran himself has said on his personal channel, he considers himself an artist, not a host. So he doesn't mind giving feedback on stuff related to work or art, but you probably will never find him reviewing e.g. an iPhone because they needed someone to review it.

  • @bharatmadhok6773

    @bharatmadhok6773

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@peperoni_pepino I know that I have seen a lot of his channel and was just speculating and even if he wanted to make this type of content he really couldn't cz in the LTT policy they specifically say that you can't use your fame your LTT to grow your own channel. They have worked some deal and because the content is quite different that why he can operate his channel.

  • @firstmile
    @firstmile3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your honesty!

  • @ianparale5530
    @ianparale55304 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. for this video. I will hold on to my Loupodeck +

  • @frankautiwele3810
    @frankautiwele38104 жыл бұрын

    oh my god, it's taran's beautiful fac and voice. He's the only real lmg employee whose name I rememeber above all else because he is a god.

  • @tckrasnai
    @tckrasnai4 жыл бұрын

    1:23: My family looking at me

  • @bob-rogers
    @bob-rogers Жыл бұрын

    Great review!! Thanks.

  • @lukefreeman828
    @lukefreeman8284 жыл бұрын

    This was a great bit of content guys! I personally have abolsutely zero use for this bit of kit, but this video kept me interested, great presenter, well put together, informative without being overloading for someone like me (with zero photoshop experience), and brilliantly paced in my opinion :) - When Linus announced Short Circuit I was a bit skeptical if there was space even within LTT for another channel... but honestly, there really is and videos like this one are just great :) So glad there's a place for them :)

  • @Frostfly
    @Frostfly4 жыл бұрын

    Teran's nerdery is so next level for everything LMG does. It's such a nice refreshing slightly less polished more tech nerd take.

  • @dragonmaster391
    @dragonmaster3914 жыл бұрын

    That's really cool that Elgato added all the features you requested to the streamdeck!

  • @ryanslattery9340
    @ryanslattery93404 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video, cheers Taran.

  • @semibreve
    @semibreve2 жыл бұрын

    I've never felt frustration so eloquently conveyed than in a Taran video. Great content.

  • @STATUEFANATIC
    @STATUEFANATIC3 жыл бұрын

    This definitely had to have been beta. I purchased this recently. I decided to spend a day to just learn the device, within a just a few days I can’t imagine editing in final cut without it. I also had the loupdeck + and this takes it to another level. Please do an update video. I’d like to know what your thoughts are 5 months later.

  • @thegardenofeatin5965
    @thegardenofeatin59653 жыл бұрын

    Taran: "I'm out of keys for macros, I need to attach more keyboards for more macros." Also Taran: "I bound an already existing macro to a single button."

  • @merumeruYo
    @merumeruYo4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the Photoshop tips, those are sick!

  • @sim-sam
    @sim-sam4 жыл бұрын

    Same thing with Loupedeck+: When (and if) it works, it works - sometimes. Until then, you are in a world that hurts. Glad, that i stubled uppon your test, saved me 500 and change of rippoff. Thanks. Just sold my loupedeck+ and went back to KB and Mouse.

  • @Mike504
    @Mike5044 жыл бұрын

    Teran saying "I only have so many keys" lol. Dude you have all the keys.

  • @ElementGames
    @ElementGames3 жыл бұрын

    Nailed it.

  • @theelordpyro
    @theelordpyro3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful review! Just got my sub.

  • @williamwinslow8807
    @williamwinslow88074 жыл бұрын

    It's always good to see Taran on the other side of the camera. Scathing commentary. Helpful tips. His array of keyboards. What's not to like :D

  • @triggerhappybuilds5814
    @triggerhappybuilds58142 жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see this revisited with the new software! Apparently it’s better but I don’t want to have to spend the money to find out. I want to know it’s better first

  • @grantmoore2227
    @grantmoore22274 жыл бұрын

    "I put it on a single button...cause...I can."

  • @rescobar2845
    @rescobar28454 жыл бұрын

    taran your review was actually refreshing i like it :)

  • @hi_its_jerry
    @hi_its_jerry4 жыл бұрын

    0:52 i love how the clicking sounds align with the background music

  • @chadcarpenter-aps6331
    @chadcarpenter-aps63313 жыл бұрын

    I just purchased the CT and Loupedeck has recently done a major overhaul to their software which fixes nearly every complaint mentioned in this video. The new software is responsive and you have way more editing options than in the version of software that was reviewed in this video. If you are considering purchasing the Loupedeck CT then find a newer review video of the item and see how it is a vast improvement from what was reviewed in this video. This particular video really needs to be updated because it is out-of-date.

  • @garrisonsmith1882

    @garrisonsmith1882

    3 жыл бұрын

    man I'm comparing this thing to the Monogram Studio/Master Console and throughout this entire review I was thinking: "most of these complaints are software related...probably an easy fix." Thank you for confirming.

  • @topphatt1312
    @topphatt13124 жыл бұрын

    Me: clicks on link to see the price Also me: *IS MUCH EXPENSE*

  • @elrabin

    @elrabin

    4 жыл бұрын

    $550 is absurd when the software is this shit.

  • @AveMcree

    @AveMcree

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah the price is waaaaay too high for what it does.

  • @mattbell1907

    @mattbell1907

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean Taran already has $500 worth of keyboards on his desk...

  • @officialspaceefrain
    @officialspaceefrain3 жыл бұрын

    Just enough geek to keep me entertained. Thanks!

  • @aCaraycaray
    @aCaraycaray4 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @EposVox
    @EposVox4 жыл бұрын

    MACRO KING! Also, man, this was way worse than expected

  • @differentview4836
    @differentview48363 жыл бұрын

    If I was someone from Loupedeck and saw Taran at the beginning of the video, I would S-W-E-A-T

  • @TheGatsback
    @TheGatsback4 жыл бұрын

    Tarans reviews are incredible. He uses the products very thoroughly and wants them to work instead of giving up and complaining. At the same time he is really honest with criticism and most things taran criticises most people wouldn't even have tried. Really nice review. Keep it up :D

  • @mrpmessina
    @mrpmessina2 жыл бұрын

    Just saved me money! Thank you!!!

  • @Dudae_
    @Dudae_4 жыл бұрын

    Honestly interested on knowing just HOW fast Taran is compared to other editors with all those macros on all those keyboards

  • @samkphx

    @samkphx

    4 жыл бұрын

    You should check out his premiere pro editing tutorial he has some good comparisons on doing editing tasks with and without macros

  • @KevinOsborne1987

    @KevinOsborne1987

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's a video of him Vs ijustine on LTT

  • @Dudae_

    @Dudae_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but none of those pit him against another ltt editor on a similar job. That's what I'd like to know

  • @Helveteshit

    @Helveteshit

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Dudae_ Taran has an exclusive office for himself. That should probably tell you, that Linus appreciate Taran's workflow.

  • @rajarshibanerjee1533
    @rajarshibanerjee15334 жыл бұрын

    Designers - *Designs cool box with shiny colours. Taran - Holographic Pokémon Card!

  • @beerenmusli8220
    @beerenmusli82204 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Video!!!!

  • @alampunjabi
    @alampunjabi3 жыл бұрын

    I have been using it for over 7 months. And guys I have done heaps better in color grading. I think Loupedeck is great.