I have a CC121 and it has been great. I’ve had it for about a year now. I went through recording engineer school back in the late 80s, yes, I’m that old, and just got back into recording in a digital environment. The CC121 is a great bridge between the old and the new and I would be hard pressed to go back to using just a mouse to control my Cubase 6 system. Yes, the lighting on the buttons could be configurable, but that is serious nit picking, and by no means a show stopper. And Im always reminded that Internet forums are great for serious nit picking.