After a move to get back in the box I have decided on Cubase / Console 1 based system.

What annoys me beyond imagination is the sad state of options available as DAW control surfaces. How is it even possible it is still that bad??

I mean, what we have basically is shabby implementations of ancient Mackie MCU/HUI protocols, standard user configurable generic midi controllers, proprietary "hack" systems (Console 1 is an example of this, as it is a midi controller that is normally hidden from the system and operated through it's own vst interface) or novelty approaches that rely on middleware software and extensive user configuration to work.

Then we have EuCon, which, as promising as it was is now a protocol owned by Avid and poorly supported by any other manufacturer. This is a real bummer as I momentarily got exited about s1 and Avid dock, only to notice Steinberg has issues in getting them to function properly because of things involving EuCon implementation, financial realities and whatever corporate-can't-do the situation actually involves.

We also have Artist Mix series EuCon controllers which seems to be so bad you shouldn't throw your hard earned cash in their general direction.

There are some hacks to get an old d8b or Procontrol / control24 to work with any daw as well. But the idea of buying something with 20 year old electronics and motorfaders inside it doesn't appeal at all.

On top of these we have a nearly total lack of touch screen support across the daws. You know, the modern kind that supports multi touch zooming, gestures and so on.

I mean, seriously?

Why hasn't this solved a long time ago? Where are the plentiful options of cheap-midpriced-expensive daw control surfaces that run on modern protocols that are able to provide lightning fast response via cat5 or wireless connection? Where are elegant combinations of touch screens, moving faders, joysticks and oled displays that distill 40+ years of human interface design and workflow practices to sensible priced pieces of hardware you can actually use to work faster than with a mouse? The kind that work with ANY daw or editing software? The kind you can expand to fill your needs as they grow and/or your budget allows?

Surely this is not too much to ask. Or is it, as we still don't seem to have that?