A MIDI control surface for producers, engineers, musicians and home studio enthusiasts who want hands on control of their modern “in the box” digital music production with a small footprint. The Platform Nano DAW Controller, adds tactile control with a single motorized fader via USB 2.0 to your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and production system. With one (1) full sized motorized fader, four (4) rotary dual-function encoder knobs, backlit buttons for Mute, Solo, Automation and Transport control, a jog wheel, and access to your entire mix by banking across tracks in groups of 8 or 1 channel at a time. It features 11-segment LED surrounding the encoders to indicate the rotating position for the main knob control, 12-segment LED display, jog wheel, 8 color-coded function buttons, illuminated buttons for channel control including Mute, Solo and Record, 6 illuminated transport buttons including Play, Stop, Rec, Rewind, Fast Forward and Loop, illuminated “Zoom” buttons with 2 directional keys, 2 illuminated “Track” buttons for easy selection of individual channels and 2 illuminated “Bank” buttons for shifting 8-channels at a time.