anybody use EXTREMELY cheap keyboards?

86. · Post by **86.** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:38 pm

I read all these threads with ppl using next keyboards, but anybody here using some cheap ass shit but still making big music?

hurlingdervish · Post by **hurlingdervish** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:41 pm

i have before, i got a couple of shitty ones that i bring out for dirt

you just gotta run it through effects

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:38 pm

i have (and use) a stylophone.

eastern electrics · Post by **eastern electrics** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:44 pm

dunno about "big music" but my keys are a crappy piece of shite!

Maree-Jaine · Post by **Maree-Jaine** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:39 pm

I don't actually have a keyboard...apart from the QWERTY one...does that count?!

86. · Post by **86.** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:55 pm

Toni wrote:I don't actually have a keyboard...apart from the QWERTY one...does that count?!

haha that counts. I'm using that frequently. it's getting on my nerves though

julesee · Post by **julesee** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:53 pm

i use a microkorg

trying to churn out a melody on those little keys makes me want to burn a baby

86. · Post by **86.** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:00 pm

yeah I got one but can't use it for reasons i wont get into.

but thinking of either oxygen 8 or this ctk3000...or who knows really.

toki · Post by **toki** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:14 pm

I'm using an Oxygen 49. It's bloody decent for the money. I think it was £70-£80.

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:11 pm

evolution mk 149

cost me about £20 second hand

thierry_le_dj · Post by **thierry_le_dj** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:50 pm

LOL i been using my stock computer keyboard from the start i actually have a old skool midi/synth keyboard i bought about 1yr ago off ebay using 2x2 m-audio box but never use it cause i still dont know how to conect it..

i really wish i knew how to connect this things did spend a bit on it tho..

but hope fully 1 day.

yea so stock computer key board for me.

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:30 pm

Thierry_Le_Dj wrote:LOL i been using my stock computer keyboard from the start i actually have a old skool midi/synth keyboard i bought about 1yr ago off ebay using 2x2 m-audio box but never use it cause i still dont know how to conect it..

i really wish i knew how to connect this things did spend a bit on it tho..

but hope fully 1 day.

yea so stock computer key board for me.

get a decent sound card the supports midi in

or get a midi to gameport adapter if your sound card/mother board has a joystick port

or have a look on ebay i bet they sell a usb midi interface on the cheap

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:31 pm

£16 ... usb 2 midi

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-USB-Midi-Inte ... 286.c0.m14

allisfullof · Post by **allisfullof** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:16 am

yeah, some cheap circuit bent casios ive made over the years

JFK · Post by **JFK** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:05 am

Just upgraded from the M Audio keyrig 49.

not bad for the money, about £40 i think, but not great either to be honest.....

86. · Post by **86.** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:50 am

PHASEten wrote:Just upgraded from the M Audio keyrig 49.

not bad for the money, about £40 i think, but not great either to be honest.....

don't know why...i laughed

wormcode · Post by **wormcode** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:07 am

I used to use an M-audio radium, and I hated it. I pawned it a while back.. since then I use my virus keyboard for midi and small drum machine for knob midi. I'd like to get another pure midi interface, but it would have to be something great, been thinking about the Akai MPK.

Before I got that M-audio one I used to use a piece of shit casio, but it had midi so it worked fine.. just no usb/weighted keys/aftertouch.

What about that one Rusko had on his desk, it looks like:

maybe this one

psylent · Post by **psylent** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:05 pm

wormcode wrote:

Thats the load of bollox I'm using at the moment..
THE FUCKING KEYS ARE THE SAME AS THAT ON A LAPTOP!!!!!
THE FUCKING VELOCITY IS FUCKED! DUE TO THE FUCKING LAPTOP KEYS!!!!

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:08 pm

Psylent wrote:
wormcode wrote:
Thats the load of bollox I'm using at the moment..
THE FUCKING KEYS ARE THE SAME AS THAT ON A LAPTOP!!!!!
THE FUCKING VELOCITY IS FUCKED! DUE TO THE FUCKING LAPTOP KEYS!!!!

that'd be sooooooo frustrating but i usually turn the velocity off n do that via the piano roll

i hate swithing octaves aswell on small keyboards buy a decent sized one ;0)

anybody use EXTREMELY cheap keyboards?

anybody use EXTREMELY cheap keyboards?

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