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im probably gonna get forwarded to the 'bible' but i may aswell ask you guys directly. I've been writing my music in with the piano roll function for far too long now and am looking for a good midi keyboard. what are you guys using if you do at all?

midi keyboard beats piano roll any day. how much money can you invest?

whats your budget?
how many keys do you want?
do you want any knobs/sliders?
do you want any pads?

hey i asked him first!

komanderkin wrote:hey i asked him first!

sorry i did not see your post

at this point i wish i had the room/cash to get a full 88 key weighted
best bet is to get something with usb and midi ports, and with a few more functions, knobs and faders than you initially want/need

roland pc-300

its not fancy, but it does the job

Novation.

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didn't know i'd get so many reply's so quickly, so thanks.
mmmm, im not gonna be playing out full blown mozart so i'd think just a little 37 key jobby might do the trick.
budget wise i'd say anything up to 80 quid unless that's just not acceptable? i havn't really done my research at all so forgive me.
in terms of knobs and dials i think it's always good to have the pitch bend and modulation type although most already come with them, it's also probably best to have plain old assignable knobs, around about 6 or above would be schweet. Oh yeh and indeed deadly i'd be going for the usb type.

the m audio keyrig 49 is very inexpensive if you just want something to mash around on instead of your keyboard. I'm happy with mine.

tylerblue wrote:the m audio keyrig 49 is very inexpensive if you just want something to mash around on instead of your keyboard. I'm happy with mine.

thats what I have, an maudio 49e, simple, cheap, hardwaring, does the business. 4 octaves + pitch and mod wheel, but no extra asignable knobs though.

If you think some twisters or drum pads would get a fair bit of use and you got the cash then maybe look a bit further up the price line.

and I cant go on enough about the joys of having an intrument attached to the pc rather than mouse/keyboard, for me its an essential.

paravrais wrote:Novation.

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usually don't have actual midi ports on them, but that doesn't matter to a lot of people

I love my axiom. Drum pads are important to me, and the knobs. It has pretty much all I need and there are different sizes depending on how many keys you want. Good price too.

Alesis Q49



about 80 quid. has 49 keys. pitch bend, and mod wheel.

both the alesis and m audio keyrig look like they'd do the trick. now to narrow it down to one... battle it out!

aspect-dubz wrote:both the alesis and m audio keyrig look like they'd do the trick. now to narrow it down to one... battle it out!

even though i recomend the alesis, i might have to go with the m-audio. i have a personally hate of m audio(every thing i have owned by them has broken), but i know a friend who has been rocking that m-audio for years.

I'm using an m-audio 02. It's not great, at all, but it's fair for what I use it for. I have a full 88 key keyboard my brother gave me sitting at another place, but I don't use it 'cause i don't have any actual midi inputs

I'll have a look to see if there are any m audio keyboards that would cater my needs on ebay or something. thanks for the help guys

3za wrote:

aspect-dubz wrote:both the alesis and m audio keyrig look like they'd do the trick. now to narrow it down to one... battle it out!

even though i recomend the alesis, i might have to go with the m-audio. i have a personally hate of m audio(every thing i have owned by them has broken), but i know a friend who has been rocking that m-audio for years.

both those controllers are awful imo.
if i had to pick one over the other, i'd go with the m-audio as well.
i've had my keyrig 49 for years, and i still have it to this day as a backup, and it works perfectly.