Good MIDI keyboard controller?
Good MIDI keyboard controller?
Looking for a good MIDI controller keyboard with knobs and faders. I have a couple cheap MAudio keyboards that were cheap but the keyboard itself sucks, oftentimes notes get stuck or controls are unresponsive or too responsive.... So obviously I want something above that level, that would hold up to stage use. 61+ keys minimum. This will be used to control a synth so I don't need weighted actions really. The only model I've heard good things about really is the Novation Remote SL series, and I can get that but wanted to see if anyone had any other experience. I'm inclined not to buy another MAudio however...
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novation is good stuff. i have the nocturne 61. good response curves and aftertouch, much better than the cheap m-audio i had before.
i play on stage and it works out well. touch sensative knobs make the menu system work really well. the automap software takes a little getting used to but the integration is great. even if you're using software that doesn't have official maps with automap you can make your own and customize literally any function.
they can also function as DAW controllers.
i play on stage and it works out well. touch sensative knobs make the menu system work really well. the automap software takes a little getting used to but the integration is great. even if you're using software that doesn't have official maps with automap you can make your own and customize literally any function.
they can also function as DAW controllers.
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I'm bouncing this ancient thread. My little Yamaha controller has two dead keys and I need a new one. I now have a 5 1/2 year-old and we want to get him at least experimenting with piano (and we don't want to pull the trigger on an actual piano yet).
I was thinking something like this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard ... ital-piano
It could kill two birds with one stone. The previous version--CDP-120--gets really good reviews from the piano crowd (it seems). But, then I wonder if I'd miss some of the typical "midi" controller things. So... I wonder about getting this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard ... controller. The kid could still learn a bit, and I'd get the nifty gizmos.
Any thoughts?
I was thinking something like this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard ... ital-piano
It could kill two birds with one stone. The previous version--CDP-120--gets really good reviews from the piano crowd (it seems). But, then I wonder if I'd miss some of the typical "midi" controller things. So... I wonder about getting this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboard ... controller. The kid could still learn a bit, and I'd get the nifty gizmos.
Any thoughts?
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I went with a Casio CDP-130. It's a full-sized (88 key) digital piano. Found a good deal on it. I'm not a piano player by any stretch of the imagination. But, to my exceedingly novice fingers and ears, it's a pretty great facsimile. It connects to the computer directly with USB (so no midi-interface required). For controlling virtual instruments in Logic it's working swell. No, it doesn't have any dials or pads like more synth-ish controllers have, but for me that's not a big deal. Frankly, I even like that it has speakers. It's fun to just turn it on and play without mucking with a computer. One of its grand piano sounds and two of its electric piano sounds are actually really good. The five year-old is also digging it.
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I've had the same response. Every one I ever bought or used broke. Finally I gave up on them and I just use synths as midi controlers, but that doesn't really help you out for live shows. Also that last time I really tried a bunch of them must have been seven or eight years ago. I would say that I can't believe that no one would have come out with a solid, viable option by now but.... well, I can believe it.
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