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  • tiddles
    Encryption, Jr.
    • Jun 2004
    • 6861

    Production midi keyboards

    i'm going to buy one to work w/reason.
    thinking about this one:
    Acclaimed audio interfaces, studio monitors, and keyboard controllers

    should be enough for my needs, i could probably get by with one of the 25 key models too.

    any idears?
  • neoee
    Platinum Poster
    • Jun 2004
    • 1266

    #2
    Re: midi keyboards

    Go for the 49 key one. I've got the 25 key one and sometimes it can be a real pain since you have to shift your octive. I will eventually get the larger one myself but need to find time to get back into producing.
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    • dante_k
      Addiction started
      • Aug 2005
      • 280

      #3
      Re: midi keyboards

      I agree, definately go for the 49. I personaly have the Radium 49.

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      • jeffrey collins
        Not cool enough
        • Jun 2004
        • 7427

        #4
        Re: midi keyboards

        yeah i bought a 25 key oxygen 8 and now wish i had bought a 49 key. though it would ben nice to have some of those new controllers that they have out today.
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        • falcon2noah
          Fresh Peossy
          • Nov 2004
          • 48

          #5
          Re: midi keyboards

          more keys=merrier.
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          • jeffrey collins
            Not cool enough
            • Jun 2004
            • 7427

            #6
            Re: midi keyboards

            more knobs the merrier.
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            • audiotherapy
              Addiction started
              • Jun 2004
              • 267

              #7
              Re: midi keyboards

              i used to have the radium 61, unless you are a keyboardist you dont need that many keys; 49 is good enough. i hope they fixed the sticky note problem in their new lines of controllers. new axiom series looks nice

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              • jeffrey collins
                Not cool enough
                • Jun 2004
                • 7427

                #8
                Re: midi keyboards

                i was just talking to one of my producer friends yesterday, and he highly reccommends the Korg MicroKorg that you see people like Trentemoeller using for their midi needs. It has all kinds of little things that most people don't really focus on. Like aftertouch for one. That, and it's got some bad ass sounds straight out of the box.
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                • Kalemic
                  Getting warmed up
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 60

                  #9
                  Re: midi keyboards

                  The Novation X series are awesome, *especially* for ableton.

                  We’ve always been on a mission to help artists sculpt and perform sound; to help electronic music makers lose themselves on an endless music-making journey.


                  A lot of my friends have them, I hope to be picking one up in the future.

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                  • jeffrey collins
                    Not cool enough
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 7427

                    #10
                    Re: midi keyboards

                    ok i have to revoke my thoughts on the microkorg. it is an awesome keyboard, but I think my friend gave me some info he wasn't 100% sure on.
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                    • groffhibbitz
                      Gold Gabber
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 632

                      #11
                      Re: midi keyboards

                      I've heard good things about these:

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                      • khilla
                        Getting warmed up
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 85

                        #12
                        Re: midi keyboards



                        ma baby
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                        • unkownartist
                          Banned
                          • Nov 2005
                          • 4146

                          #13
                          Re: midi keyboards

                          in all honesty i would try and buy an old jp8000 or something, thats what i use, u get all the midi control plus u get a killer of an extra hardware synth and for the money you would pay for a brand new midi controller you might be able to find one for around the same kind of money...the trouble with half those small midi controllers is that they are so "plastic and weak"

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                          • Kinetic
                            Platinum Poster
                            • Jun 2004
                            • 2227

                            #14
                            Re: midi keyboards

                            I´ve been down to the music store today and the guy was pretty cool and let me inside their studio. I tried out the M-Audio Axiom 25 and I was very impressed by the build quality, by the "touch" of the keys and the ammount of controllers you get, for the price.

                            Of course, I also tested one of the new Novation Remote SL 25, that one was even better but it´s too expensive. I´ll be going with the Axiom in less than 2 months
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                            • badtz
                              Fresh Peossy
                              • May 2005
                              • 14

                              #15
                              Re: midi keyboards

                              The Novation Remote SL series might suit you well too. The new SL series have small LED indicators that dynamically change depending on which software program you're in. No more sticky tapes!

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