midi keyboards

[kerim]

Re: midi keyboards

there are two categories in m-audio's web site.

one is midi controllers :

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Oxygen49-main.html

the other one is audio interface keyborads:
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us MAudioOzone-main.html

what are the technical difference between them?

[groffhibbitz]

Re: midi keyboards

my guess is the audio interface keybaords have a soundcard built in

[khilla]

Re: midi keyboards

my guess is the audio interface keybaords have a soundcard built in

indeed

[kerim]

Re: midi keyboards

so if we are working with computer, we don't need audio interface keyboards. midi controllers are enough?

[audiotherapy]

Re: midi keyboards

no, a professional grade sound card(midi/audio interface) is essential for working with soft synths or any other aspects of computer based production. you will need one thats capable of producing low latency (one that has a solid ASIO driver for PC). so that when you hit a key on your midi keyboard it will output the sound instantly.

i have a m-audio firewire 410, personally i perfer a external box so that i can plug in cables with out goin to the back of my PC. i use a hardware synth (Alesis Ion) to control soft synths.

[unkownartist]

Re: midi keyboards

i have a m-audio firewire 410, personally i perfer a external box so that i can plug in cables with out goin to the back of my PC. i use a hardware synth (Alesis Ion) to control soft synths.

plus the fact that there is less interfierance from internal noise sources which helps when sampling

[Kinetic]

Re: midi keyboards

plus the fact that there is less interfierance from internal noise sources which helps when sampling

Or, if you?re skint, you can download this for free and get low latency with your internal soundcard : www.asio4all.com

I can go below 10ms with my shitty internal soundcard with these drivers!

[neoee]

Re: midi keyboards

Or, if you?re skint, you can download this for free and get low latency with your internal soundcard : www.asio4all.com

I can go below 10ms with my shitty internal soundcard with these drivers!

Very nice I will be grabbing this shortly. Thanks!

[groffhibbitz]

Re: midi keyboards

yea I was just about to mention that as well... asio4all is good stuff!

IMO, you can use this just fine with a midi controller that has no sound card built in and you will be fine. These days, you can buy a midi controller with a usb connection to your computer. I would highly recommend this as otherwise you will be spending time hooking up a separte midi interface to your computer (which you will have to buy) or trying to use midi via your computers joystick port which is a pain as well...

and really, you only need that external sound card if you are going to be hooking up a lot of things to your computer (ie, mixer, synth1, synth2, laptop, etc).

In the next few years (maybe next year) more and more gear will have built in USB audio, because it is pretty cheap and easy to do. For example, instead of buying that external audio interface to hook up your mixer to your computer, you will hook up your mixer directly to your computer via USB (the new Xone 3d already has this capability). The new synth you buy will send audio and midi to/from your computer (the access virus TI does this). There are even some decent studio monitors that will be coming out soon that I bet will have a USB port on them as well, so you don't even need to have that amp or 'receiver' anymore.

btw, for a good site for reviews of gear, and forums about gear, check out www.createdigitalmusic.com it's got a lot of info and it's not too hard to find (I find sites like the futureproducers forums have a lot of info, but also a lot of repeated or useless info and it's way too difficult to sort through it to find what you want).

hope this helps!

[groffhibbitz]

Re: midi keyboards

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/05/02/how-to-solve-garbled-audio-on-windows-with-simple-settings/#comments

[Taylor Norris]

Re: midi keyboards

I am a proud owner of the M-Audio Axiom 25 key. More keys would be nice but I chose the 25 for its portabliity. I go most everywhere w/ my axiom and iBook so that when an idiea arises...i can got it down w/ reason. Besides, overdubbing within a loop isnt that big of a pain when your trying to lay down muliple octaves. I have no complaints and this unit is very versatile w/ pots, pads, and just about everything on the axiom being programable. I will definately be purchasing a larger controller when the funds are available, I just really like the portability. Great price too. If only it had a thru midi port........



M-Audio Axiom 25 25-Key USB MIDI Controller Features:

25-keys
Velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keyboard with assignable aftertouch
Backlit LCD screen
8 MIDI-assignable trigger pads
8 MIDI-assignable rotary encoder knobs
6 transport buttons reassignable to other MIDI parameters
Assignable pitch bend and modulation wheels
Sustain and expression pedal jacks
USB port and MIDI I/O
USB bus or AC powered
Class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
20 non-volatile memory locations
Comes with Enigma librarian/editor software and Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software

[NewSc2]

Re: midi keyboards

no, a professional grade sound card(midi/audio interface) is essential for working with soft synths or any other aspects of computer based production. you will need one thats capable of producing low latency (one that has a solid ASIO driver for PC). so that when you hit a key on your midi keyboard it will output the sound instantly.

i have a m-audio firewire 410, personally i perfer a external box so that i can plug in cables with out goin to the back of my PC. i use a hardware synth (Alesis Ion) to control soft synths.

ahahahahhahaha.. i love your avatar! took me 2 seconds to get it.

*what's that gold doo-rag doing on the owl... ... ohH.. ahahahahahha*

[Revinant]

Re: midi keyboards



Novation REmote 25 SL. my next toy.

[Taylor Norris]

Re: midi keyboards

I wish I could have shelled out the $ for the Novation. It was over twice what I paid for the Axiom. Nice choice though....