Midi keyboard

[Zed Peace]

So long story short i left my Axiom 25 back home. Now i'm looking to buy maybe an 88 key midi controller. To use with FL studio and Ableton Live.

any suggestions? price range around $300-500. something worth the money basically.

[Opie M.]

M-Audio Keystation 88

[Kris Cain]

go big
get a CME midi controller!
LMAO

j/k
lol@there being a midi controller that cost a G tho...
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VX8/

it looks like a beast, but the problem is alot of sound modules dont support some of the features on this controller.. like the ribbon
i got all the features of this controller on my kurzweil 2500xs that i use as a midi controller (cuz the sounds are outdatede as shit)... and my fantom xr doesnt do the pan control, or ribbon control... (i do like the built in drum pads tho... i could use those since i sold my mpc, i might just get a m-audio drum controller tho)

so the best bang for buck is of course the m-audio keystation 88 key.

[Paze]

Why do you want 88 keys? 2 octaves with an octave switch is enough for recording midi
Its another matter if you want to record EVERYTHING in real time... or if you want a big ass controller basicly.

[Opie M.]

i hope to god youre joking. actually... just tell me you're joking even if you're not.

[Opie M.]

go big
get a CME midi controller!
LMAO

j/k
lol@there being a midi controller that cost a G tho...
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VX8/

it looks like a beast, but the problem is alot of sound modules dont support some of the features on this controller.. like the ribbon
i got all the features of this controller on my kurzweil 2500xs that i use as a midi controller (cuz the sounds are outdatede as shit)... and my fantom xr doesnt do the pan control, or ribbon control... (i do like the built in drum pads tho... i could use those since i sold my mpc, i might just get a m-audio drum controller tho)

so the best bang for buck is of course the m-audio keystation 88 key.

it's expensive but it also has an audio interface and motorized faders. the only thing i hate about my keystation is that the faders aren't motorized. to me the faders are useless because of this. the rotary nobs should use relative levels too. but what are you gona do for $400?

plus isnt this the controller that plays exactly like grand piano keys?

[Brandon Heat]

Why do you want 88 keys? 2 octaves with an octave switch is enough for recording midi
Its another matter if you want to record EVERYTHING in real time... or if you want a big ass controller basicly.

you can type with your feet too... but why would you..? you can't play hotness with 2 octaves... use a 88 key board... and try to use anything less... you'll want to slap the fuck out of yourself.

[Opie M.]

word... if you can't do multiple zone assignments your midi controller is shitty.

[Kris Cain]

i use a 88 key cuz i want to be able to have a full spread in front of me when inspiration strikes
without pressing a octave button.

i got a 61key motif... i was using it to control until i got the 88key kurzweil
never looked back

i mean yea its cheaper to go with a 61key or lower, but i feel like it kinda impedes creativity...
i create dynamically, like... i just go with the natural flow of my emotion and instinct when i create... having everything in front of me helps that process, it creates less thinking and more doing.

i have my own production template setup in nuendo... with everything sync'd and ready... and i can just sit down and BOOM... make music. No adding channels, or VSTs, or nothing... its all there.

[Paze]

you can type with your feet too... but why would you..? you can't play hotness with 2 octaves... use a 88 key board... and try to use anything less... you'll want to slap the fuck out of yourself.

Typing with your feet doesnt cost anymore money than typing with your hands. Unless you include the maintenance and cleaning of your keyboard since feet are generally more dirty. And I dont think I can type with my feet :S
I use a 88key at college and come home to a 60 something key and it doesnt bother me... to be honest I dont exactly use octave 1 much and if I did id use the pitch shift.
In general if the keyboard has more keys its more expensive (unless theres less settings, instruments or whatever)...
Also: its midi. You can press (down) or (up) however many times you want with the recorded file to get the note or chord to the correct octave- it takes around 2seconds.

[Opie M.]

or you can just buy the right shit...

[Paze]

or you can just buy the right shit...

My keyboard is right for me... its also mobile and actually fits on my table (between my monitors)
Dont hate lol

[Opie M.]

but your original statement said all you need is a controller with 2 octaves so you shouldnt get an 88 key controller. that's a retarded concept. you have a 67 key controller. thats a completely different comparison. but even then there are arguable differences that make an 88 key controller better. maybe you just aren't aware of the benefits because you don't use them.

btw... i understand the portability concept. this is why you also get something like an oxygen 8... which is ACTUALLY portable, unlike a 67 key controller which is just small enough to carry.

[Paze]

but your original statement said all you need is a controller with 2 octaves so you shouldnt get an 88 key controller. that's a retarded concept. you have a 67 key controller. thats a completely different comparison. but even then there are arguable differences that make an 88 key controller better. maybe you just aren't aware of the benefits because you don't use them.

btw... i understand the portability concept. this is why you also get something like an oxygen 8... which is ACTUALLY portable, unlike a 67 key controller which is just small enough to carry.

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