good midi keyboard to take traveling?

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woodwardjnr
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good midi keyboard to take traveling?

Post by woodwardjnr » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:22 pm

am taking the laptop away and would like to take a small midi keyboard any ideas? needs to fit in hold all rucksack

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Post by TroyP » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:36 pm

OK, I'll bite. M-Audio Axiom 25. I think they even make a backpack for just this purpose.

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Post by subbasshead » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:23 pm

i'm going to try & find a Casio GZ5 in Tokyo
its MIDI & tiny (small keys) but not USB or velocity sensitive....
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Post by Angstrom » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:28 pm

the flattest one is probably the edirol PCR-M1
I have one, it is OK and the half-travel keys are OKish.
it can tend to have problems with sending uneven velocity info though which is a bit shit.
Usb powered - so there's only one cable to take. it's the same width as the average laptop and fits in my laptop bag alongside my lappie.

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Plus: it's the thinnest of it's kind
Minus : they can be a bit shit with velocities if you get a bad one.
verdict: not brilliant - but the best I could find.

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Post by woodwardjnr » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:59 am

looks perfect, how much

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Post by Igor L » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:14 pm

I have the M-Audio O2...pretty cool.

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Post by xxxmorphicxxx » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:11 pm

I would recommend the xiosynth or the x-station, both from novation. the x-station has a built in synth, faders, knobs, pitch bend, modulation and xy pad. the xiosynth has all the above, a better a synth, but doesn't have the faders.

both have a built in good quality ASIO soundcards with phantom power for mics. (2 ins 2 outs)

both are available in 25 key versions.

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Post by pulsoc » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:04 pm

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