microKONTROL gigbag

raapie · Post by **raapie** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:15 pm

Does anyone know if there are gigbags available for the microKONTROL and are they good?

I am doing a live performance for the Dutch VPRO 3voor12 with a little Ableton demonstration using Live 5 + a beamer. I will explain/show how I created the track, so it will be fun I guess

It's on the 16th of May in Studio 80 in Amsterdam, Holland.

Thanks in advance for help!

rikhyray · Post by **rikhyray** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:44 pm

Korg used to have some originaly made for microkorg ( James Bernard had one like that maybe ask him), I never found anything in Europe. I was thinking of getting http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PCR30Bag/
but
1. got SL instead
2 I prefere a bag to put everythning notebook, 2,3 controllers etc the best are tenis bags,well padded, they are much better and cheaper then those made for music instruments, thermal protection is useful too.

raapie · Post by **raapie** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:51 pm

hey it's you! hehe, cool!

I have just send an email to James. Hope he's not too busy

Are you using a microKONTROL btw?

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:59 pm

I had the MicroKase when I had a MK, very high quality, fits perfect!

rushofblood · Post by **rushofblood** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:42 pm

plus it comes with a harness and strap so you can wear it.

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:52 am

do yourself a favor and get a kontrol49. Gigskinz makes a bag that fits it perfectly. i think it was about 50$US

rushofblood · Post by **rushofblood** » Thu May 04, 2006 5:01 am

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:do yourself a favor and get a kontrol49. Gigskinz makes a bag that fits it perfectly. i think it was about 50$US

I found the kontrol49 to be a little flimsy and just not worth the price, I got a CME UF-5 instead.

frisbeedisk · Post by **frisbeedisk** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:54 am

http://www.soundcontrol.co.uk/mod_1/pag ... 3.7.3-54-2#

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:39 pm

rushofblood wrote:
mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:do yourself a favor and get a kontrol49. Gigskinz makes a bag that fits it perfectly. i think it was about 50$US
I found the kontrol49 to be a little flimsy and just not worth the price, I got a CME UF-5 instead.

I gotta say i LOVE LOVE the keys on my kontrol49. The knobs, sliders and pads( ah, buttons ) arent the best out there but ive been rockin out MCE with the pads and sliders -- works great! LCDs are really helpful to. Those CMEs look great by the way. if you think the kontrol49 was flimsy i wonder what you thin of the microkontrol

....Michael

rushofblood · Post by **rushofblood** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:46 pm

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:
rushofblood wrote:
mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:do yourself a favor and get a kontrol49. Gigskinz makes a bag that fits it perfectly. i think it was about 50$US
I found the kontrol49 to be a little flimsy and just not worth the price, I got a CME UF-5 instead.
I gotta say i LOVE LOVE the keys on my kontrol49. The knobs, sliders and pads( ah, buttons ) arent the best out there but ive been rockin out MCE with the pads and sliders -- works great! LCDs are really helpful to. Those CMEs look great by the way. if you think the kontrol49 was flimsy i wonder what you thin of the microkontrol

....Michael

I think they're good for what they are, if cme hadn't been around I would've got the k49, I have a microkorg which I assume is pretty much the same design, and again, good for what it is, but I think they should be cheaper honestly.

The cme was 199, and had comparable specs to the k49, plus more (aftertouch, breathcontroller, metal contruction, etc.) so I went with that. I think the korg has more style though, I'm not really feeling the red/black combo, although it's nice in itself.

Cone · Post by **Cone** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:58 pm

Try LC Xmu (the Mackie Control emulation utility) with Live 5 and the mK or K49, and feel the love. Finally some use for those ultracool LCD panels on the mK.

LC Xmu is Mac-only, but there's a comparable utility for Windows, the name escapes me now...

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:30 pm

imo the Kontrol49 is a bigger letdown than the MicroKontrol, because the Mikro you'd expect to be flimsy...

I saw the new CME controllers at MusikMesse... Yowsa! Light-weight as well. And flying faders... gotta love that.

jamesp · Post by **jamesp** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:09 am

Different strokes.
I played a CME at the GC. I thought the bed felt cheesy.
Flying faders would be awesome, tho'.

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