All in one MIDI controller and Audio Interfaces

mwingerski · Post by **mwingerski** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:39 pm

I've started a band that I'm going to be travelling with and would like to be able to travel with just a laptop and a keyboard (no extra audio interface).

Has anybody had good / bad experiences with any Keyboard controllers + Audio interface?

Are they reliable enough for live performance?

I've been looking a little bit at Novation X-Station, XioSynth, M-Audio Ozonic (had a bad experience with it), Line 6 TonePort, and was wondering what else might be out there.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

brightonalex · Post by **brightonalex** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:56 pm

Novation X-Station is good I think, so long as you only need to plug one thing (like a guitar or whatever) into the audio in.

mwingerski · Post by **mwingerski** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:10 pm

I don't really even need an input very much.

I just want a keyboard that I can plug into the PA instead of having to use my pro tools rack.

I've been using a digi002 with a m-audio axiom. Sounds good and is pretty stable but It's just too much bulk.

I need a few buttons to change record arm and some slider / knob control to adjust volumes and that's about it... i'm not a huge midi / programmin geek... just want to be able to switch between sounds sources and trigger a few samples here and there..