How Important is a Midi Controller when starting out?

caaflex · Post by **caaflex** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:56 pm

mpk25 or axiom25 will be enough to get you going. since you don't play keys i don't see you needing more than 25 anyway. plus, it's nice to have them because you can assign them to do different things in ableton like launching clips, turning off/on sound effects, whatever really. even if you grow into something else later i'm sure you will still find a use for the mpk25 or axiom25.

Bleep Blop Ima Robot · Post by **Bleep Blop Ima Robot** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:43 pm

And you don't necessarily have to know how to play keys yet, just having a hardware that you can psychically touch makes it a lot better and easier to play around with music in live rather then the keys on the keyboard of the mac. Mpk25 is a good board, keys feels pretty good, good amount of knobs, you may not need the pads but one day they come in handy when you progress in making music with live and your like "oooo what i can map to those pads and use while im recording my track". Get something that you want and then some on that bitch, im sure you'll be happy in the long run down the road. Once playing around like this in the beginning, in due time you'll get a better idea of what else you need if this is truely a career or hobby your willing to spend money on. Gets fun tho enjoy what ever choice you make for your first controller. I vote the mpk25 for now, use it and love it.

Hindsite · Post by **Hindsite** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:49 pm

Cheers Everyone

Thanks for the advice

outershpongolia · Post by **outershpongolia** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:23 am

Hindsite wrote:Cheers Everyone

Thanks for the advice

Don't let the forum suck you in or you'll never make any damn music.

Just kidding, but not really..

Hindsite · Post by **Hindsite** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:03 am

outershpongolia wrote:Don't let the forum suck you in or you'll never make any damn music

LOL

Understood

FFIW Ive ordered myself a MPK25.........right off to play

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:19 am

largeup

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:48 am

Tone Deft wrote:computers themselves are completely non-musical ugly piece of shit boxes the further you can get from it the better.

I know you mean except Macs, of course...

outershpongolia · Post by **outershpongolia** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:58 am

Hindsite wrote:
outershpongolia wrote:Don't let the forum suck you in or you'll never make any damn music
LOL

Understood

FFIW Ive ordered myself a MPK25.........right off to play

been lookin at them bad boys.. don't have the cash but I will soon.

Bleep Blop Ima Robot · Post by **Bleep Blop Ima Robot** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:33 am

Hindsite wrote:
outershpongolia wrote:Don't let the forum suck you in or you'll never make any damn music
LOL

Understood

FFIW Ive ordered myself a MPK25.........right off to play

nice choice

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:20 pm

Pitch Black wrote:
Tone Deft wrote:Macs themselves are completely non-musical over priced ugly piece of shit boxes the further you can get from it the better.

I know you mean except Macs, of course...

fixed.

my bad.

elxicano · Post by **elxicano** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:07 am

Hindsite wrote:
outershpongolia wrote:Don't let the forum suck you in or you'll never make any damn music
LOL

Understood

FFIW Ive ordered myself a MPK25.........right off to play

Congrats!

From what I've seen, this will be great to get started... and what's even better is that if you decide you want more keys, the MPK25 will still have good value for you because of it's compact size, so it's definitely a great purchase.

Hindsite · Post by **Hindsite** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:24 am

Thanks man......it arrived this morning, pretty stoked

now to the batmobile for some major learning

Bleep Blop Ima Robot · Post by **Bleep Blop Ima Robot** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:20 pm

Hindsite wrote:Thanks man......it arrived this morning, pretty stoked

now to the batmobile for some major learning

enjoy. Let us now how you enjoy your new toy!

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