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another keyboard controller - whats your favourite?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:51 am
by queglay
hey guys, i need your advice. im looking at getting another controller in the 4-5 octave range.
i currently have a remote le 25 and a lemur, but ive outsretched my keys and need more.
i was contemplating getting a new hardware synth and cover those extra octaves that way too, but i think its a better idea to keep my synths and keyboard seperate since i can just put desktop versions of the synths in my rack, and hookup the keyboard controller to it that way. i can always leave the keyboard controller at home as well if i think i wont need it for a gig.
so anyway back to my question, whats your favourite keyboard midi controller?
edirol pcr m50
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:24 am
by swamp creature
my edirol has 4 octaves but has octave shift too which iconnect via usb i also use a casio ctk 671 connected via midi and stereo lines in which gives me a 2 track layer of sound which can be interesting
i think the new version pcr 500
has a cross fader im off to shops to look at one
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:02 pm
by loophead
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:12 am
by queglay
sorry for not replying, i didn''t recieve a notification or i lost it somehow.
man that hexagonal thing looks crazy, i dont really 'get it' though. i think ill stick with getting a real keyboard though, thats wha tmy lessons are for! haha
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:05 pm
by Mark-K.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:32 am
by Illum
I made my own out of a cannablised novation keybed, some doepfer brains and a homemade housing.
I really just wanted a basic, 32 key controller ala old school analogue but nobody sold one so I threw one together with an x/y joystick (no USB though unfortunately).
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:36 am
by Synthbuilder
I have a Edirol PCR-800. Nicely built for the price and seems to work well enough with Live.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:44 am
by Digital Network
I'm an user of M-AUDIO Axiom 49 and I like it -> a great keyboard !!!
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:51 am
by queglay
thanks for the advice. what about the novation stuff? is automap anygood?
i have a remote le but the buttons feel tacky, knobs aren't too smooth and the xy pad has the most ridiculously low reolution i have ever felt. i barely use anything except the keys on it. im not sure what to expect further up the novation line and m-audio
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:04 pm
by rikhyray
Illum wrote:I made my own out of a cannablised novation keybed, some doepfer brains and a homemade housing.
I really just wanted a basic, 32 key controller ala old school analogue but nobody sold one so I threw one together with an x/y joystick (no USB though unfortunately).
Would you mind sending some pics.
I bought fantastic (and damn expensive) doepfer keys but still didnt get the housing, shame because the keys are superb, pleasure to play.
