Best MIDI Keyboard!

hugo forcer · Post by **hugo forcer** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:41 pm

Hello people.

Im new to this dubstep forum malarky and im finding it very useful in pickin up hints and tips on dubstep production so thanks to all for that.

Iv made a few tunes now but i wanna step it up a gear an get myself a MIDI keyboard.

Im lookin for one thats pretty cheap and cheeful but also has all the basic features you'd want. Ill be using it with Reason 3 btw.

Any advice in this matter would be much appreciated. cheers

obiwan · Post by **obiwan** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:09 pm

I've got whats basically a kid's keyboard from Evolution/M-Audio. It has 37 keys but theyre, tiny, no features, no nuffink. But you can do everything after you play it in in reason innit. Oh shit yeah its not midi either though cos you need a midi interface which costs about £50, it is USB, plugnplay baby!!! Thats what I like about it, you get a bit of range and its simple as fuck, you just go to preferences in Reason, got to MIDI, then select USB device. Boom. ps. If your willin to make more than a £35 pound investment, unlike me, maybe you should get something along the lines of the Oxygn8, which is meant to be good.

fubar · Post by **fubar** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:25 pm

I use one of these http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop ... ct_id/8558 they are pretty standard if you dont want alot of octaves, and might be interested in taking it about, maybe using live etc.

capes · Post by **capes** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:50 pm

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:08 am

I've got an Axiom 25. It's all kinds of awesome. The trigger pads (it's basically got half an M-Audio Trigger Finger on it) make it so much easier to play with drums and samples, instead of "clicking in" drum patterns.

But then, I just like hitting things.

hugo forcer · Post by **hugo forcer** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:59 am

safe guys. your advice has been noted.

it looks like im goin for the Oxygen 8

dice · Post by **dice** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:44 pm

the CME UF5 comes highly recommended...haven't bought mine yet, but it's on my wants list

Steve AC23 · Post by **Steve AC23** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:57 pm

novation

dj mate · Post by **dj mate** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:37 pm

got the oxygen8 last week nice one simple and easy

gotc · Post by **gotc** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:25 am

Got the Emu X-Board 49

It's a lightweight but the keys feel very solid.

Here's a review:
http://www.emu.com/news/reviews/files/X ... pt2005.pdf

j_j · Post by **j_j** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:07 pm

draw draw draw !!

metalboxproducts · Post by **metalboxproducts** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:21 pm

There's alot to be said for good contol keybourds, but there not that impotant unless you intend to do a lot of keybourd heavy tunes. I'v been using a peace of crap thing for years. I don't play the piano.

sinewave · Post by **sinewave** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:18 am

the evolution keyboards are pretty cheap and efficient. i have one of these i'm selling as i've replaced it with a korg microkontrol. its a bit small, but does the job nicely, has templates for ableton, cubase etc and has drum pads for triggering loops and fx as well as sliders and knobs - which i'm sure i'll figure out how to use at some point!

2000f · Post by **2000f** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:33 am

J_J wrote:draw draw draw !!

HAHAHAHA. Exactly

I actually draw al my tunes at the moment. Got a few MIDI keyboards, but actually don´t use them much.

p.hilla · Post by **p.hilla** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:52 am

2000F wrote:
J_J wrote:draw draw draw !!

HAHAHAHA. Exactly

I actually draw al my tunes at the moment. Got a few MIDI keyboards, but actually don´t use them much.

yeah man its nice with all the controllers and knobs for live use..but deep editing is a diffrent story..

Best MIDI Keyboard!

Best MIDI Keyboard!

I've got an EVK-37 lol

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