RFI: Cheap!! keyboards with MIDI out

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

I need one of these to control my sampler. Info?

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

If you just need a MIDI keyboard (not any sort of workstation) then I don't think it really matters what you get. Just get something really cheap.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

well, which ones have midi out? what other features might be cool/handy?

i guess sequencing a pattern on the keyboard would be handy

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, what about percussion pad things with midi out? any info on those? my keyboard assigns certain midi notes to samples... how do these things work with this

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

This one upper right looks pretty good:

http://www.grame.fr/MidiShare/Using/Softs/Prie/Image43.gif

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

midi is the most romantic protocol ever.

http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/TCP_2fIP_20over_20MIDI

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:54 (twenty-one years ago)

m-audio ozone is what i use

― cutty (mcutt), Sunday, 27 June 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

anyone know anything about the midi signals that drum pad things send? i saw one that had midi and was like $80? are drum signals just notes with a different one on each pad?

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, they just output a different midi note for each pad. There are a bunch of cheap kbrds made for computer workstation users, w/ultra-basick functionality, usually w/a couple of knobs and sliders. Evolution, Edirol stuff like that. Alternatively, you could pick up a cheap old midi workstation keyboard and get some extra sounds as well. My main midi input device (cough) is an old Yamaha SY77 synthesiser, which is pretty much worthless, but nevertheless a pretty good & inyteresting box. Spend a bit more & get a korg micro-control. They look pretty good.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

i really want a tasty synth drum hookup

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I find this site useful for gear reviews:

http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Data/

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

My Casio has Midi in and out, cost 70 dollars, AND you can set it to play The Entertainer and then increase the tempo and set the keytone to "pan flute" and it's hilarious!

― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 27 June 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

are drum signals just notes with a different one on each pad?

yes

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 27 June 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

would it be unreasonable to suspect that i could reassign the each pad generates?

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Sunday, 27 June 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Midi is one giant slut. No romance. Pimp Daddy Cubase keeps his bitches in check.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Monday, 28 June 2004 01:31 (twenty-one years ago)

What sampler you got there dude? That matters.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Monday, 28 June 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)

You could probably find a used Midiman Oxygen 8 for a bit over $100. It has a two-octave keyboard, 8 little assignable twisty knobs, and a slider. No built-in sounds, it's just a controller.

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 28 June 2004 01:34 (twenty-one years ago)

anyone know anything about the midi signals that drum pad things send? i saw one that had midi and was like $80? are drum signals just notes with a different one on each pad?

Most likely that is exactly what it does: assigns a different note number to each pad. These things are fine for drum samples and more percussion oriented stuff, but I find that they are not ideal for playing bass lines or anything that has more of a melody to it, since it's very difficult to get a legato sound out of them. Everything tends to come out staccato, and it can be hard to control the velocity in a natural-sounding way.

― o. nate (onate), Monday, 28 June 2004 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

sp 303

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Monday, 28 June 2004 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't know that machine. Anyone wanna buy a beautiful orange Microwave IIXT? It's up for grabs.

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Monday, 28 June 2004 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Try Evolution - really cheap, plus you get free software.

― Jez (Jez), Monday, 28 June 2004 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)

This person loves Evolution. Gravity, too, but I don't use a Gravity keyboard, do I, now?

― He wants to be me (kate), Monday, 28 June 2004 10:06 (twenty-one years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.