Recommend good keyboard please

sovietdoc · Oct 1, 2006, 07:04 AM

I wanna learn how to play keyboard and use it with my audigy card to mix in into soundtracks, since I do DJing, but I dunno which one to get. I dunno whether I should get 88 key one or the 61 key or something. My price range is from 0 to maybe 500 bucks. Tell me if you know of any good ones.

jiiteepee · Oct 1, 2006, 11:27 AM

If you think to take it seriously, I'd recommend a 88 key "MIDI keyboard controller" or "piano w/ MIDI I/O" (when you learn to play you'll find those 49 and 61 key boards useless).

- http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...ardcontrollers

jiitee

**dj_stick** · Oct 1, 2006, 11:51 AM

a USB keyboard would be the way to go, but make sure the keys are velocity sensitive

sovietdoc · Oct 1, 2006, 10:15 PM

I got a question though. this here http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ro88-main.html will it let me load music soundfont banks into it to reassign the keyboard to whatever I want?

What about this one http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ys88-main.html ?

I wanna know whether I want a MIDI controller or a stage piano and what are the main differences.

**dj_stick** · Oct 1, 2006, 11:43 PM

midi controller - is midi only, has no sound generator whatsoever -you need to connect it to one (aka computer)

stage piano - is a stage piano (probably a digital one if it has midi i/o)

sovietdoc · Oct 4, 2006, 08:39 AM

aite thx mate. I'm just starting this up so me kinda new to this.

classic_leon · Oct 5, 2006, 01:17 AM

Look great! Buying 61-key one is good enough, really doesn't need that 88-key one.

**dj_stick** · Oct 5, 2006, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by classic_leon

Look great! Buying 61-key one is good enough, really doesn't need that 88-key one.

that depends really, if you want to learn to play the piano (using a usb keyboard and piano synth) 88 keys (full sized piano) is the way to go.

however if it's just for messin' around and/or playing synths for production, 49 or 61 keys should be sufficient

classic_leon · Oct 5, 2006, 11:34 PM

Yeah, thanks bud.
I bought 61-key one for my cousin who plays it as well...but for me it only can used for practice of "Iron Finger" Kong Fu. I should get learning started. lol

Oct 1, 2006, 07:04 AM	#1
sovietdoc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 121 Rep Power: 0	Recommend good keyboard please I wanna learn how to play keyboard and use it with my audigy card to mix in into soundtracks, since I do DJing, but I dunno which one to get. I dunno whether I should get 88 key one or the 61 key or something. My price range is from 0 to maybe 500 bucks. Tell me if you know of any good ones. __________________

Oct 1, 2006, 10:15 PM	Thread Starter #4
sovietdoc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 121 Rep Power: 0	I got a question though. this here http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ro88-main.html will it let me load music soundfont banks into it to reassign the keyboard to whatever I want? What about this one http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_u...ys88-main.html ? I wanna know whether I want a MIDI controller or a stage piano and what are the main differences. __________________

Oct 4, 2006, 08:39 AM	Thread Starter #6
sovietdoc DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 121 Rep Power: 0	aite thx mate. I'm just starting this up so me kinda new to this. __________________

Oct 5, 2006, 01:17 AM	#7
classic_leon HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wu Han, Hu Bei, P.R.China Posts: 1,238 Rep Power: 0	Look great! Buying 61-key one is good enough, really doesn't need that 88-key one. __________________ Fashion keeps us alive. YouP-PAX Please visit http://www.A-PAX.co.uk to discuss the computer mods. The latest YouP PAX modded drivers are provided on the site.

Oct 5, 2006, 11:34 PM	#9
classic_leon HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wu Han, Hu Bei, P.R.China Posts: 1,238 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, thanks bud. I bought 61-key one for my cousin who plays it as well...but for me it only can used for practice of "Iron Finger" Kong Fu. I should get learning started. lol __________________ Fashion keeps us alive. YouP-PAX Please visit http://www.A-PAX.co.uk to discuss the computer mods. The latest YouP PAX modded drivers are provided on the site.

Oct 1, 2006, 11:27 AM	#2
jiiteepee HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FI Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	If you think to take it seriously, I'd recommend a 88 key "MIDI keyboard controller" or "piano w/ MIDI I/O" (when you learn to play you'll find those 49 and 61 key boards useless). - http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...ardcontrollers jiitee