[linux-audio-user] keyboard recommendations ?

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Mon Aug 15 09:41:01 EDT 2005



--- Steve Harris <S.W.Harris at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 08:35:13 -0400, Dave
> Phillips wrote:
> > Greetings:
> > 
> > I'd like to buy a MIDI keyboard, not a synth, just
> a keyboard. I'm 
> > looking for something with at least these
> capabilities:
> > 
> >    2 to 3 octave key span (small is good)
> >   octave up/down transposition
> >   velocity-sensitive
> >   mod and pitch bend wheels
> >   sends program change
> >   aftertouch sensitive (channel AT is fine)
> >   sends MIDI volume (cc #7)
> > 
> > Of course I'd also like to spend not very much
> money. So, is there 
> > something out there that fits my needs ? Which
> inexpensive MIDI 
> > keyboards are popular with LA* people ?
> 
> I use one of these:
> http://www.edirol.com/products/info/pcr50.html
> I'm not a fan of the roland push modulators, but it
> has plenty of other
> controls to make up for it.
> 
> Its USB/serial MIDI, and if you use it as a USB
> device the serial MIDI
> holes appear as interfaces to the PC, which is
> handy.
> 
> - Steve
> 

I too use an Edirol PCR-(M)50.  It's truly
plug-and-play via USB and I think would be pretty hard
to beat for the money.

Jon Hoskins

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