25 Jul
2007
25 Jul
'07
9:22 a.m.
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
Cheers,
Pedro
25 Jul
25 Jul
9:32 a.m.
On 7/25/07, José Pedro Ferreira <pedro.ferreira(a)fe.up.pt> wrote:
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
Cheers,
Pedro
I'm thinking of selling mine, as i'm moving overseas. evolution
MK-425C. Works very well under linux. I'd say nicer than the oxygen
but not as cool as the axiom. ;)
Loki
9:41 a.m.
On 7/25/07, Loki Davison <loki.davison(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/25/07, José Pedro Ferreira <pedro.ferreira(a)fe.up.pt> wrote:
I would agree that an evolution is better than an Oxygen.. I had both, and
the keys on the oxygen were very spongy. See if you can try them out before
you buy though.
If I was going to go for a new midi keyboard now, I would probably buy one
of the emu x-board range.
James
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
Cheers,
Pedro
I'm thinking of selling mine, as i'm moving overseas. evolution
MK-425C. Works very well under linux. I'd say nicer than the oxygen
but not as cool as the axiom. ;)
11:56 a.m.
On 7/25/07, José Pedro Ferreira <pedro.ferreira(a)fe.up.pt> wrote:
Probably not, but it's cheaper, and it has the same features (apart from
semi-weighted keys). I would def. go for that over the oxygen. If you have
the money, the axiom looks great though.
If I was going to go for a new midi keyboard now,
I would probably buy
one
of the emu x-board range.
Is it better than the axiom? Why the x-board? 
1:16 p.m.
On 7/25/07, José Pedro Ferreira <pedro.ferreira(a)fe.up.pt> wrote:
I'm not sure how it compares to the Axiom, but I got an X-Board 25,
and I'm really happy with it. The mod wheel and pitch bend controls
feel very smooth and solid, with a nice "grippy" feel to them. The
keys also are very good quality, not cheesy flimsy plastic things. Oh
yeah, and there's channel aftertouch and a place for an expression
pedal.
Just my USD 0.02.
-TimH
If I was going
to go for a new midi keyboard now, I would probably buy one
of the emu x-board range.
Is it better than the axiom? Why the x-board?
1:42 p.m.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:16:09AM -0700, Tim Howard wrote:
I'm not sure how it compares to the Axiom, but I
got an X-Board 25,
and I'm really happy with it. The mod wheel and pitch bend controls
feel very smooth and solid, with a nice "grippy" feel to them. The
keys also are very good quality, not cheesy flimsy plastic things. Oh
yeah, and there's channel aftertouch and a place for an expression
pedal.
Just my USD 0.02.
I considered those, but I was scared off by some negative user reviews
on the web ... sounded like some serious quality control problems. I
don't remember where I found them. YMMV of course.
--
Paul Winkler
http://www.slinkp.com
2:22 p.m.
On 7/25/07, Paul Winkler <pw_lists(a)slinkp.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:16:09AM -0700, Tim Howard
wrote:
Yes, I read a couple bad reviews as well, but they were about the
plastic unit housing, which they said was kind of flimsy. But I
didn't find it any less sturdy than other keyboards that I have used.
-TimH
I'm not sure how it compares to the Axiom,
but I got an X-Board 25,
and I'm really happy with it. The mod wheel and pitch bend controls
feel very smooth and solid, with a nice "grippy" feel to them. The
keys also are very good quality, not cheesy flimsy plastic things. Oh
yeah, and there's channel aftertouch and a place for an expression
pedal.
Just my USD 0.02.
I considered those, but I was scared off by some negative user reviews
on the web ... sounded like some serious quality control problems. I
don't remember where I found them. YMMV of course.
4:06 p.m.
Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2007 schrieb Tim Howard:
Yes, I read a couple bad reviews as well, but they
were about the
plastic unit housing, which they said was kind of flimsy. But I
didn't find it any less sturdy than other keyboards that I have used.
Does that mean the other keyboards you used are even worse? :-P
Arnold
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4:43 p.m.
On 7/25/07, Arnold Krille <arnold(a)arnoldarts.de> wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 25. Juli 2007 schrieb Tim Howard:
<chuckle> Well, they haven't been particularly high-end keyboards, so
that could have something to do with it... :-)
-TimH
Yes, I read a couple bad reviews as well, but
they were about the
plastic unit housing, which they said was kind of flimsy. But I
didn't find it any less sturdy than other keyboards that I have used.
Does that mean the other keyboards you used are even worse? :-P
7:05 p.m.
I use aCME UF 8 & UF 5. They are chineese, but amazing value. usb keyboards
with complete linux/alsa support. A CME UF5 is a 4 octave keyboard tho and i
think the smallest; but if feels much better than those 2 octave controllers
mentioned and has a complete control panel full of sliders/knobs etc. Pity I
can't get the transport controls to work !
http://www.cme-pro.com/products-list/product-uf.html
g.
26 Jul
26 Jul
8:18 a.m.
Geoff Beasley wrote:
I use aCME UF 8 & UF 5. They are chineese, but
amazing value. usb keyboards
with complete linux/alsa support. A CME UF5 is a 4 octave keyboard tho and i
think the smallest; but if feels much better than those 2 octave controllers
mentioned and has a complete control panel full of sliders/knobs etc. Pity I
can't get the transport controls to work !
http://www.cme-pro.com/products-list/product-uf.html
I can only comment that I have two 61-key keyboards (both Yamaha), and
repeatedly find myself running out of room at top or bottom (vs an
88-key keyboard) when playing them.
--
David (an old piano player)
gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com
authenticity, honesty, community
25 Jul
25 Jul
12:23 p.m.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 12:22:16PM +0100, Jos? Pedro Ferreira wrote:
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
I had an Oxygen 8 (v1). It worked fine, but two octaves gets
frustrating very quickly, and the keys felt kind of flimsy. A HOWTO
for use with Alsa is here:
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/USBMidiDevices
I recently replaced it with an M-Audio Keystation 61. This has the
best keyboard feel I could find on a low budget, but it doesn't have
all the knobs.
--
Paul Winkler
http://www.slinkp.com
4:27 p.m.
Hallo,
Paul Winkler hat gesagt: // Paul Winkler wrote:
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 12:22:16PM +0100, Jos? Pedro
Ferreira wrote:
I would recommend against the old Oxygen because of the hassles you
get with having to install special firmware on every machine you want
to use it. I don't know, if the v2 version still needs this, but for
the old one it's an unnecessary pain. Thankfully M-Audio's newer
USB-midi devices don't do this silly stuff anymore.
Ciao
--
Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
I had an Oxygen 8 (v1). It worked fine, but two octaves gets
frustrating very quickly, and the keys felt kind of flimsy. A HOWTO
for use with Alsa is here:
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/USBMidiDevices 
26 Jul
26 Jul
11:47 p.m.
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:27:35PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo,
Paul Winkler hat gesagt: // Paul Winkler wrote:
I have an Axiom 49 and I love it. The 25-key version is, according to the manual, a little
more complicated to program, but otherwise very similar.
The faders, rotary controllers, and pads are all very useful. Everything on it is very
programmable. The action is springy and synth-like, but the keys have a bit more heft to
them, because there's plastic underneath them, instead of hanging over the edge as
most synth keys do. More like a Hammond than a piano. The aftertouch is occasionally
useful too, if you set up your patches to use it..
It is light, small, portable, and works great, but I'm starting to regret not having
bought the 61-key version instead.
- -ken
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 12:22:16PM +0100, Jos?
Pedro Ferreira wrote:
I would recommend against the old Oxygen because of the hassles you
get with having to install special firmware on every machine you want
to use it. I don't know, if the v2 version still needs this, but for
the old one it's an unnecessary pain. Thankfully M-Audio's newer
USB-midi devices don't do this silly stuff anymore.
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
I had an Oxygen 8 (v1). It worked fine, but two octaves gets
frustrating very quickly, and the keys felt kind of flimsy. A HOWTO
for use with Alsa is here:
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27 Jul
27 Jul
3:12 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:27:35PM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo,
Paul Winkler hat gesagt: // Paul Winkler wrote:
If you are after something small, light and easily portable, the m-audio
O2 is all of those. I brought it along with my notebook in a backpack
to LAC07. Didn't get a chance to use it there, but that's a different
story...
-Eric Rz.
(have we mentioned that the stream team needs more volunteers?)
On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 12:22:16PM +0100, Jos?
Pedro Ferreira wrote:
I would recommend against the old
Oxygen because of the hassles you
get with having to install special firmware on every machine you want
to use it. I don't know, if the v2 version still needs this, but for
the old one it's an unnecessary pain. Thankfully M-Audio's newer
USB-midi devices don't do this silly stuff anymore. Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
I had an Oxygen 8 (v1). It worked fine,
but two octaves gets
frustrating very quickly, and the keys felt kind of flimsy. A HOWTO
for use with Alsa is here:
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/USBMidiDevices 
25 Jul
25 Jul
3:58 p.m.
José Pedro Ferreira wrote:
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
Cheers,
Pedro
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Recently I bought the Axiom 25, partly because of the finger pads which
are good for percussion but can also generate continuous pressure data
too. Keyboard is great and has good aftertouch. Odd are the rasterd
knobs which I dont like that much. But the firmware has a trick, when
you turn them fast, the jump is higher.
And it works out of the box with Linux but dont know about the Enigma
settings programmer, cant run Wine at the moment. I programmed once a
setting with it under Windows but actually prefer programming now
directly on the keyboard and dont do it that often anyway.
Here is a video of my first live gig with it:
Ah, and by the way, the synthesizer is a software I wrote recently and I
am about to opensource it soon. Laptop runs 64 Studio, more info in the
youtube text
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkOXilZNbRU
Cheers,
Malte
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29 Jul
29 Jul
8:53 a.m.
On 7/25/07, José Pedro Ferreira <pedro.ferreira(a)fe.up.pt> wrote:
Hello.
I'm thinking about buying a 25 key keyboard to do some composition under
linux. Is there any list of recommended devices, known to work OK? I've
thought about the M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2 or the M-Audio Axiom 25. Anyone
uses them? Any other good suggestions?
Cheers,
Pedro
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I've listed my evolution keyboard on ebay, however postage probably
won't make it worth while for international bidders.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320142271627&…
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