Need a good 49 key USB MIDI keyboard

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Probably wait a little and get new AKAI ADVANCE keyboard. Looks very promising.
http://www.akaipro.com/microsites/advance/index.php

Also why 49 keys? Here's my experience - at first I also bought a 49 keys keyboard but later I understood it's better to have a 24 keys for some quick playing, save desk space or when you need a mobile device and full 61 keys for serious things. When I started to heavy use KONTAKT libraries it was awkward and sometimes unusable with 49 keys.

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I highly recommend the keyboards from Nektar...

http://www.nektartech.com/Products.

I use a P6 and love it and I would recommend any of their keyboards. Solid and afforable, great customer support.

What more could you want.
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turbo_kev wrote:now we just need a script for the axiom pro 49 for bitwig studio
so we can use the transport controls, mapping the knobs and faders works
perfectly

cheers
kev
you could try my a-300 pro script, check out the defined CC numbers in the script and set up your axiom according to that. Or use toms midi learn script. I once had an axiom btw, and it just stopped working after two years just placed on my table, also the encoders do have detents, and i never liked that. Wouldn't recommend any m-audio stuff anymore personally.

Best to check out key in a shop to see wich kind of keys do fit your needs. I really like the keys on the cakewalk A pro line, just the aftertouch isn't perfect.

cheers

edit: and there is this one: http://www.bitwig.com/en/community/cont ... om-25.html

should give you your transport/encoders/pads, faders are easy to program..

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mebaru wrote:Probably wait a little and get new AKAI ADVANCE keyboard. Looks very promising.
http://www.akaipro.com/microsites/advance/index.php

Also why 49 keys? Here's my experience - at first I also bought a 49 keys keyboard but later I understood it's better to have a 24 keys for some quick playing, save desk space or when you need a mobile device and full 61 keys for serious things. When I started to heavy use KONTAKT libraries it was awkward and sometimes unusable with 49 keys.
The Advance looks really cool. I just compared the Advance 25 with other 25's from Akai. But I don't get it, why the price point diff?

- Advance 25 $399
- MPK25 $199
- MPK225 $249

They all have semi-weighted keys, 25 keys, USB and MINI in/out. Thats a huge jump in price just for colorful lights. WTH Akai!?
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telecode wrote:
mebaru wrote:Probably wait a little and get new AKAI ADVANCE keyboard. Looks very promising.
http://www.akaipro.com/microsites/advance/index.php

Also why 49 keys? Here's my experience - at first I also bought a 49 keys keyboard but later I understood it's better to have a 24 keys for some quick playing, save desk space or when you need a mobile device and full 61 keys for serious things. When I started to heavy use KONTAKT libraries it was awkward and sometimes unusable with 49 keys.
The Advance looks really cool. I just compared the Advance 25 with other 25's from Akai. But I don't get it, why the price point diff?

- Advance 25 $399
- MPK25 $199
- MPK225 $249

They all have semi-weighted keys, 25 keys, USB and MINI in/out. Thats a huge jump in price just for colorful lights. WTH Akai!?

Well it has a much more expensive screen and the software integration is what really costs R&D.

Still I dont like their "solution".
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telecode wrote: The Advance looks really cool. I just compared the Advance 25 with other 25's from Akai. But I don't get it, why the price point diff?

- Advance 25 $399
- MPK25 $199
- MPK225 $249

They all have semi-weighted keys, 25 keys, USB and MINI in/out. Thats a huge jump in price just for colorful lights. WTH Akai!?
Well, it's a new product and it has advanced features compared to other models. Just FYI, MPK25 also was priced around $400 sometime ago.

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