looking for a portable midi controller(keyboard style but with knobs).

my budget is about rm500. can i get a portable one(as i will be moving to kl to study in UTM this 1 july) with USB(to connect to my laptop) with a few knobs too. i'll be using it with reason3.0, which i am still quite new with.

hows the MK-425C, Oxygen8 and M-Audio O2 by m-audio? what are the main differences and are they within my range?

i also posted at http://forum.jamtank.com/viewtopic.php?t=6...0a5ec70c77cbf96

thanks

This post has been edited by TheWhacker: Feb 22 2006, 11:27 AM

Not considering Edirol? It falls within ur price range actually...

nvr heard of it. mind posting a link, price and where to get it?

edit: how much is the PCR-M30 ?

This post has been edited by echobrainproject: Jun 24 2005, 04:59 PM

PCR-M30 is from Edirol....haha...

http://www.edirol.com/

Anyways, I'm not really familiar with the price in Malaysia.. Sorry...

As for UK here, its price range falls under 100GBP...

Wow, the Edirol looks good! You said under GBP100??? O_O

Do you have any of their MIDI interface? Care to review is so?

Haha... No... I wanted to get one... But.... Didn't hv the software to go with it... so..... I'm planning of getting the software in malaysia first... u noe lo.. xxx software... Wut software u recommend to use with midi controllers? I was using cakewalk previously...

Erm, not all model under 100GBP... but the model I wanted was 89.90 GBP...hahaha...

You mean softwares like VSTi??? There're loads of free ones on the net, no?
Plus, Audacity supports VST.
Otherwise, get a copy of Computer Music magazine, they come with cool VSTs.

Didn't you say the PCR-M30 is below GBP100?? Please tell me it is!

i am hooked to reason. =D the rewire function lets u use it with other programmes too eg adobe audition, pro tools, etc

reason 3.0 is like 1-2gb or something right?

PCR-M30 cost 120GBP....

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/fl...79/a/r/e/google

Ooo... I nvr tot net got so many... I tried some like tracktion b4.... so so only lo.... haha... dunno why.. I had a misconception of free things dun come good, good things dun come free...hahahahaha....

Besides, alittle out of cash lately...hahaha...

I'm new to computer music, basically I juz use it to edi the songs I composed... Last time I used something like cakewalk and finale.. hv to key in notes by notes.. and its not as accurate and its not the things I wanted.. so I tot of a midi controller would help me out, and I'm still looking for a nice and flexible software... I wan "alive" music, not dead spiritless music...

yea takes up quite alot of space

m-audio comes out with really cool controllers... check out evolution keyboards as well... http://www.evolution.co.uk/

i went to the one at time square but theres not even 1 stock except the 49e(m-audio)

where else can i go to buy?

how about creative's midi cum pc keyboard? it is small & got many control buttons as well. but of course the keys are not full size. all other things are controlled via software which is pretty neat. just a suggestion tho, not sure it'll fit in your requirements...

thats kinda low end. not my thing. plus i am using a laptop for this(i live in a hostel here). those also dont have extra buttons, pitch control, etc. my budget is now about rm800. besides lowyat and times square are there any other places that sells things such as these?(went to both, both no stock)

i'm refering to the prodikeys model which has the pitch bend. costs about rm400. anyway since it doesn't fit your requirement, give it a miss then. have you tried real music instrument shop like bentley or music plaza? how about a full blown keyboard for around rm1000? again, just a suggestion...

full blown keyboard will be quite troublesome coz as i said i am studying in kl and living in a hostel. i move around alot so i want something thats portable with my laptop too(and fits into my laptop backpack). the m-audio stuff looks really good just that i only know its distributed by a music shop(SMX if i m not mistaken) in times square and also brought in by midi specialist in lowyat.

oops sorry i missed out on the portable thingy...
last time at PC fair i also saw a small usb based stand-alone midi keyboard. might find it in the next pc fair (but it could also be a low end version by your std )

its alright. thanks for replying in this topic which is filled mostly with my own posts. i am thinking of m-audio mk-425c if the price is right. the trigger finger 16pad midi drum control surface looks really nice.