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USB / MIDI Keyboard Controllers
Greets folks,
Since my beloved Juno-106 is in storage and I've begun a phase of
composition that will soon require keyboard as opposed to guitar/querty
input, I will be soon in the market for a MIDI keyboard controller. Or
will
I?
A scan of eBay shows a variety of MIDI and USB/MIDI keyboards, a few of
which are intriguing-looking (example being the Roland PC-180), but given
the comments people on this list have made regarding USB delays I thought
I
should ask before jumping in.
What I want in a keyboard controller:
* MIDI / Soundfont controllability
* Compatibility with packages like Cakewalk and Fruity Loops
* Velocity-sensing
* Pitch-bend/Controller stick/wheel
* Full-size keys (not like the minis Yamaha made)
* Used (and therefore cheaper)
* Small footprint (two octaves?)
Of course the last item isn't manditory but it would be nice.
Recommendations offlist if you think it's not appropriate. Thanks!
Stephen Goodman
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