By mnh2410
Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:50 pm
Now u looking at a wide range of answers. Be more specific. Do you need it as just an midi controller or do you need an keyboard with onboard sounds. I use an Emu PK-6. I recommend if u want a keyboard with sounds it at least be one that is multitimbral(access more than one midi channel at a time.
Nicole
By ducada
Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:00 pm
I have an mpc 2000. not sure what it exactly means for me to have a midi controller and I thought the mpc is a midi controller. I know I need some serious schooling. lol. I'm a real, real beginner at this. I wanted the keyboard so that I can play my own chords. Also I saw somewhere that this can be done through the mpc am I right?
By mnh2410
Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:02 pm
www.tweakheadz.com will explain all about keyboards and buying them.
Nicole
By mnh2410
Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:26 am
Answer these question.
-Do you want an keyboard that has its onboard sounds or are u looking for a midi controller keyboard(no onboard sounds) to control soft synths(software)?
-What type of music do you make?
-What sounds are u looking for in particuar?
-Whats your budget?
-You want newer model keyboards or discontinued keyboards?
Nicole
By ducada
Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:26 am
Answer these question.
-Do you want an keyboard that has its onboard sounds or are u looking for a midi controller keyboard(no onboard sounds) to control soft synths(software)?
ANS:How about both
-What type of music do you make?
ANS: Hip hop, Rnb and Reggae
-What sounds are u looking for in particuar?
Ans: Piano, Synthesized,
-Whats your budget?
ANS:$1,000 amx.
-You want newer model keyboards or discontinued keyboards?
Ans: Anything that will get the job done.
-Do you want an keyboard that has its onboard sounds or are u looking for a midi controller keyboard(no onboard sounds) to control soft synths(software)?
ANS:How about both
-What type of music do you make?
ANS: Hip hop, Rnb and Reggae
-What sounds are u looking for in particuar?
Ans: Piano, Synthesized,
-Whats your budget?
ANS:$1,000 amx.
-You want newer model keyboards or discontinued keyboards?
Ans: Anything that will get the job done.
By mnh2410
Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:47 am
Ok well if u get an keyboard with onboard sounds it will be able to control soft synths if u ever decide to go with that. But I would recommend the Roland Fantom X6 with a few sound expansions installed. If you can go test out that machine. Now its prolly gonna be a lil more than your budget but you may can find one use on ebay or something. Now i use an Emu PK-6 and it offers me all my bread and butter sounds plus i can add 3 more roms to it. You might wanna consider getting an Midi Controller(ex. m-audio radium) and a soundmodule(ex. protues 2000). If you do want to go that route i would recommend either an emu or roland jv or xv series module.
Nicole
By ducada
Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:27 pm
Thanks. I looked up the keyboard you have and it seems reasonable and has some nice features. Do you have it hooked up to a pc also?
By mnh2410
Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:14 pm
ducada wrote:Thanks. I looked up the keyboard you have and it seems reasonable and has some nice features. Do you have it hooked up to a pc also?
Yeah the pk-6 offers your bread and butter sounds. If you go to my soundclick page( www.soundclick.com/ccproductionsmissdjcoleycole ) you can hear its sounds. That beat i made used all the sounds from the pk-6. Everything from the drums to the sounds. Basically all the sounds are from the pk-6.
Now as far as having it connected to an PC. Why would i need that? In my case i dont use soft synths(reason, fl, ect..). I use hardware for sounds.
Nicole
By Mr.Qwiq
Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:56 am
Is the pk-6 multitimberal? And is it the same thing as the Proteus 2000?
By mnh2410
Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:01 am
Mr.Qwiq wrote:Is the pk-6 multitimberal? And is it the same thing as the Proteus 2000?
Yes its multitimbral. The pk-6 is the keyboard version of the protues 2000. However there are a few differences though.
PK-6 offers 1152 presets.
Proteus 2000 offers 1536 presets
PK-6 offers 4 outputs
Proteus 2000 offers 6 outputs and spdif
PK-6 offers 64 voices(16 channels of midi)
Proteus 2000 offers 128 voices(32 channels of midi)
It maybe a few more but those are some of the major ones that stand out. Either way(module or keyboard) you will be happy.
Nicole
By electric dragon
Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:59 am
you may need a MIDI port for the computer if you get certain keyboards. a MIDI controller is usually a USB device that plugs directly into the computer, you can then use it to run software plugins or have it control modules or the MPC. in any case you should be reading about MIDI at Tweakheadz, as this is how the synths, keys, controllers, and computers are able to talk to one another either as actual hardware devices or simulated machines running virtually in the PC. once you have a good grasp of how you can use MIDI to connect your MPC to the computer and a controller, you'll have a better idea of what hardware you need to purchase to achieve the sounds you want....
any keyboard can be used as a MIDI controller. but a standalone MIDI controller needs to be connected to something that makes sound. either one can control software. either one can control other modules; whether that module is software running inside the computer's virtual MIDI network or actual hardware like the Proteus.
any keyboard can be used as a MIDI controller. but a standalone MIDI controller needs to be connected to something that makes sound. either one can control software. either one can control other modules; whether that module is software running inside the computer's virtual MIDI network or actual hardware like the Proteus.