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Post by ragan on Dec 16, 2017 18:33:18 GMT -6
Hey dudes.
What's a good, not-too-expensive, weighted MIDI controller?
Other things I'm reading seem to point to the Fatar Studiologic Sl-990 as a good relatively budget option.
Can get them for a few hundred bucks used.
Any other suggestions?
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Post by aremos on Dec 16, 2017 22:17:59 GMT -6
Still using the weighted Roland A-80. That & the Yamaha KX-88 were the way to go. The weighted keys are pretty nice but I'm sure there are more technically advanced stuff now if you can't get them used for a good price.
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Post by keymod on Dec 17, 2017 6:23:50 GMT -6
My Arturia Keylab88 has a great feel and is a very nice controller. Not sure if the smaller keybed would be weighted the same.
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Post by Guitar on Dec 17, 2017 16:26:02 GMT -6
If you want a great slab-piano type of thing as a controller, and a basic standalone piano, my favorite is the mid to high end Yamaha stuff.
I have a CP33 I got a great deal on, I feel lucky to own it.
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Post by rowmat on Dec 17, 2017 16:30:49 GMT -6
Still using the weighted Roland A-80. That & the Yamaha KX-88 were the way to go. The weighted keys are pretty nice but I'm sure there are more technically advanced stuff now if you can't get them used for a good price. We have a Yamaha KX88. Great feel but very old school midi programming.  |
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Post by ragan on Dec 17, 2017 17:04:36 GMT -6
I guess that’s another related question.
Is it better to just find some older workstation with good weighted action?
I’m just gonna be using it to control Keyscape so the onboard stuff isn’t very important to me.
The Fatar Studiologic 990 one seems hard to beat at $300ish used? Supposedly good action?
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Post by jeremygillespie on Dec 17, 2017 17:24:01 GMT -6
I guess that’s another related question. Is it better to just find some older workstation with good weighted action? I’m just gonna be using it to control Keyscape so the onboard stuff isn’t very important to me. The Fatar Studiologic 990 one seems hard to beat at $300ish used? Supposedly good action? The action is such a personal thing. Are you able to try out a bunch anywhere? |
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Post by ragan on Dec 17, 2017 17:33:50 GMT -6
I guess that’s another related question. Is it better to just find some older workstation with good weighted action? I’m just gonna be using it to control Keyscape so the onboard stuff isn’t very important to me. The Fatar Studiologic 990 one seems hard to beat at $300ish used? Supposedly good action? The action is such a personal thing. Are you able to try out a bunch anywhere? True. I have multiple GC’s around. I’m just looking for something cheap and decent. I’m not a real keys player. I can fake it pretty well with overdubs and editing. But my standards aren’t that high for perfect action. I just don’t like tracking piano with my non-weighted MPK-49. |
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Post by mikec on Dec 17, 2017 21:24:38 GMT -6
Being in the same boat, I will be watching closely to see what you end up with.
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Post by ericn on Dec 19, 2017 18:56:29 GMT -6
Not a player, but every player I have known has ended up with a workstation because the action and build of every dedicated controller they tried just felt cheap!
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Post by rocinante on Dec 21, 2017 11:08:44 GMT -6
Rocking a kx88 as well.
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Post by ragan on Jan 2, 2018 18:37:37 GMT -6
So I'm probably going to grab the Studiologic SL990 Pro I was first talking about. Simple, no frills and the weighted hammer action is universally praised as very good. This is perhaps a silly question but, a little MIDI interface like this will work, right? The SL990 doesn't have USB out. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UMOneMk2It's got two MIDI connectors so I assume I'll just leave one of them dangling or taped up to the other line. |
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Post by Guitar on Jan 2, 2018 18:41:48 GMT -6
The Yamaha MX88 is the new one to beat, in my opinion. It seems they took the basic piano, and upgraded it with some really nice e-piano sounds, etc.... the piano I've been dreaming of...sigh. There's always next year.
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Post by joseph on Jan 2, 2018 18:41:59 GMT -6
Yeah KX88
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Post by ragan on Jan 2, 2018 18:46:21 GMT -6
Yeah I just don't wanna spend that much. I can get the SL 990 for like $300. And I don't need whatever I use to have any sounds of its own, I'll pretty much exclusively be using it with Keyscape.
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Post by indiehouse on Jan 2, 2018 21:53:39 GMT -6
So I'm probably going to grab the Studiologic SL990 Pro I was first talking about. Simple, no frills and the weighted hammer action is universally praised as very good. This is perhaps a silly question but, a little MIDI interface like this will work, right? The SL990 doesn't have USB out. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UMOneMk2It's got two MIDI connectors so I assume I'll just leave one of them dangling or taped up to the other line. Yeah, I use something similar from Hosa. |
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