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seeing that it doesn't have the keys...

petergunn said:
so, i want a midi controller for my comp that has:

a)piano keyboard
b) mpc style drum pads
c) X/Y pad (a la Chaos Pad)


is there in fact one thing that has all three?

i haven't found one, and am thus leaning towards this:

http://www.zzounds.com/item--KORPADKONTROL
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you could for almost the same amount of money get the NanoKontrol's from Korg. one of them has the keyboard and the other has the X-Y pad and the drum pads. plus they're both tiny...apparently
 
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It's unlikely that you'll find one thing that will cover all the bases well.

The only one I can think of off the top of my head with pads and an XY is the Novation Remote 25SL, but the pads aren't really MPC-like.
http://www.dv247.com/invt/30943/

Confusingly though, they have another model, also called the Remote 25SL, which has a different pad layout and no XY controller and is about £80 cheaper.


The M-Audio Axioms are nice keyboards, with decent pads. No XY controller though.
 
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petergunn

plywood violin
been looking at the Nano's...

may get the Padkontrol and the Nano keyboard,.... two things, best of all worlds (hopefully)
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
from my own investigations into this, i think it's cheaper and more versatile to get two different things, as you say. MPDs are meant to be pretty good for a fraction of the price of an MPC - my ex-flatmate traded in his MPC for one (and a lot of left-over cash), and said there was no real difference other than cultural cachet.
 
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petergunn said:
been looking at the Nano's...

may get the Padkontrol and the Nano keyboard,.... two things, best of all worlds (hopefully)
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Be aware that the nano keyboard is closer to a laptop keyboard than a piano keyboard. Not sure how much "playing" you're planning to do.
 
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baboon2004 said:
from my own investigations into this, i think it's cheaper and more versatile to get two different things, as you say. MPDs are meant to be pretty good for a fraction of the price of an MPC - my ex-flatmate traded in his MPC for one (and a lot of left-over cash), and said there was no real difference other than cultural cachet.
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Come on now... there's more to an MPC than just pads for controlling software!
 
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gyto

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nice m-audio

MM-AXIOM25.jpg

http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product~name~M-Audio---Axiom-25~ID~4871.asp

this is surprisingly nice for the price, keys feel not too bad comparatively:slanted:
 
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petergunn

plywood violin
so i bought the Padkontrol, got a really good deal on one w/ the software as well...

so, X/Y and pads, no keyboard...
 
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connect_icut

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I'm in the market for a new MIDI controller. Basically, I don't want to lug my big, flimsy Behringer BCR2000 over to the UK for two gigs. So, I need as many knobs and buttons as possible in a small footprint. I don't need pads or a keyboard.

Any recommendations?


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connect_icut

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Just found out that Littlebits is adding new modules to its Synth Kit that will make it simple to build your own MIDI controller. Kind of a dream come true for me but apparently it won't be available until around Christmas.


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connect_icut

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For what it's worth, I ended up buying a used Livid Code on eBay. The Code is exactly what I'm looking for but it's pricey. In the long term, I might actually invest in one of Livid's massive modular MIDI customizations - that shit is a dream come true for me but, again, pricey.


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