drumnbass.be forum » Production » Hardware » keyboards keyboards Author Post Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  whats the difference between all the different types of keyboard out there? i was thinking of getting a micro-korg, because it looks cool and has got drum pads on it, wasnt too hot on the modulation joystick as opposed to the wheels, but nonetheless.... mainly concerened with the diff. between the analogue modelling synth/vocoder types, and the plain midi controller. what i want to be able to do is to control modulation on soft synths, and trigger samples etc from the keyboard, not too sure bout more features cheers __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 14:43 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Digital Cause whats the difference between all the different types of keyboard out there? i was thinking of getting a micro-korg, because it looks cool and has got drum pads on it, wasnt too hot on the modulation joystick as opposed to the wheels, but nonetheless.... mainly concerened with the diff. between the analogue modelling synth/vocoder types, and the plain midi controller. what i want to be able to do is to control modulation on soft synths, and trigger samples etc from the keyboard, not too sure bout more features cheers then look for some with more knobs and buttons I like this one mainly because of the control dome, not too sure if I'll get it though http://www.djmart.com/alesisphotonx25.html __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 14:50 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  yeah that one looks nice, the other day i was in a shop and it was one of the korg models I was looking at and it way like a synth in itself, in that it had sounds built into it, i dont know what thats about at all... __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:02 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Digital Cause yeah that one looks nice, the other day i was in a shop and it was one of the korg models I was looking at and it way like a synth in itself, in that it had sounds built into it, i dont know what thats about at all... yeah thats a synth too but the alesis' control dome... __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 15:11 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...model=MicroKorg on there it doesnt say anything about the keyboard being able to control soft synths though.... so thats why im holding back.. the micro korg however http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...Micro%20Kontrol does seem to be able to control soft synths etc... is this just me being stupid, or is the first one basicly just a synth keyboard? the alesis looks real nice to, didnt quite understand your last comment about it: "but the alesis' control dome... " __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:15 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  since it's usb midi controller it surely supports anything programmable into it, like any soft synth or effect. about that dome, see it in the top left corner> it basically replaces the joystick.. but you can map anything onto it.. I had a try at it and it's so good that the whole alesis is worth buying just for that __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 15:19 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  so do you think your gonna get that? have you got any personal opinions on the micro korg? what are you using at the moment (if any) Ive been using the Matrix for all these days... didnt really realise the potential of a keyboard till recently __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:26 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  el cheapo kiddie synth no I don't use a midi controler. I haven't got much use of the keyboard itself and only for knobs and buttons. but even that isn't crucial for me __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 15:28 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  r u talkin about the korg being el cheapo, not worth getting then? would you recommend something like the alesis __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:33 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  no I said I'm using a kiddie synth. that was a joke btw can't go wrong with the microkorg as whoever uses it swears to it. but I don't need it so I won't get it. so I'd go for the alesis instead __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 15:37 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  so your pretty sure or definetely sure that this would be able to be assignable to soft synths in reason or any other soft synth i.e. absynth etc? http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...model=MicroKorg p.s. sorry bout the naive-(ety? !?!?!) just not up to scratch on my keyboards ! !! ! __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:57 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  (for filter modulation etc that is) __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 15:58 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  yeah those buttons and sliders can be assigned to ANYTHING even your oven if you're creative enough and into electronics a bit __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 25-08-2006 16:05 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  ha lol cheers buddy, deciding between microkorg and alesis then __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 25-08-2006 17:07 32skins Cool Producer Registration Date: 12-06-2004 Posts: 229 Helpfulness rating:  m-audio axiom61 what about this one,it has a drum pad too http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Axiom61-main.html __ 25-08-2006 19:02 Yawn Sponsor Registration Date: 25-01-2005 Posts: 1,185 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Digital Cause http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...model=MicroKorg on there it doesnt say anything about the keyboard being able to control soft synths though.... so thats why im holding back.. the micro korg however http://www.turnkey.co.uk/web/productActi...Micro%20Kontrol does seem to be able to control soft synths etc... is this just me being stupid, or is the first one basicly just a synth keyboard? the alesis looks real nice to, didnt quite understand your last comment about it: "but the alesis' control dome... " dont get confused between these two - the MicroKorg is a Synth plain and simple, it has a matrix style editing system with comprises of four five knobs which control various synth parameters and can also be mapped via MIDI to softsynths etc. whereas the microKontrol is a dedicated controller with no synth engine. It has more knobs, sliders, and pads than the Microkorg, therefore giving greater control over your software. I would imagine it also comes with templates that map to synths, programs etc. The choice coems down to whether you want a hardware synth or just a MIDI controller!! usually a synth is good for what it does but isnt always that great for MIDI controlling. Dont overlook novation stuff though, they have a great range of pure MIDI controllers with lots of asignable knobs etc but They also do the X-station. I very nearly bought one of these myself - it's an amazing MIDI controller but also has novation KS Synth engine aswell. it's a little bit more pricey but if you've got the money do check it out. They come in various sizes (25, 49, 61 keys). They've also just released the XioSynth which I think maybe a slightly stripped down x-station, which maybe a little cheaper. 29-08-2006 12:31 Digital Cause Player Registration Date: 06-07-2006 Posts: 447 Helpfulness rating:  i would go for the micro control if it wasnt for that damn joystick, i think i need sliders __ www.myspace.com/digitalcause www.myspace.com/mysterious1000 01-09-2006 13:21 Yawn Sponsor Registration Date: 25-01-2005 Posts: 1,185 Helpfulness rating:  I used to use a joystick when I had my triton and it was great! much much better than sliders!! but it's personal preference 01-09-2006 21:03 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Hardware » keyboards