Do USB Keyboards eat CPU?

midge

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Hi

I have just bought a new DAW, and am now looking for a suitable keyboard controller. i'm tossing up between the Evolution MK-249C and the Edirol PCR-50. They are both USB keyboards, and I have heard that USB Keyboards can eat a lot of CPU compared to their midi counterparts.

Anyone got any info on this, and any comments on the above Keyboards, or any other keyboard recommendations? I am looking for a controller keyboard that has sliders and knobs for controlling controller data within Cibase SX.

Thanks!

Also, does anyone want to sell an RME Digi96/8 PAD card or Universal Audio UAD-1?
 
From my experience (with midiman USB keyboards) they don't take up any appreciable amount of CPU power. Comparine it with my current USB midi interface, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference, if any...
 
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