Hi there,
First of all, excuse me for starting a new thread, rather than posting to the one I opened some days ago, but I feel like this is quite a deifferent subject... So, I'm totally lost, to begin with! I really need to buy a keyboard, to help me composing and arranging, and I also take harmony lessons, so I really need it to understand the differences between different orchestrations of the same melody... I was thinking of getting a synth, but I can only spend about 250$. So, someone suggested an M Audio Midi Keyboard, and I think it's a good idea, so I'm rather settled for something like that.... Now, the questions!
I was looking at:
M-Audio Radium61: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Radium61-main.html
M-Audio Keystation 88es: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Keystation88es-main.html
M-Audio Keystation 61es: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Keystation61es-main.html
M-Audio MK-461C: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MK461C-main.html
In short, the differences are: 88es has 88 keys, while 61es has 61 (obviously) but apart from that, they're identical. Now, Radium61 has some more controllers, but it does not mention to have that "semi-weighted" thing. (the site mentions "61-note velocity-sensitive semi-weighted action" for 61es, and "61 keys" for Radium61). So, is this an important difference?? Now, MK-461 has some differences, but I really can't understand what's it all about, so I'd really need some help here...
Second thing. I have a crappy soundcard on my PC. I use a Digidesign M Box (consequently ProTools LE) to record my music. So, the question is, what MORE will I need to buy to produce some good sounds? I know that the midi keyboard is "just" the board, and the sounds are produced elsewhere, so what do I need to buy to use the keyboard?
I am intending to use the keyboard for the reasons I wrote before, and also I'd like to record to my computer (both MIDI files and audio files), but I really know nothing of the whole thing ("sequencing"?)
So, if anyone can help me out with this + recommend which of the four keyboards I should get, I'd really be very grateful! I'm really desparate here!!
Wishes from Greece,
Menelaos
First of all, excuse me for starting a new thread, rather than posting to the one I opened some days ago, but I feel like this is quite a deifferent subject... So, I'm totally lost, to begin with! I really need to buy a keyboard, to help me composing and arranging, and I also take harmony lessons, so I really need it to understand the differences between different orchestrations of the same melody... I was thinking of getting a synth, but I can only spend about 250$. So, someone suggested an M Audio Midi Keyboard, and I think it's a good idea, so I'm rather settled for something like that.... Now, the questions!
I was looking at:
M-Audio Radium61: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Radium61-main.html
M-Audio Keystation 88es: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Keystation88es-main.html
M-Audio Keystation 61es: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Keystation61es-main.html
M-Audio MK-461C: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MK461C-main.html
In short, the differences are: 88es has 88 keys, while 61es has 61 (obviously) but apart from that, they're identical. Now, Radium61 has some more controllers, but it does not mention to have that "semi-weighted" thing. (the site mentions "61-note velocity-sensitive semi-weighted action" for 61es, and "61 keys" for Radium61). So, is this an important difference?? Now, MK-461 has some differences, but I really can't understand what's it all about, so I'd really need some help here...
Second thing. I have a crappy soundcard on my PC. I use a Digidesign M Box (consequently ProTools LE) to record my music. So, the question is, what MORE will I need to buy to produce some good sounds? I know that the midi keyboard is "just" the board, and the sounds are produced elsewhere, so what do I need to buy to use the keyboard?
I am intending to use the keyboard for the reasons I wrote before, and also I'd like to record to my computer (both MIDI files and audio files), but I really know nothing of the whole thing ("sequencing"?)
So, if anyone can help me out with this + recommend which of the four keyboards I should get, I'd really be very grateful! I'm really desparate here!!
Wishes from Greece,
Menelaos